THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE STRUCTURE AND APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME

摘要

In certain embodiments, a thermoelectric device apparatus includes a plurality of laterally spaced-apart electrodes disposed upon a supporting structure, and at least one complementary pair of thermoelectric elements, each thermoelectric element coupling an electrode to a laterally adjacent electrode. Such a structure reduces the need for solder joints or other structures or mechanisms to attach multiple substrates, components, or assemblies together to form a thermoelectric device.