摘要 |
A self-powered fan for circulating air for use in cooperation with a heat source, said fan comprising a heat transfer member having a heat transfer surface operably cooperable with said heat source, electric motor, fan blades, thermocouple means cooperable with said electric motor and said heat transfer member, the improvement comprising said heat transfer member being of suitable size, mass and shape as to provide a suitable temperature gradient between said thermocouple means and said heat source to operably allow of sufficient heat transfer from said heat transfer member to said thermocouple means to generate sufficient power to effect rotation of said blades but not to cause thermal damage to said thermocouple means.
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