摘要 |
The solid sate thermoelectric device for a thermoelectric heat pump includes an array of thermoelectric couples electrically connected in series and thermally connected in parallel so that all the hot and cold sides of the thermoelectric couples are separately arranged on opposite surfaces of the thermoelectric device and is characterised in that the thermoelectric couples are supported on a flexible polymeric substrate made of polyimide, polyethylene naphtalate, polyaryl heteroketone, polysulphon, polypheniloxide or polyphenilsulphur. The flexible polymeric substrate is wound in a cylindrical or spiral configuration so as to form a hollow core of the thermoelectric device. Alternatively, the flexible polymeric substrate is arranged in a configuration having a polygonal cross section so as to form a hollow core of the thermoelectric device. |