| 摘要 |
<p>An energy converter made of semiconductor material is designed to convert thermal energy Q into electrical energy E. The enerby converter generates a d.c. voltage between an anode (15) and a cathode (16) terminal via parallel-connected components (7). The components (7) consist of series-connected dipoles. Each component (7) has at least two of the dipoles, at least one of which is configured as a rectifier, the current of which flows towards the cathode (16). The energy converter converts part of the thermal energy Q1 in its environment (25) via its rectifiers, the capacitance C of which is lower than 1 fF, into electrical energy E by rectifying a.c. voltages of the thermal noise. The energy converter may be used as a d.c. source or as a heat pump.</p> |
