Patent ID: 11903318
Assignee: DTP THERMOELECTRICS LLC
Field: nan (nan)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. The method of claim 13, further comprising calculating variations in the thermal conductivity (λ) of the p-type or n-type material using, λ
   ⁡
   (
   
    ε
    ,
    x
   
   )
  
  =
  
   
    
     λ
     C
    
    ⁢
    
     e
     
      
       B
       ⁡
       (
       ε
       )
      
      ⁢
      
       x
       
        x
        0
       
      
     
    
    ⁢
    where
    ⁢
       
    
     B
     ⁡
     (
     ε
     )
    
   
   =
   
    
     
      Z
      ⁢
      T
      ⁢
      
       ε
       2
      
     
     +
     
      
       ln
       2
      
      (
      
       
        T
        H
       
       
        T
        C
       
      
      )
     
    
    
     
      Z
      ⁢
      T
      ⁢
      ε
     
     -
     
      ln
      ⁡
      (
      
       
        T
        H
       
       
        T
        C
       
      
      ), wherein x is position along the thermoelectric element, ε is dimensionless current, TC is temperature at the cold end (x=0), TH is temperature at the hot end (x=x0), λC is the thermal conductivity at the cold end, and ZT is a thermoelectric figure of merit and is constant.