Patent ID: 11871668
Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
Field: nan (nan)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A thermoelectric generator, comprising:
a substrate having a first side that is opposite to a second side and a third side that is opposite to a fourth side;
a plurality of first thermoelectric elements of a first conductivity type on the substrate;
a plurality of second thermoelectric elements of a second conductivity type on the substrate;
a cavity between the substrate and the first and second thermoelectric elements;
a support structure within the cavity and supporting the first and second thermoelectric elements;
a first electrical connector directly in contact with the first side of the substrate and extending from the third side to the fourth side, the first electrical connector coupled to the plurality of first thermoelectric elements;
a second electrical connector directly in contact with the second side of the substrate and extending from the third side to the fourth side, the second electrical connector coupled to the plurality of second thermoelectric elements; and
a third electrical connector directly in contact with the support structure between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector and extending from the third side to the fourth side, the third electrical connector coupled to the plurality of first thermoelectric elements and the plurality of second thermoelectric elements.