Patent ID: 11946672
Assignee: BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F  H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
first, second, and third thermally conductive members;
a body configured to receive heat from a fluid;
at least one thermoelectric generator (TEG) positioned between the first thermally conductive member and the body, having a first end and a second end, the first end of the at least one TEG being thermally coupled to the body and configured to receive at least a portion of the heat from the fluid, and the second end of the at least one TEG being thermally coupled to the first thermally conductive member and configured to deliver heat to the first thermally conductive member;
a first thermoelectric cooler (TEC) having a first end and a second end, the second end of the at least one TEC being thermally coupled to the first thermally conductive member, and the first end of the at least one TEC being thermally coupled to the second thermally conductive member, the at least one TEC being configured to receive electric power, which causes the first end of the at least one TEC to heat to deliver heat to the second thermally conductive member, and the second end of the at least one TEC to cool such that the second end of the at least one TEC extracts heat from the first thermally conductive member;
a second TEC positioned between, and coupled to, the second and third thermally conductive members, the second TEC being configured to remove heat from the third thermally conductive member, and to deliver heat to the second thermally conductive member, and
at least one temperature sensor embedded within the body.