Patent ID: 9735332
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: F25B,H01L,H01M,H02J,Y02E

Claim:
1. A thermoelectric power generation system for a vehicle, comprising: an air compressor configured to compress and discharge air; an air tank configured to store the compressed air discharged from the air compressor via an air drier; a vortex tube configured to receive the compressed air discharged from the air compressor and stored in the air tank and separate and discharge the compressed air into two groups of air having a temperature difference; a thermoelectric module that includes a thermoelectric element having a channel formed at a first side thereof introduced with a first group of the two groups of air and a channel formed at a second side thereof introduced with a second group of the two groups of air to generate an electromotive force due to the temperature difference of the two groups of air; and a valve disposed between the air compressor and the vortex tube, wherein a controller is configured to adjust an operation amount and an operation time of the valve based on information regarding a pressure of the compressed air and a compressed air quantity received from the air compressor and a state of charge from a battery.