Patent ID: 6750596
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: H02K,H02N

Abstract:
A micro-electro-mechanical generator, comprising:a housing; a heating means disposed within said housing; a cooling means disposed within said housing, and opposite to said heating means; a heat transfer member positioned between said heating means and said cooling means, the heat transfer member having a first surface facing said heating means and a second surface facing said cooling means; a supporting member supporting said heat transfer member at an external portion of said heat transfer member and being deformable between a first position wherein said heat transfer member is positioned adjacent to said heating means, and a second position wherein said heat transfer member is positioned adjacent to said cooling means, and the supporting member partitioning said housing into a sealed first space at a side of said heating means and a second space at a side of said cooling means, wherein the sealed first space and the second spaces, respectively adapted to be charged with a first fluid and a second fluid; and a power-generating means generating electricity by using said deforming action by said supporting member.