Patent ID: 6278049
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A method for making a thermoelectric device comprising:a) arranging a plurality of blocks of two different materials thermally in parallel;b) forming a plurality of electrically conductive connectors inside a lower plate of high thermal conductivity, having a lower plate top surface and a lower plate bottom surface, with said electrically conductive connectors available for electrical connection on said lower plate top surface;c) forming a plurality of electrically conductive connectors inside an upper plate of high thermal conductivity, having an upper plate top surface and an upper plate bottom surface, with said upper plate available for electrical connection on said upper plate bottom surface; and,d) attaching said plurality of blocks to said electrically conductive connectors on said lower plate top surface and said upper plate bottom surface such that said blocks are connected electrically in series.