Patent ID: 8729380
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: D06F,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A thermoelectric module comprising: alternating p- and n-conductive thermoelectric material legs which are connected to one another via electrically conductive contacts, wherein at least some of the electrically conductive contacts are composed of porous metallic materials on a cold side and/or a warm side of the thermoelectric module and are embedded into the p- and n-conductive thermoelectric material legs, whereby the porous metallic materials are provided for electrically conductive contact connection of the thermoelectric materials legs or for thermal contact connection of the thermoelectric materials legs to electrically non-conductive substrates, whereby by virtue of the porous metallic materials, the thermoelectric material legs have flexible sites in the profiles thereof, which allow bending of the thermoelectric material legs with respect to one another by an angle not exceeding 45° without the contacts of the thermoelectric material legs breaking.