Patent ID: 8889454
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: C03B,H01L

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a thermoelectric generator, the method comprising: drawing a core material inside a glass preform to simultaneously elongate and decrease a diameter of the preform and to form a glass clad structure, wherein the glass clad structure comprises a glass clad fugitive core; cutting the glass clad structure to form glass clad structures of reduced length; bundling the glass clad structures of reduced length; drawing the bundled glass clad structures of reduced length to simultaneously elongate and decrease a diameter of the bundled glass clad structures to form drawn glass clad structures; arranging alternating n- and p-type thermoelectric material containing drawn glass clad structures, wherein the thermoelectric material containing drawn glass clad structures comprise a thermoelectric material not permitting simultaneous drawing of the glass clad structure and the thermoelectric material; electrically connecting the alternating n- and p-type thermoelectric material containing drawn glass clad structures in series to form a thermoelectric generator; and replacing the fugitive core with a thermoelectric material following at least one of the preceding steps.