Patent ID: 6222243
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A thermoelectric device comprising: a pair of substrates each having a surface; a plurality of electrodes disposed on the surface of each substrate; a plurality of P-type and N-type thermoelectric material chips interposed between the pair of substrates, the electrodes connecting adjacent P-type and N-type thermoelectric material chips to each other, and each of the thermoelectric material chips having a first distal end connected to one of the electrodes of one of the substrates and a second distal end connected to one of the electrodes of the other of the substrates; and a plurality of support elements disposed over the surface of each of the substrates for supporting and aligning the thermoelectric material chips on the respective electrodes and between the pair of substrates; wherein the adjacent P-type and N-type thermoelectric material chips connected by the electrodes are interposed between the pair of substrates such that a line connecting centers of the adjacent P-type and N-type thermoelectric material chips is coincident with a diagonal of each of the adjacent P-type and N-type thermoelectric material chips.