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KR100986657B1 - An apparatus for thermoelectric generator and cooling - Google Patents
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KR100986657B1
KR100986657B1 KR1020090084253A KR20090084253A KR100986657B1 KR 100986657 B1 KR100986657 B1 KR 100986657B1 KR 1020090084253 A KR1020090084253 A KR 1020090084253A KR 20090084253 A KR20090084253 A KR 20090084253A KR 100986657 B1 KR100986657 B1 KR 100986657B1
KR1020090084253A
2009-09-08 Application filed by 충북대학교 산학협력단 filed Critical 충북대학교 산학협력단
2009-09-08 Priority to KR1020090084253A priority Critical patent/KR100986657B1/en
2010-10-08 Publication of KR100986657B1 publication Critical patent/KR100986657B1/en
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PURPOSE: A thermoelectric cooling generator is provided to improve cooling efficiency, since the heat of coolant is smoothly transmitted to a cooling fin through a heat pipe. CONSTITUTION: A thermoelectric cooling generator comprises a cooling water pipe(10), a heat emitting block, a thermoelectric element(11), a heat pipe(12), and a heat absorbing block. The heat emitting block is installed in the cooling water pipe. The thermoelectric element is surface-contacted with the heat emitting block. The thermoelectric element uses the seebeck effect which generates electricity using heat from coolant as a heat source of a hot temperature part(11a). The heat pipe is positioned on a low temperature part(11b). The heater is connected to a cooling fin(13). The heat pipe transfers the heat of the low temperature part of the thermoelectric element to the cooling fin. The heat absorbing block is surface-contacted with the thermoelectric element. The heat emitting block and the thermoelectric element are matched with each other.
[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus for thermoelectric generator and cooling,
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a thermoelectric power generation device, and more particularly, to a thermoelectric power generation device for thermoelectric power generation and efficient cooling of cooling water from cooling water heated in an engine of an automobile.
A radiator connected to a conventional automobile engine by a cooling water pipe is a heat exchanger that cools the cooling water heated by the engine and keeps the surrounding components at an appropriate temperature. The heat generated by the operation of the engine is effectively removed, It plays a role.
FIG. 1 shows a structure of a radiator apparatus connected to an engine of a conventional automobile by a cooling water pipe. The cooling water circulated in the radiator is cooled by the engine and then supplied to the engine.
Such a conventional automobile radiator merely has a function of cooling the cooling water and has an inefficient structure in which an energy loss of 30% of the total energy is generated in terms of energy.
Recently, in order to increase the energy efficiency, efforts are being made to use the energy that is reproduced from the thermoelectric device that generates heat by using the waste heat (exhaust heat) of the high temperature coming from the automobile as a new power source of the automobile.
A thermoelectric element is a material using an electromotive force generated by the movement of electrons from a high temperature to a low temperature when a temperature difference occurs on both sides of the element. The thermoelectric element receives electrical energy by applying high temperature exhaust heat coming from the automobile to the thermoelectric element.
2 and 3 show the structure of a conventional thermoelectric generator using exhaust waste heat.
2 is a method of General Motors Corporation (GM), in which a shape of an automobile exhaust is changed so that a large amount of thermoelectric elements are directly attached to an outer wall of an exhaust port.
Fig. 3 shows a system of BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) in which the oil is first heated by using the heat of the exhaust port, and then the oil is circulated in the polyhedron and the thermoelectric element is placed thereunder to accumulate the oil.
In the conventional thermoelectric power generating system applied to automobiles, the exhaust heat of the exhaust gas is used to cool the low temperature portion of the thermoelectric element, and the cooling water is circulated for cooling. This results in energy consumption of the turbine for cooling circulation, There is a problem that the weight is inevitably increased.
Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an exhaust emission control device for an internal combustion engine that uses waste heat of high temperature cooling water generated from an engine of an automobile, The present invention relates to a thermoelectric cooling device capable of cooling a cooling water and generating electricity, and more particularly, to a thermoelectric cooling device capable of effectively cooling the heat transferred from a high temperature portion to a low temperature portion of a thermoelectric element, The present invention has been made in view of the above problems.
In order to achieve the above object, an example of a thermoelectric cooling power generator provided in the present invention is a thermoelectric power generator for cooling cooling water at the same time as power generation, comprising: a cooling water pipe through which cooling water for cooling an automobile engine is circulated; A heating block provided on the cooling water pipe; A thermoelectric element using a Seeback effect which is in surface contact with the heat generating block and generates electricity by using heat from the cooling water as a heat source of the high temperature portion; A heat pipe which is located on the low temperature side of the thermoelectric element and is connected to the heat radiating plate to transmit the heat of the low temperature portion of the thermoelectric element to the heat radiating plate; And a heat absorbing block in surface contact with the thermoelectric element and having a plurality of heat receiving portions of the heat pipe embedded therein, wherein the heat generating block and the thermoelectric elements are matched with each other and arranged in a plurality of lengthwise and lengthwise directions, And the heat pipe is installed such that the position of the heat generating portion is higher than the position of the heat receiving portion.
In the present invention, the cooling water pipe is connected to a cooling water outlet through which high-temperature cooling water heated by the engine is discharged, and a cooling water inlet through which low-temperature cooling water from which heat is discharged flows into the engine.
In the present invention, the heat generating block may have a hollow structure so that the cooling water can be circulated.
In the present invention, the thermoelectric element is characterized by comprising a high temperature part for receiving heat and a low temperature part for emitting heat of the high temperature part.
In the present invention, the high temperature portion of the thermoelectric element is in contact with the heat generating block connected to the cooling water pipe, and the low temperature portion is in contact with the heat absorbing block having the heat pipe embedded therein.
In the present invention, the high-temperature cooling water generated in the automobile engine moves from the high-temperature portion to the low-temperature portion of the thermoelectric element to generate thermoelectric power, and the heat transferred to the low temperature portion of the thermoelectric element is transferred to the heat- And the heat sink is cooled by taking heat away from the heat sink.
In the present invention, the cooling water pipe is formed in a lattice shape communicating with the heat generating block.
Further, another embodiment of the thermoelectric cooling generation device provided in the invention is a thermoelectric cooling generation device for cooling cooling water at the same time as power generation, comprising: a cooling water pipe (10) through which cooling water for cooling an automotive engine is circulated; A heat generating block 14 provided on the conduit of the cooling water pipe 10 and a heat exchanger 14b which is in surface contact with the heat generating block 14 and generates heat by using heat from the cooling water as a heat source of the high temperature portion 11a, And the heat receiving portion 12a of the heat pipe 12 is embedded in the inside of the thermoelectric element 11 and the surface of the low temperature portion 11b of the thermoelectric element 11 is in surface contact with the low temperature portion And a heat sink 13 connected to the heat generating part 12c of the heat pipe 12 connected to the heat absorbing block 15 to discharge heat of the thermoelectric element low temperature part 11a, And a thermoelectric cooling power generating unit (16) constituting one set stacked in this order. The plurality of thermoelectric cooling power generating units are arranged in parallel to each other in a state where the heat and the heat are aligned.
The thermoelectric cooling generator provided by the present invention has the following advantages.
The conventional radiator has merely a function of simply cooling the high temperature cooling water generated in the engine of the vehicle. However, the present invention has an advantage that the cooling water can be cooled and the power generation can be combined.
In particular, by applying a heat pipe as a heat conductor for transferring the heat of the cooling water to the heat sink, the heat of the cooling water is smoothly transferred to the heat sink through the heat pipe, thereby remarkably improving the cooling efficiency compared to the conventional radiator.
Further, by providing such a heat pipe on the low temperature side of the thermoelectric element, a large amount of heat is recovered from the low temperature portion of the thermoelectric element, so that the temperature difference between the high temperature portion and the low temperature portion of the thermoelectric element is greatly increased.
In terms of energy efficiency, it is possible to convert some of the waste heat of cooling water, which corresponds to 30% of the total energy loss of the automobile, to electric energy, and utilize it as a new power source for the recently developed hybrid vehicle or pure electric vehicle. There is an advantage that the car can be implemented.
Various embodiments of the present invention can be applied to various thermoelectric cooling devices according to the structure of an automobile.
In the present invention, a method of cooling and generating cooling water using a thermoelectric element and a heat pipe without a radiator is described as various embodiments.
A thermoelectric element is a device that turns thermal energy into electrical energy. When a thermoelectric element is used, it can improve the cooling efficiency compared to the cooling method using a radiator, and it can develop some of the waste heat of cooling water equivalent to 30% Do.
In the present invention, the thermoelectric element is a device using an electromotive force generated by moving electrons from a high temperature to a low temperature when a temperature difference occurs on both sides of the device. In the present invention, The surface having a high temperature is defined as a high temperature portion of the thermoelectric element and the heat transferred from the high temperature portion is discharged as a low temperature heat source to define a low temperature portion as a low temperature portion of the thermoelectric element.
At this time, in order to increase the power generation efficiency of the thermoelectric element, there are two methods in terms of the method for increasing the temperature difference between the high temperature portion and the low temperature portion of the thermoelectric element. The first is to effectively transfer a larger amount of heat to the high temperature portion of the thermoelectric element, and the second is a method of effectively cooling the heat transferred from the high temperature portion to the low temperature portion of the thermoelectric element. That is, the low temperature portion of the thermoelectric element must effectively cool the heat transmitted from the high temperature portion.
Since it is difficult to increase the temperature of the high-temperature heat source discharged from the engine, the present invention can effectively remove the heat transferred to the low-temperature portion of the thermoelectric element by the second method, thereby lowering the temperature of the low- The heat pipe which has the advantage of effectively transmitting heat is combined with the low temperature part of the thermoelectric element.
When the heat pipe is attached to the low temperature portion of the thermoelectric element, the heat of the heat pipe is heated by the heat emitted from the low temperature portion of the thermoelectric element. Subsequently, the working fluid inside the heat pipe absorbs the heat, This steam flow passes through the heat insulating portion of the heat pipe and quickly moves to the heat generating portion of the heat pipe.
The steam, which has moved to the heat generating portion, releases heat to the heat sink while simultaneously absorbing heat and is condensed again into the original working fluid.
The condensed working fluid moves to the heat receiving part due to capillary action or gravity, and then proceeds to this cycle again.
4 to 5 are exploded and assembled perspective views illustrating a thermoelectric power generator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
4 to 5, the thermoelectric power generation / generation device of the present invention includes a cooling water pipe 10 through which cooling water discharged from an automobile engine is circulated, and heat generated by cooling water circulating through the cooling water pipe 10 A heat pipe 12 for cooling the heat of the low temperature portion 11b of the thermoelectric element 11 and a heat pipe 12 for cooling the heat of the low temperature portion 11b of the thermoelectric element 11, And a heat radiating plate 13 for radiating high-temperature heat emitted from the heat generating portion 12c of the heat exchanger 12 to the atmosphere.
The cooling water pipe 10 circulates the high temperature cooling water discharged from the engine 20 to transfer heat to the high temperature portion 11a of the thermoelectric element 11 and supplies the cooling water cooled by the heat exchange to the engine 20 It plays a role.
The cooling water pipe 10 is connected to the cooling water outlet 20a of the engine 20 through which the high temperature cooling water heated by the engine 20 is discharged and the other side is connected to the outside Cooling water inlet 20b of the engine in which low-temperature cooling water from which heat is released through heat transfer to the engine side is connected to the cooling water inlet 20b of the engine. The cooling water is circulated in the form of a lattice or jig- And occupies a predetermined area.
A plurality of rectangular parallelepiped heating blocks 14 for increasing the heat transfer area of the thermoelectric elements 11 with respect to the high temperature portion 11a are provided on the channel of the cooling water pipe 10 so as to be adjacent to each other .
The heat generating block 14 is made of a material having a high thermal conductivity so as to transfer more heat to the high temperature section 11a of the thermoelectric element 11 and has an inner hollow space for circulating the cooling water. .
The thermoelectric element 11 used in the present invention is a thermoelectric element 11 used in the present invention is a thermoelectric element 11 having a thin plate shape and having a high temperature part 11a which receives heat from a high temperature heat source on one surface thereof and a low temperature part 11b which emits heat as a low temperature heat source on the opposite side of the high temperature part 11a The electrons and the holes in the n-type power generation element and the p-type power generation element respectively move from the high temperature portion 11a to the low temperature portion 11b at the time of heat transfer from the high temperature portion 11a to the low temperature portion 11b, 11b. As described above, the higher the temperature difference between both ends, the higher the power generation efficiency.
In the present invention, high-temperature cooling water discharged from the engine is used as a heat source of the high-temperature section 11a of the thermoelectric element. To this end, the thermoelectric element 11 is provided on the surface Is installed in contact with the outer surface of the cooling water pipe (10).
At this time, a plurality of thermoelectric elements 11 are installed for more power generation, and each of the thermoelectric elements 11 is provided with a plurality of heat generating blocks (not shown) installed on the channel of the cooling water pipe 10 14 in a 1: 1 matched state.
As described above, the plurality of thermoelectric elements 11 receives the waste heat of the cooling water from the high temperature section 11a of each thermoelectric element 11 in a state of surface contact with the heat generating block 14 through which the high temperature cooling water circulates, Temperature portion 11b and generate electricity individually.
The present invention relates to a method for effectively removing the heat of the low temperature portion 11b of the thermoelectric element 11 in order to increase the power generation efficiency by lowering the temperature of the low temperature portion 11b of the thermoelectric element 11 and increasing the temperature difference with the high temperature portion 11a A heat pipe 12 is provided.
6, the heat pipe includes an heat receiving portion 12a heated by the heat of the low temperature portion 11b of the thermoelectric element 11 and a heat radiating plate 13 radiating heat to the outside And a heat insulating portion 12b constituting a section between the heat generating portion 12c and the heat receiving portion 12a and the heat generating portion 12c.
The heat transferred from the high temperature cooling water generated from the engine during the operation of the engine of the engine is supplied to the high temperature section 11a of the thermoelectric element 11 The heat transferred from the heat pipe 11b to the low temperature portion 11b and the heat transferred to the low temperature portion 911b of the thermoelectric element 11 absorbs the heat by the heat of the working fluid in the heat pipe heat input portion 12a, The flow of the steam passes through the heat pipe insulating portion 12b and moves to the heat pipe heat generating portion 12c. The vapor that has moved to the heat generating portion 12b of the heat pipe 12 releases heat to the heat dissipating plate 13 and at the same time is deprived of heat and is condensed again into the original working fluid, And is moved back to the heat receiving portion 12a by the mother force. The condensed working fluid which has been moved back to the heat receiving portion 12a is transferred to the heat radiating plate 13 by repeating the above-described cycle process while heating the low temperature portion 11b of the thermoelectric element 11.
In the first embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of thermoelectric elements 11 are arranged on the same plane horizontally and vertically, so that heat is efficiently removed from the low temperature portion 11b of the plurality of thermoelectric elements 11 A plurality of heat pipes 12 are required.
At this time, in order to increase the heat transfer area with the thermoelectric elements 11, a plurality of heat pipe heat receiving portions 12a are formed on the heat absorbing blocks 15 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape having the same area as the area where the plurality of thermoelectric elements 11 are arranged It is installed to be buried.
For this, the heat absorbing block 15 is a hollow solid structure having a plurality of holes 15a through which the heat receiving portion 12a of each heat pipe 12 passes, do.
The heat absorbing block 15 is made of a metal having high thermal conductivity so that the heat of the low temperature portion 11b of the thermoelectric element can be quickly transferred to the heat pipe heat receiving portion 12a.
The heat absorbing block 15 is provided in surface contact with the low temperature portion 11b of the plurality of thermoelectric elements 11 so as to cool the low temperature portion 11b of each thermoelectric element 11 rapidly.
The heat generating portion 12c of the heat pipe 12 is installed so as to pass through a plurality of heat sinks 13 stacked vertically.
The heat pipe 12 connected to the heat absorbing block 15 and the heat generating part 12c connected to the heat dissipating plate 13 has a structure in which the condensed liquid of the heat generating part 12c is attracted to gravity by the heat receiving part 12a So that it can be better returned to.
For this, the heat pipe 12 is formed in an "L" -shaped shape bent at an angle formed by the heat receiving portion 12a and the heat generating portion 12c about 90 ° around the heat insulating portion 12b, The position of the lowermost end of the heat radiating plate 13 to which the heat generating portion 12c of the heat pipe 12 is connected is set to be at least equal to or higher than the position of the heat absorbing block 15 to which the heat receiving portion 12a is connected, So that the position is higher than the position of the heat receiving portion 12a.
In the meantime, in order to increase the power generation efficiency by cooling a larger amount of cooling water while reducing a space for installing the thermoelectric power generation device, a pair of cooling water pipes 10 and thermoelectric elements 11 are connected to the heat pipe 12 ) Are vertically symmetrical to each other.
In other words, the cooling water pipe 10 and the thermoelectric element 11 are disposed above the heat absorbing block 15 in which the heat pipe heat receiving portion 12a is embedded, 11 and the cooling water pipe 10 are arranged so that the cooling water pipe 10 or the heat generating block 14 as a whole, the thermoelectric element 11, the heat absorbing block 15, the thermoelectric element 11, the cooling water pipe 10, Heat generating block 14) are stacked in this order.
As described above, in the thermoelectric power generator of the first embodiment of the present invention, a pair of cooling water pipes 10 connected by a cooling water line at a position close to the engine 20 installed in the automobile are disposed between the heat pipes 12 A heat generating element 12 of the heat pipe 12 is connected to the side surfaces of the stacked components in such a structure that the thermoelectric elements 11 are laminated on both sides of the heat absorbing block 15 in which the heat receiving portion 12a is embedded. The heat radiating plate 13 is installed higher than the heat absorbing block 15 and the cooling water pipe 10 or the inventive block 15 for the efficient heat transfer between the respective components, the thermoelectric element 11, 12a or the heat absorbing block 14) are stacked in a state in which their outer surfaces are in contact with each other.
By disposing the thermoelectric elements 11 on the surface of the cooling water pipe 10 in which the high temperature cooling water generated in the engine circulates, part of the waste heat of the cooling water, which occupies 30% of the total energy loss of the automobile in the past, By disposing the heat pipe 12 in the low temperature portion 11b of the thermoelectric element, more heat can be removed than in the conventional radiator, which simply exchanges heat with the outside air, so that the cooling efficiency of the cooling water can be increased.
5, the heat pipe 12 penetrates the heat absorbing block 15 and the heat absorbing portion 12a is buried in the heat absorbing block 15. The size of the heat absorbing portion 12a is limited to the length thereof Can be changed without putting.
The length of the heat insulating portion 12b for transferring the heat of the inlet portion 12a to the heat generating portion is not limited to the length in the other embodiments of the present invention and may be changed according to the position of the thermoelectric element 11 or the heat sink 13 Its shape or length can change.
The heat generating portion 12c is a portion for transmitting heat to the heat sink 13, and the size and shape of the heat sink 12c can be changed according to the size of the heat sink 13. The length of the heat generating portion 12c may be increased or decreased to smoothly transmit heat to the heat dissipating plate 13. [
The number of heat pipes in all embodiments of the present invention can be changed according to the number of thermoelectric elements to be applied and the size of the heat sink.
7 to 8 are exploded and assembled perspective views illustrating a thermoelectric power generator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
The second embodiment of the present invention differs from the first embodiment in that the heat sink 13 is connected to the installation space of the cooling water pipe 10, the thermoelectric element 11, the heat pipe 12, .
That is, in the first embodiment, a plurality of heat generating blocks 14 are provided on the piping of the cooling water pipe 10 configured in a lattice shape. However, as shown in Figs. 7 to 8, in the second embodiment, The tube 10 is embedded in the heat generating block 14 and the thermoelectric element 11 and the heat pipe 12 stacked below the heat generating block 14 are installed directly below the heat radiating plate 13, The installation space of the apparatus can be reduced.
To this end, the cooling water pipe 10 is connected to the cooling water outlet 20a of the engine 20, one end of which is heated by the engine 20 and the high temperature cooling water is discharged, and the other end is heat- And a single pipe connected to the cooling water inlet 20b of the engine into which low-temperature cooling water flows into the engine 20 side.
This cooling water pipe 10 is installed so as to be embedded in a rectangular heat-generating block 14 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape.
At this time, the heat generating block 14 is made of a metal material having a high solidity and filled with a high thermal conductivity and has a hole formed therein so that the cooling water pipe 10 can be penetrated and buried.
The thermoelectric element 11 is provided in a plate shape having the same area as that of the heat generating block 14 so that the high temperature portion 11a of the thermoelectric element 11 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the heat generating block 14.
A heat absorbing block 15 in which a heat pipe 12 is buried is provided in the low temperature portion 11b of the thermoelectric element 11. The heat absorbing block 15 is composed of the heat absorbing block described in the first embodiment, But differs only in that it has the same area as the heat generating block 14 in its area.
The heat generating block 14, the thermoelectric element 11 and the heat absorbing block 15 having the same area are provided so as to be vertically stacked in the state of being in surface contact with each other in this order, The installation area can be reduced as compared with the structure provided on the side surface in the first embodiment.
In this regard, in order to more efficiently reduce the installation area of the thermoelectric power generation device, the size of several plates laminated on the lower part of the plurality of upper and lower laminated plates is reduced to about 1/2, The area of the heat generating block 14, the thermoelectric element 11 and the heat absorbing block 15 is also designed to be approximately one-half the size of the heat sink 13 so that the heat sink 13 is installed at the bottom of the heat sink 13 .
At this time, the heat pipe 12 is installed such that the heat receiving portion 12a is embedded in the heat absorbing block 15 and the heat generating portion 12c penetrates the heat radiating plate 13. When the heat radiating plate 13 is positioned above the heat absorbing block 15 The position of the heat generating portion 12c of the heat pipe 12 is set higher than the position of the heat receiving portion 12a so that the condensed liquid of the heat generating portion 12c is more likely to return to the heat receiving portion 12a by gravity .
Similarly to the first embodiment, the heat generating block 14 and the thermoelectric elements 11 form a pair and are vertically symmetrical with respect to the heat absorbing block 15, Power generation and cooling water cooling are respectively performed, so that more cooling of the generator cooling water can be achieved in a small space.
9 to 10 are an exploded perspective view and an assembled perspective view illustrating a thermoelectric power generator according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
The third embodiment of the present invention is a modification of the second embodiment, in which the heat pipe is a straight pipe, not a curved pipe.
The straight pipe 12 has a structure in which the condensed liquid of the heat generating portion 12c of the heat pipe 12 is returned to the heat receiving portion 12a more easily by gravity so that the heat generating portion 12c of the heat pipe 12 The heat absorbing block 15 connected to the heat receiving portion 12a of the heat pipe 12 is connected to the heat radiating plate 13 connected to the heat generating portion 12c, And the heat pipe 12 is connected to the heat dissipating plate 13 and the heat absorbing block 15 in a vertical direction.
The heat generating block 14, the thermoelectric elements 11 and the heat absorbing blocks 15 are stacked in the left and right direction instead of being stacked vertically as in the second embodiment.
More specifically, thermoelectric elements 11 are provided on both left and right sides of a heat generating block 14 in which a cooling water pipe 10 in which cooling water is circulated is embedded in the center, and the outermost layer, which is the outermost layer, The heat absorbing block 15, the heat pipe 12, the thermoelectric element 11, the heat generating block 14, the cooling tube 10 (the heat pipe 12), and the heat absorbing block 15 in which the heat absorbing portion 12a of the heat absorbing portion 12 is embedded. ), The thermoelectric element 11, and the heat absorbing block 15 (heat pipe 12) are stacked in this order on the lower side of the heat sink 13.
11 to 12 are exploded and assembled perspective views illustrating a thermoelectric power generator according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
The fourth embodiment of the present invention differs from the first embodiment in that the plurality of thermoelectric elements 11 are not dissipated to one heat sink 13 in order to double the power generation efficiency and the cooling water cooling efficiency, 11, respectively.
That is, a plurality of thermoelectric cooling power generating units each comprising a set of a heat generating block 14, a thermoelectric element 11, a heat absorbing block 15 and a heat radiating plate 13 are arranged on the same plane And power generation and cooling water are cooled individually by being installed side by side so that power generation efficiency and cooling efficiency can be increased.
A heat generating block 14 provided on a channel of the cooling water pipe 10 and a thermoelectric element 14 which is in surface contact with the heat generating block 14 so as to generate heat from the cooling water as a heat source of the high temperature portion 11a, A heat absorbing block 15 in which the heat receiving portion 12a of the heat pipe 12 is buried and in surface contact with the low temperature portion 11b of the thermoelectric element 11 is connected to the heat absorbing block 15, A plurality of thermoelectric cooling power generation units 16 constituting one set in which a heat generating portion 12c of the heat pipe 12 is connected and a heat sink 13 radiating heat of the thermoelectric element low temperature portion 11a are laminated in order And are arranged side by side horizontally and vertically on the same plane.
As described above, the plurality of thermoelectric cooling power generation units 16 are individually disposed, so that the thermoelectric cooling power generation units 16 individually thermoelectric power generation and cooling water is cooled.
At this time, the plurality of cooling power generating units 16 are arranged in the transverse direction (left-right direction) with respect to each other, and the heat radiating plate 13, the heat generating block 14, the thermoelectric elements 11 and the heat absorbing block 15, The position of the heat sink 13 connected to the heat generating portion 12c of the heat pipe 12 is set higher than the position of the heat absorbing block 14 connected to the heat receiving portion 12a of the heat pipe 12, Can be returned to the heat receiving portion 12a more easily by gravity.
Thus, the present invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that this invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention which is set forth in the following claims .
For example, in each of the embodiments of the present invention, a thermoelectric element is applied to a cooling water pipe that supplies cooling water to a radiator without a radiator, and heat is received from cooling water flowing through the cooling water pipe. However, It is needless to say that the present invention includes a configuration in which a thermoelectric element and a heat pipe are provided in a radiating portion of a conventional radiator to cool the thermoelectric generator and the cooling water.
In other words, the present invention will utilize heat generated from the engine cooling water of an automobile as a high-temperature heat source of a thermoelectric element and all the technical ideas using a heat pipe as a low-temperature heat source of the thermoelectric element.
The shape of the heat pipe may be appropriately changed depending on the arrangement of the heat absorbing block, the thermoelectric element and the heat generating block, such as a straight line or a curved line. The position of the heat generating portion of the heat pipe is If it can be installed at a high height, it is not necessarily limited to the shape.
1 is a schematic view showing a structure of a conventional automobile radiator apparatus
2 is a schematic diagram (GM method) showing a structure of a conventional thermoelectric generator having thermoelectric elements arranged on an outer wall of an exhaust port,
3 is a schematic view (BMW method) showing a structure of a conventional thermoelectric generator in which a thermoelectric element is heated using a catalyst;
4 is an exploded perspective view showing a thermoelectric generator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a perspective view showing a thermoelectric generator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of a heat pipe according to an embodiment of the present invention
7 is an exploded perspective view showing a thermoelectric generator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a perspective view of a thermoelectric generator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
9 is an exploded perspective view showing a thermoelectric generator according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a perspective view showing a thermoelectric generator according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
11 is an exploded perspective view showing a thermoelectric generator according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a perspective view showing a thermoelectric generator according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
10: cooling water pipe 11: thermoelectric element
12: heat pipe 13: heat sink
14: heat generating block 15: heat absorbing block
16: thermoelectric cooling unit 20: engine
A thermoelectric cooling generator for cooling cooling water at the same time of power generation,
A cooling water pipe (10) through which cooling water for cooling the automobile engine (20) is circulated;
A heat generating block (14) installed on the channel of the cooling water pipe (10);
A thermoelectric element 11 using a Seeback effect which is in surface contact with the heat generating block 14 and generates electricity by using heat from the cooling water as a heat source of the high temperature portion 11a;
The heat receiving portion 12a is positioned on the low temperature portion 11b side of the thermoelectric element 11 and the heat generating portion 12c is connected to the heat sink 13 to heat the low temperature portion 11b of the thermoelectric element 11 to the heat sink 13 (12);
And a heat absorbing block (14) in surface contact with the thermoelectric element (11) and in which a plurality of heat receiving portions (12a) of the heat pipe (12) are embedded,
The heat generating block 14 and the thermoelectric elements 11 are matched with each other and arranged in a plurality of transversely and longitudinally arranged symmetrically on the upper and lower sides of the heat absorbing block 14. The heat pipe 12 is connected to the heat generating portion 12c Is positioned higher than the position of the heat receiving portion (12a).
The cooling water pipe 10 is connected to a cooling water discharge port 20a through which high temperature cooling water heated by the engine 20 is discharged and a cooling water inlet port 20b through which low temperature cooling water discharged from the engine 20 flows into the engine 20 side And the thermoelectric cooling power generation device.
Wherein the heat generating block (14) has a hollow hollow structure so that cooling water can be circulated.
Wherein the thermoelectric element (11) comprises a high temperature part (11a) for receiving heat and a low temperature part (11b) for releasing heat of the high temperature part (11a).
The high temperature section 11a of the thermoelectric element 11 is brought into contact with the heat generating block 14 connected to the cooling water pipe 10 and the low temperature section 11b is brought into contact with the heat absorbing block 14 having the heat pipe 12 embedded therein Thermoelectric cooling generator.
The heat transferred from the high temperature section 11a to the low temperature section 11b of the thermoelectric element 11 is transferred to the low temperature section 11b of the thermoelectric element 11, Wherein the plurality of heat sinks (13) stacked vertically to which the heat insulating portion (12b) is coupled in the heat receiving portion (12a) of the pipe (12) emits heat and simultaneously cools the heat.
Wherein the cooling water pipe (10) is formed in a grid shape communicating with the heat generating block (14).
A cooling water pipe (10) through which cooling water for cooling the automobile engine is circulated;
A heat generating block 14 provided on the conduit of the cooling water pipe 10 and a heat exchanger 14b which is in surface contact with the heat generating block 14 and generates heat by using heat from the cooling water as a heat source of the high temperature portion 11a, And the heat receiving portion 12a of the heat pipe 12 is embedded in the inside of the thermoelectric element 11 and the surface of the low temperature portion 11b of the thermoelectric element 11 is in surface contact with the low temperature portion A heat absorbing block 15 for cooling the thermoelectric element 11b and a heat generating portion 12c of the heat pipe 12 connected to the heat absorbing block 15 are connected to each other to radiate heat of the low temperature portion 11a of the thermoelectric element 11, And a thermoelectric cooling power generation unit (16) constituting one set in which a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements (13) are stacked in this order,
Wherein the plurality of thermoelectric cooling power generation units (16) are arranged in parallel with each other in a state where the heat and the heat are aligned.
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