Patent ID: 8841540

Claim:
A thermoelectric device comprising: a first plate comprising a first plurality of conductors, the first plurality of conductors consisting essentially of aluminum; a second plate comprising a second plurality of conductors, the second plurality of conductors consisting essentially of aluminum; a plurality of thermoelectric elements situated between the first plate and the second plate, the plurality of thermoelectric elements coupled to the first plurality of conductors and the second plurality of conductors; and a plurality of brazes comprising aluminum, the plurality of brazes situated at interfaces between the plurality of thermoelectric elements and the first plurality of conductors and situated at interfaces between the plurality of thermoelectric elements and the second plurality of conductors, the plurality of brazes comprising a first plurality of brazes and a second plurality of brazes, the first plurality of brazes in physical contact with the first plurality of conductors and the plurality of thermoelectric elements, the second plurality of brazes in physical contact with the second plurality of conductors and with the plurality of thermoelectric elements.