Patent ID: 8383926

Claim:
A thermoelectric structure comprising: a plurality of first conducting wires of a first nature; a plurality of second conducting wires of a second nature distinct from the first nature; a plurality of top dielectric wires, each top dielectric wire extending only in a top plane; and a plurality of bottom dielectric wires, each bottom dielectric wire extending only in a bottom plane distinct from the top plane; the conducting and dielectric wires being oriented substantially in a weft direction of the structure; wherein, one of the first conducting wires is interwoven in a set of first top stitches formed by one of the top dielectric wires, and is interwoven in a set of first bottom stitches formed by one of the second conducting wires so as to form hot junctions, two consecutive hot junctions being separated by one of the first top stiches, another second conducting wire is interwoven in a set of second top stitches formed by said one of the first conducting wires so as to form cold junctions, and is interwoven in a set of second bottom stiches formed by one of the bottom dielectric wires, two consecutive cold junctions being separated by one of the second bottom stiches, and wherein the first and second top stiches form the top plane and the first and second bottom stitches form the bottom plane.