US 11,985,896 B2
Power generation device
Hyung Min Sohn, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG INNOTEK CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/793,270
Filed by LG INNOTEK CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Jan. 13, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/000480
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/145677, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0006194 (KR), filed on Jan. 16, 2020; and application No. 10-2020-0006195 (KR), filed on Jan. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0040557 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H10N 10/17 (2023.01)
CPC H10N 10/17 (2023.02) 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power generation device, comprising:
a cooling part;
a thermoelectric module disposed in a first region on one surface of the cooling part;
a connector part disposed in a second region on the one surface of the cooling part, and connected to the thermoelectric module;
a heat insulating member disposed to expose at least a part of the connector part on the one surface of the cooling part;
a shield member disposed to cover the heat insulating member and the connector part; and
a first insulating layer disposed between the connector part and the shield member,
wherein the heat insulating member is disposed on a side surface of the connector part,
wherein a thickness of the connector part is greater than a thickness of the heat insulating member,
wherein a first fluid is configured to flow through the cooling part,
wherein a second fluid is configured to flow along an upper surface of the shield member, and
wherein a temperature of the second fluid is higher than a temperature of the first fluid.