US 12,446,469 B2
Integrated thermoelectric film based woven power generator
Kazuaki Yazawa, West Lafayette, IN (US)
Assigned to Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US)
Filed by Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US)
Filed on Feb. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/167,935.
Application 18/167,935 is a division of application No. 17/011,968, filed on Sep. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,588,090.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/895,298, filed on Sep. 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0200241 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H10N 10/82 (2023.01); D03D 15/52 (2021.01); H10N 10/17 (2023.01)
CPC H10N 10/82 (2023.02) [D03D 15/52 (2021.01); H10N 10/17 (2023.02); D10B 2401/04 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thermoelectric module, comprising:
a first insulating substrate and a second insulating substrate;
a plurality of thermoelectric fingers formed on the first insulating substrate, each thermoelectric finger comprising alternating strips of n-type doped strips and p-type doped strips, wherein adjacent n-type doped strips and p-type doped strips are separated by and electrically coupled to conductive regions, each of the plurality of thermoelectric fingers running in a first direction and spaced apart from each other;
a plurality of holes defined in the first insulating substrate and disposed between adjacent thermoelectric fingers of the plurality of thermoelectric fingers, the plurality of holes including substantially aligned sets of holes, each substantially aligned set of holes including holes that are substantially aligned with each other; and
a length of fabric yarn woven in and out of the holes in each substantially aligned set of holes of the plurality of holes.