STRUCTURE OF MULTI-CONCATENATION SEEBECK COEFFICIENT AMPLIFICATION THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, STRUCTURE OF MULTI-CONCATENATION SEEBECK COEFFICIENT AMPLIFICATION THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION UNIT, STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF MULTI-CONCATENATION SEEBECK COEFFICIENT AMPLIFICATION THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ASSEMBLY UNIT, STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF MULTI-CONCATENATION SEEBECK COEFFICIENT AMPLIFICATION THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE, STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF MULTI-CONCATENATION SEEBECK COEFFICIENT AMPLIFICATION THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION PANEL, STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF MULTI-CONCATENATION SEEBECK COEFFICIENT AMPLIFICATION THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION SHEET, AND STRUCTURE OF MULTI-CONCATENATION SEEBECK COEFFICIENT AMPLIFICATION THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide means for solving a problem in which there is an upper limit in improving thermoelectric conversion efficiency, the limit determined by a thermoelectric conversion material, and preventing stoppage of a function of an entire multi-concatenation thermoelectric conversion assembly unit when a part of elements therein is disconnected; and to provide a method for more simply producing the multi-concatenation thermoelectric conversion assembly unit.;SOLUTION: Three or more conductive members having a positive or negative Seebeck coefficient, and conductive members having a Seebeck coefficient of the same code are electrically inter-connected in series using conductive connecting members. The configuration of connection is such that the conductive members are at both ends. This configuration of connection makes it possible to amplify a value of the Seebeck coefficient of a single conductive member. Further, a multi-concatenation Seebeck coefficient amplification thermoelectric conversion unit is configured in which a set of multi-concatenation Seebeck coefficient amplification thermoelectric conversion element having a positive Seebeck coefficient and multi-concatenation Seebeck coefficient amplification thermoelectric conversion element having a negative Seebeck coefficient is joined by a joining conductive member, and a pair of output terminals are connected to the counterparts of the connected conductive members using the joining conductive member.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT