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Looking for partners in the electronic industry for direct conversion of heat into electricity inspired by SEEBECK and RICHARDSON-DUSHMAN
AbstractA German physician and inventor having a track record of surface modification, i.e. boundary layer engineering, has developed a solid state device for the conversion of heat into electricity, a.k.a. Heat_to_Power H2P. Current hand made devices have a power density of 0,7 mW/cm2 at 60°C and consist of abundant and safe materials. The innovator is looking for scientific as well as industrial partners in order to exploit the entire potential of this new kind of energy converter.
DescriptionAn innovator in the south of Germany has developed over several years a solid state device for the conversion of heat into electricity, a.k.a. Heat_to_Power H2P.
The device is an in-between of SEEBECKs ‚´thermo electric generators‘ TEGs and RICHARDSON-DUSHMANs ´thermionic energy converters‘ TECs.
Instead of two types of semiconductors, as in TEGs, only one type of semiconductor is used – the ‚vacuum gap‘, characteristic of TECs, is lacking. Used materials are matched according to their crystallographic and energy properties.
The innovator is looking for scientific as well as industrial partners in order to exploit the entire potential of this new kind of energy converter.
A research and development cooperation agreement is envisaged.
Advantages and innovation
- (Mass) production is comparable to well known capacitor production.
- Only abundant and non-toxic materials are used.
- Temperature range is from room temperature up to 1.200 °C.
Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
TRL 3-4