[Theme 3]
High-powered Thermoelectric Module
Waste energy usage
is essential for the
today’s energy
crisis in the circumstances
where reduction of CO2
and other greenhouse
gases is keenly required
to ease the effects of
global warming. Attention
is focused on the waste
heat recovery power generation
by thermoelectric module,
which makes an effective
use of waste thermal
energy that is presently
released into the air.
Thermoelectric module
is silent and highly
reliable because it has
no mechanical moving
parts. Thanks to these
merits it is greatly
expected as the key component
of waste heat recovery
power generation.
Toshiba Materials
Co., Ltd. applies its
specific joining technology
to develop high-efficiency
and high reliable thermoelectric
conversion module based
on the innovative high
performance thermoelectric
material developed by
Toshiba R&D center.
Advantages and main applications
of our module are shown
below.
 Advantages
- Applying specific
joining technology to
unique thermoelectric
material, our thermoelectric
conversion module can
be used at an elevated
temperature.
- It has the world
highest power density
of 3.14W/cm2 (39.5x39.5mm
module, ∆T: 737°C,
800°C at
the high temperature
side and 65°C at the
low temperature side)*
- In case the module
is applied to power generation,
heating and cooling are
changeable only by switching
the direction of current.
Minute temperature control
can be provided in combination
with a temperature controller.
- Our thermoelectric module can be consolidated into a larger scaled module.
Application fields
- Hot waste energy usage in manufacturing plants or in automobiles. Equipments and analyzers for semiconductor manufacturing plants because our module can produce precision controlled rapid heating and cooling at high temperature range as compared to conventional thermoelectric modules.
Main
applications
- Waste heat recovery power generation in manufacturing plants and automobiles.
Precision temperature control in semiconductor manufacturing equipments.
Our thermoelectric
module was included in
the entries as the reference
exhibit at Thermal Engineering
Japan 2007, Techno-Frontier
2007 at Makuhari Messe
three days holding from
April 18th.
Note* According to our survey made on April 3rd 2007.
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