US 12,171,145 B2
Power generation apparatus
Jeung Ook Park, Seoul (KR); Sang Hun An, Seoul (KR); and Ji Hwan Jeon, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG INNOTEK CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/758,774
Filed by LG INNOTEK CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Jan. 11, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/000336
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 13, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/145621, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0004474 (KR), filed on Jan. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0039582 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H10N 10/17 (2023.01); H10N 10/01 (2023.01); H10N 10/80 (2023.01)
CPC H10N 10/17 (2023.02) [H10N 10/01 (2023.02); H10N 10/80 (2023.02)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power generation apparatus comprising:
a cooling unit including a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, a third surface between the first surface and the second surface, a fourth surface perpendicular to the third surface between the first surface and the second surface, a fifth surface facing the third surface, and a sixth surface facing the fourth surface;
a first thermoelectric module including a first thermoelectric element disposed on the first surface of the cooling unit and a first heat sink disposed on the first thermoelectric element;
a second thermoelectric module including a second thermoelectric element disposed on the second surface of the cooling unit and a second heat sink disposed on the second thermoelectric element;
a first wiring part connected to the first thermoelectric module;
a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a wiring drawn-out part disposed to be spaced apart from one another on the fourth surface of the cooling unit;
a fluid receiving part disposed in a first area of the cooling unit; and
a tunnel disposed in a second area of the cooling unit,
wherein the tunnel is connected to the wiring drawn-out part by passing in a direction from the fifth surface toward the fourth surface between the first surface and the second surface of the cooling unit,
wherein the tunnel includes a first inlet and a second inlet disposed to be spaced apart from each other on the fifth surface, and
wherein the first wiring part passes through the tunnel through at least one of the first inlet and the second inlet.