Inventors:
Robert Cox - Charlotte NC, US
Ivan Howitt - Charlotte NC, US
Karunakar Reddy Gujja - Charlotte NC, US
Assignee:
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE - Charlotte NC
International Classification:
H01L 35/30
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a high temperature thermoelectric generator. The generator includes at least one thermocouple thermally connected to a high temperature surface, a power management circuit adapted to receive electric power from the at least one thermocouple and provide a regulated output voltage, and a storage device adapted to receive the regulated output voltage from the power management circuit such that the output voltage charges the storage device.