THERMOELECTRIC PIPING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY
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United States of America Patent
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Aug 16, 2012
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Feb 15, 2011
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Feb 15, 2011
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Abstract
A thermoelectric piping apparatus and method for generating electricity as a byproduct of heat exchange. A thermoelectric coating can be applied on a tubular heat exchanger wall (e.g., a pipe) utilizing a thermoelectric coating process (e.g., spray-on coating) in order to capture waste heat from a heat source and generate an electrical energy. The thermoelectric coating can be a semiconductor material that can be applied to the tubular heat exchanger wall in a printed circuit format. The charge carriers with respect to the semiconductor material can be excited when heat flows through the thermoelectric coating which can be harvested to generate the electrical power. Wires can be attached to the thermoelectric coating to transmit the electrical energy generated as a byproduct of heat exchange to an electrical grid.
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