• DocumentCode
    854104
  • Title

    The development of thermoelectric power generators

  • Author

    Fritts, R.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St.Paul, Minn.
  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1963
  • fDate
    5/1/1963 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    713
  • Lastpage
    721
  • Abstract
    This work is a review of the technical developments that have led from early semiconductor research to the emergence of the thermoelectric generator as a rapidly growing power source of high reliability.
  • Keywords
    Chemical technology; Generators; Power generation; Power supplies; Power system reliability; Semiconductor device reliability; Semiconductor materials; Solid state circuits; Thermoelectric devices; Thermoelectricity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1963.2263
  • Filename
    1444193