A thermal energy harvester and power conversion system employs a bleed air duct containing the flow of high temperature air from an engine. A lower temperature air source is included with an energy conversion device having a hot interface operably engaged to the bleed air duct and a cold interface operably engaged to the lower temperature air source. The energy conversion device generates electrical power from a thermal gradient between the bleed air duct and the lower temperature air source and the electrical power is routed to a power feeder.
METHODS FOR RECOVERING WASTE ENERGY FROM BLEED AIR DUCTS
VERFAHREN ZUM RÜCKGEWINNEN VON VERLUSTENERGIE VON ZAPFLUFTLEITUNGEN
PROCÉDÉS DE RÉCUPÉRATION D'ÉNERGIE PERDUE DES TUYAUX DE PRÉLÈVEMENT D'AIR
08.12.2021
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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