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Title: Thermoelectric batteries
Claims: I Claim: 1. A thermoelectric battery comprising a casing enclosing an assembly comprising a heat source secured to one end of a thermoelectric unit, the other end of the thermoelectric unit being mounted in heat conducting contact with the casing, there being a space surrounding at least the heat source end of the assembly between the assembly and the casing, the heat source end of the assembly being provided with a fibre support for restraining movement of the heat source relative to the casing. 2. A thermoelectric battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fibre support comprises a spider formed by lengths of fibre extending between the casing and a collar on the heat source. 3. A thermoelectric battery as claimed in claim 2, wherein the collar is a sliding fit on the heat source. 4. A thermoelectric battery as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said other end of the thermoelectric unit is secured to a block of heat-conducting material spring biassed into contact with the casing. 5. A thermoelectric battery as claimed in claim 4, wherein the spring biassing force is transmitted through a sleeve which is a sliding fit within the casing, the sleeve abutting at one end against the said block of heat conducting material and having the fibre spider anchored to its other end. Other info: Inventors: Brown, Michael Harold (Didcot, EN) Application Number: 614178 Filing Date: 1975-09-17 Publication_date: 1977-01-11 Assignee: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (EN) Primary Class(es): 136/202 136/230, 607/9, 976/DIG416 Other Classes: US Patent Ref:
Other Refs: Other References: Penn et al., Nuclear Technology, vol. 13, No. 1, Apr. 1972, pp. 89 to 95. | |