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A thermoelectric converter includes a heat source having a mating face and a heat sink also having a mating face. The converter also includes a thermoelectric conversion module positioned between these faces. The module includes an electrically insulative holder having a first side positioned adjace

A thermoelectric converter includes a heat source having a mating face and a heat sink also having a mating face. The converter also includes a thermoelectric conversion module positioned between these faces. The module includes an electrically insulative holder having a first side positioned adjacent the heat source and a second side disposed adjacent the heat sink. The holder includes spaced parallel first walls and spaced parallel second walls extending normal to the first wall so that these first and second walls define an array of compartments with each compartment containing a thermoelectric element. The module further includes a compressed resilient, thermally conductive pad positioned in each compartment.

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A thermoelectric converter comprising: a heat source having a mating face; a heat sink having a mating face; and a thermoelectric conversion module disposed between said heat source and said heat sink and engaging said faces, said module including a plurality of thermoelectric elements, and an elect

A thermoelectric converter comprising: a heat source having a mating face; a heat sink having a mating face; and a thermoelectric conversion module disposed between said heat source and said heat sink and engaging said faces, said module including a plurality of thermoelectric elements, and an electrically insulative holder, said holder having a first side disposed adjacent said heat source and a second side disposed adjacent said heat sink; said holder comprising a plurality of spaced, parallel first walls and a plurality of spaced, parallel second walls extending normal to said first walls and defining therewith an array of compartments each containing a respective said thermoelectric element, said module further comprising a compressed resilient, thermally conductive pad positioned in each compartment, said first walls defining columns of element pairs, each pair including a P-type thermoelectric element and an N-type thermoelectric element, said first walls extending from said first side to said second side, said second walls defining rows of elements with adjacent elements in a row being of opposite type, every other of said second walls extending to said first side but short of said second side, with the remaining second walls extending to said second side but short of said first side, whereby each column of elements can be electrically series connected within the envelope of said holder.