Self powered pelletized fuel heating device

Abstract

A self powered pelletized fuel heating device comprising a thermal electric generator (TEG) unit therein powering a typical collection of low voltage system components including a storage power unit. Non-typically, the heating device requires no external power supply and relies on thermodynamic principles using the pelletized fuel as a heat source. The TEG is configured and positioned optimally for conventional operation and installation requirements without modification to normal form or function.

1 . A pellet stove for heating, comprising: a body, 
 a insulated firewall with thermal means separating an air tight burner chamber for pellet fuel burning therein producing heat, and a cold chamber with a fuel feed port communication between, said cold chamber includes a pellet fuel reservoir with attached transporting means to move pellet fuel to said feed port,    a fire bowl burn area positioned in said burn chamber near said feed port, and components comprising,    an ignition/burn means near said fire bowl,    a first and second blower motor supplying external air to said pellet stove through an cold fresh air intake with a first and second cold air channel feeding respectively to,    a heat exchanger means near said burn chamber and said ignition/burn means,    a hot air room vent to port circulated air from said heat exchanger and deliver air to room,    a control circuit to manage and operate said components,    a battery supplying power to said control circuit, blower motors, transporting means, and ignition/burn means,    a set of power wires attaching one to the positive side of said battery and one to negative side of said battery,    a thermal electric device positioned in said firewall extending opposite ends to said burn chamber and said cold chamber and further extending one end sealed inside said first cold air channel and receiving cold fresh air,    a thermal electric recharging wire connecting said thermal electric device to said control circuit,    whereby when said fuel is fed by said transporting means into said burn chamber and ignited to produce heat and controlled to a sustain burn with control circuit and said components, the said thermal electric device operates to charge said battery through said recharging wire, control circuit and said set of power wires.    
   
   
       2 . The stove of  claim 1  wherein said thermal electric device is solid-state seebeck principled device comprising, 
 an induction fin assembly position at said first end in said burn chamber,    a heat dissipation fin assembly position at said second end,    a first and second heat sink mount for respectively mounting said induction fin assembly and said heat dissipation assembly,    a first and second thermal resistance layer adjacent to and along said first and second heat sink mounts respectively at opposite sides to said induction fin assembly and said heat dissipation fin assembly,    a P-N nodal solid-sate array between and along said thermal resistance layers    whereby a heat gradient is produced across said P-N nodal array from said induction fin assembly to said heat dissipation assembly producing low voltage a potential across the said P-N nodal array feeding electrical current to said control circuit via said thermal electric recharging wire to charge said battery.    
   
   
       2 . A stove in  claim 1  wherein said thermal electric device is a Stirling principled device with said body comprising, 
 a heat head position at first said end in said burn chamber,    a cooled heat position at second said end,    a heated bore and cooled bore respectively placed in said heat head and said cooled head each containing respectively a loosely fitted hot gas piston and loosely fitted cold gas piston, each positioned to stroke inline with said bores,    a first rotary disk and second rotating disk axially fixed respectively aligned inline with said heated bore and said cooled bore,    a fixed pivot,    a linkage having segments rotationally joined together and to said hot gas piston and said cold gas piston and inline with said bores,    a voltage generator affixed axially to said second rotating disk,    a recharging wire attaching said voltage generator to said control circuit,    whereby when said fuel is fed by said transporting means into said burn chamber and ignited to produce heat and controlled to a sustain burn with said control circuit and said components,    whereby said thermal electric device operates to charge said battery through said wire and said control circuit.    
   
   
       3 . A stove claimed in  2  and  3  wherein said body comprising, 
 a solar photovoltaic array plug,    a solar recharging wire connecting said solar photovoltaic array plug to said control circuit,    whereby said solar photovoltaic array plug attached to a typical external photovoltaic array and collects current during daylight operation to recharge said battery via said solar recharging wire and said control circuit.