NOVELTY - The thermal-to-electrical energy conversion method involves subjecting a field-responsive material (20) to a magnetic field to induce a temperature change in the field-responsive material. A temperature change in thermal to electrical energy conversion component (14) is created in thermal contact field-responsive material through a heat transfer area (18). An electrical energy creates a thermal to electrical energy conversion component based on temperature change experienced by thermal to electrical energy conversion component.    USE - Thermal-to-electrical energy conversion method for use in generation of electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - Operates the device in a manner that the operating frequency of the field generator is as low as possible to minimize the losses in the device due to extraneous non-ideal losses from modulation of the fields. Enables a single material to be used as the thermal to electrical energy conversion component which simplifies the manufacturing process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The thermal-to-electrical energy conversion method involves subjecting a field-responsive material (20) to a magnetic field to induce a temperature change in the field-responsive material. A temperature change in thermal to electrical energy conversion component (14) is created in thermal contact field-responsive material through a heat transfer area (18). An electrical energy creates a thermal to electrical energy conversion component based on temperature change experienced by thermal to electrical energy conversion component. The field is removed from the field-responsive material to allow the field-responsive material and the thermal to electrical energy conversion component to approach thermal equilibrium. The steps are repeated to repeatedly create and output electrical energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of a thermal to electrical energy converting device.    Thermal to electrical energy conversion component (14)    Heat transfer area (18)    Field-responsive material (20)    Field generator (22)    Regenerative field module (24)