NOVELTY - Thermoelectric device comprises: many N-type oxide ceramic elements (108); many P-type oxide ceramic elements (110), respectively paired with the N-type elements; a pair of supporting generally planar ceramic substrates (114), supporting many conductive traces on them, and with the paired N- and P-type elements received on selected of the conductive traces so as to form an array of such pairs; a potting material captured between the substrates in-between the array pairs; and at least one pair of connection terminals provided on at least one of substrates.    USE - The thermoelectric device is useful as a thermoelectric generator module for converting thermal energy to electrical energy based on temperature differences between portions of the device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The thermoelectric device has excellent density in the contact region to achieve good electrical and thermal transport.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Thermoelectric device comprises: many N-type oxide ceramic elements (108); many P-type oxide ceramic elements (110), respectively paired with the N-type elements; a pair of supporting generally planar ceramic substrates (114), supporting many conductive traces on them, and with the paired N- and P-type elements received on selected of the conductive traces so as to form an array of such pairs captured between the substrates; a potting material captured between the substrates in-between the array pairs; and at least one pair of connection terminals provided on at least one of the substrates, and associated lead wires respectively connected to it. The paired elements are electrically connected in series by the conductive traces and thermally connected in parallel relative to the substrates, so that generated electricity may be conducted from such array based on temperature differences between portions of the paired elements based on the Peltier/Seebeck effect. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a thermoelectric generator module for converting thermal energy to electrical energy using electrically coupled doped semiconductive ceramic elements to generate electricity based on temperature differences between portions of the module based on the Peltier/Seebeck effect, comprising many N- and P-type elements, each comprising a doped semiconductive oxide ceramic element, the pair of supporting ceramic substrates, supporting many conductive traces, and with the paired N- and P-type elements received on selected of the conductive traces so as to form an array of such pairs between the substrates, with the paired elements electrically connected in series by the conductive traces and thermally connected in parallel relative to the substrates, and at least one pair of connection terminals provided on at least one of the substrates, for the connection of leads to them, where the N- and P-type elements comprise structures which create non-uniform concentrations of at least one of porosity, metalization, and chemical composition of the elements, to provide selected thermal expansion and bonding properties of the elements;    (2) a charging circuit for charging a storage device, comprising the thermoelectric generator module, and a linear voltage converter, operatively interconnected for receiving the output voltage from the module and converting the module output voltage to a relatively higher output voltage for charging a storage device;    (3) generating electrical energy based on the Peltier/Seebeck effect using oxide ceramic elements comprising providing a thermoelectric module constructed by coupling N- and P-type materials as individual elements to form pairs electrically connected in series and thermally in parallel between opposing supporting generally planar substrates, further including providing potting material captured between the substrates in-between the array pairs, and providing bonding pads on at least one of the supporting substrates, electrically connected so to allow connection of the module to either an electrical load which will use the thermoelectric power generated or to other thermoelectric modules in series to increase the voltage or current and thus the overall power is generated;    (4) manufacturing a thermoelectric generator module for converting thermal energy to electrical energy using electrically coupled doped semiconductive oxide ceramic elements to generate electricity based on temperature differences between portions of the module based on the Peltier/Seebeck effect, comprising providing an opposing pair of generally planar supporting ceramic substrates, supporting many complementary conductive traces on it, placing an array of the paired N-type elements and P-type elements in electrical communication with the conductive traces so that the paired elements are electrically connected in series by the conductive traces, where the elements each comprises a doped semiconductive oxide ceramic element, and so that the elements are thermally connected in parallel relative to the substrates and attaching at least one pair of connection terminals on at least one of the substrates, for the connection of leads to them, so that generated electricity may be conducted from such array via the connection terminals based on temperature differences between portions of the paired elements;    (5) providing a thermoelectric device for converting thermal energy to electrical energy based on temperature differences between portions of the device based on the Peltier/Seebeck effect, comprising forming respective N- and P-type oxide ceramic elements, providing a pair of ceramic substrates with many predetermined conductive traces on it, respectively pairing and aligning the N- and P-type elements on selected of the conductive traces so as to form an array of such pairs electrically connected in series and captured between the substrates and thermally connected in parallel between opposing determined hot and cold sides of it and forming at least one pair of connection terminals on at least one of the substrates, for the connection of leads, so that generated electricity may be conducted from such array based on temperature differences between such hot and cold sides where the N- and P-type elements comprise structures of preselected physical shape, to provide selected average resistance of the elements relative to temperature; and    (6) charging a storage device, comprising providing the thermoelectric generator module for converting thermal energy to electrical energy based on temperature differences between portions of the module based on the Peltier/Seebeck effect, and using a linear voltage converter operatively interconnected for receiving the output voltage from the module, to convert the module output voltage to a relatively higher output voltage for charging a storage device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure illustrates an assembly process for constructing thermoelectric generators.    Ceramic blanks (102)    Plated blanks (104)    P-type elements (108)    N-type elements (110)    Substrate (114)