EP2567160A1 - Procede et systeme de controle d'une pompe a chaleur a modules thermoelectriques - Google Patents
Procede et systeme de controle d'une pompe a chaleur a modules thermoelectriquesInfo
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B2321/00—Details of machines, plants or systems, using electric or magnetic effects
- F25B2321/02—Details of machines, plants or systems, using electric or magnetic effects using Peltier effects; using Nernst-Ettinghausen effects
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- the present invention relates to heating or cooling installations, and relates to a control system of a thermoelectric type heat pump, that is to say comprising thermoelectric modules also called Peltier effect cells (CEP).
- thermoelectric type heat pump that is to say comprising thermoelectric modules also called Peltier effect cells (CEP).
- CEP Peltier effect cells
- the CEP each typically have two faces, one of which is of a first type called “cold” and the other of a second type called “hot", a heat transfer can be exerted from one side to the other depending on the direction of an electric current injected into the cell.
- thermoelectric heat pump comprising a first heat exchange circuit, a second heat exchange circuit and a plurality of thermoelectric heat transfer units forming a first group and each comprising:
- thermoelectric or Peltier module adapted to transfer heat between the two exchangers
- control system comprising at least one power supply unit for electrically supplying each of the thermoelectric units.
- Thermoelectric heat pumps can be advantageously reversible. It is indeed possible to switch from a heating mode operation, in which the thermoelectric units take heat from one of the circuits (source side, in this case on the cold side) to transfer them to the other circuits ( useful side, in this case in the hot face), to a cooling mode operation, in which the thermoelectric units are fed with a reverse electric current, so as to take the calories in the opposite direction to that of the heating mode (in this case , the source side is connected to the hot side and the useful side to the cold side), for example to cool a living room in summer by evacuating outward heat.
- a heating mode operation in which the thermoelectric units take heat from one of the circuits (source side, in this case on the cold side) to transfer them to the other circuits ( useful side, in this case in the hot face)
- a cooling mode operation in which the thermoelectric units are fed with a reverse electric current, so as to take the calories in the opposite direction to that of the heating mode (in this case , the
- thermoelectric heat pumps A disadvantage of thermoelectric heat pumps is that the real coefficient of performance (COP) of the thermoelectric modules degrades significantly when the operating conditions change and especially when the difference Fluid temperatures flowing in both circuits increase. Also, it is not envisaged this day to reach a COP higher than 4, contrary to the last traditional heat pumps which meet a great commercial success. As a reminder, these traditional heat pumps use a closed circuit in which a refrigerant such as a hydrofluorocarbon undergoes a compression / expansion cycle between a condenser and an evaporator.
- a refrigerant such as a hydrofluorocarbon undergoes a compression / expansion cycle between a condenser and an evaporator.
- thermoelectric modules it is known from document JP2001330339 A to use in a refrigeration system an electric switch control circuit for configuring the connection of the thermoelectric modules, so as to vary the supply voltage of the modules.
- the exchanger device can be modular and configured according to the power requirements for the improvement of the COP.
- this system for cold production is not usable for home heating applications that generally require a heat input power of a few kilowatts to 25 kW.
- the company ACOME has proposed in the patent application FR No. 09 59196 a control system that improves the operation of a heat pump by optimally supplying the thermoelectric modules.
- the actual coefficient of performance (COP) is then maintained at a high level.
- This system has a power supply unit with several switching configurations, whereby the management of the power supply configurations allows the thermoelectric modules to operate closer to the ideal operating point, with the obtaining of a Overall COP of the heat pump higher.
- the heat pump equipped with such a control system has a large number of power modes.
- Figure 1 of the patent application FR No. 09 59196 describes a system controlling four thermoelectric units hydraulically connected in parallel.
- thermoelectric heat pump
- thermoelectric heat pump control system which optimally utilizes thermoelectric modules.
- the present invention relates to a control system of the aforementioned type, characterized in that the plurality of thermoelectric units comprises an input unit whose first exchanger is connected to the first circuit and an output unit whose second exchanger is connected to the second circuit, the control system comprising a plurality of valves associated with a control device adapted to parameterize a cascade configuration in which the second exchanger of the input unit is connected to a first exchanger of said plurality of thermoelectric units, and the first heat exchanger of the output unit is connected to a second heat exchanger of said plurality of thermoelectric units, and in that the control device comprises an electronic control unit which comprises: parameterize a predetermined number of predetermined operating points of the thermoelectric modules of the heat pump; and an algorithm adapted to select one of the predetermined operating points for the thermoelectric modules of said first group and for activating a heat transfer generated by said cascade configuration according to the selection of the operating point.
- the control device comprises an electronic control unit which comprises: parameterize a predetermined number of predetermined operating points of the thermoelectric modules
- the heat pump has thermoelectric units whose configuration (usually in parallel between two circuits) is modifiable as needed and allows the use of a cascade configuration to optimize the performance of the heat pump.
- Configuration of the configurations is advantageously obtained using a plurality of valves and an automation unit. It is therefore permissible to adjust, typically using analytical modeling that covers a wide range of heat transfer requirements, the operating mode of the heat pump with increased accuracy. Indeed, if a modeling makes it possible to precisely determine the optimal intensity to be supplied to a thermoelectric unit for any operating condition, it is very advantageous to be able to configure thermoelectric units in cascade in order to maintain an optimal COP for given temperature conditions. This is particularly the case when there is a lower power demand than the optimal power generated by a single unit.
- valves can be used to switch between a cascaded configuration and a parallel configuration and / or to disconnect the power supply of the cascaded units, knowing that to meet a high power requirement a parallel parallel connection is required. at least a portion of the thermoelectric units is necessary to maintain an optimal COP.
- the second exchanger of the input unit is connected to a first exchanger separate from the first exchanger of the input unit and, in the same way, the first exchanger of the unit. output is connected to a second separate exchanger of the second exchanger of the output unit.
- the fluid leaving the second exchanger of the input unit must necessarily then flow into the first exchanger of another unit cascaded with the input unit, before returning to the second exchanger. This produces at least one closed loop which is isolated from the nipples of the first and second circuits.
- the plurality of thermoelectric units of the first group further comprises at least one intermediate unit having:
- thermoelectric units a first exchanger connected in said cascade configuration to a second exchanger of another unit of said plurality of thermoelectric units;
- thermoelectric units a second heat exchanger connected in said cascade configuration to a first heat exchanger of another unit of said plurality of thermoelectric units.
- the cascading configuration can use a large number of identical units, which provides a wider range of operation.
- the thermoelectric units each have 10 CEPs
- a cascade association of five of these units with a feed stream selected to optimize the COP may correspond to the equivalent input of two CEPs
- similar cascading association of ten units may correspond to the equivalent contribution of a CEP.
- the advantage of using identical thermoelectric units is the modularity of the system and the possibility of assembling these thermoelectric units more easily in a support and fluid connection structure of the heat pump.
- control device is furthermore adapted to parameterize a configuration in parallel in which the first exchangers of the plurality of thermoelectric units of the first group and / or of at least one thermoelectric unit of the same nature as the thermoelectric units of the first group and which may belong to a second group, are connected to the first circuit and the second exchangers of the same units thermoelectric devices are connected to the second circuit, whereby first exchangers can be connected to the first circuit in parallel and second exchangers can be connected to the second circuit in parallel.
- control system includes:
- first pumping members adapted to circulate a heat transfer fluid, used by the first circuit, at least in the first exchanger of the input unit and for circulating a heat transfer fluid, used by the second circuit, at least in the second exchanger of the output unit;
- second pump members adapted to circulate in the cascade configuration a heat transfer fluid in a closed loop which passes through neither the first exchanger of the input unit nor the second exchanger of the output unit, the closed loop comprising at least one at least one first exchanger and at least one second exchanger of said plurality of thermoelectric units forming the first group.
- control system comprises a set of temperature sensors adapted to deliver, in particular, signals representative of characteristic temperatures of the two heat exchange circuits, the control device being connected to an input device of a set temperature, algorithm of the control device being adapted to select one of the predetermined operating points according to said temperature setpoint and the signals delivered by said set of temperature sensors, a configuration of said plurality of valves being then parameterized according to the point of selected operation (this arrangement allows a management of the heat transfer according to the real need, the optimal operation does not prevent a reactivity of the heat pump for a better comfort of the user).
- the algorithm can be adapted to perform a correlation, as a function of said temperature set point and signals delivered by said set of temperature sensors, between heat transfer requirements and a single mode of operation, so as to select the operating mode that maximizes the heat pump performance coefficient (one or more tables of correspondence can be advantageously used to determine the operating point, given the power requirement and temperature conditions);
- control device is adapted to modify the power supply and a hydraulic supply of each of the thermoelectric units according to the configuration configured for the plurality of valves (this arrangement makes it possible to cut electrically and in fluid the supply of non thermoelectric units necessary, for example in less demanding operating modes in heat transfer, and conversely to increase the voltage for a very important need for heat transfer. intended to operate the heat pump reversibly);
- the power supply unit comprises adjustment means for delivering in the cascade configuration different currents to the input unit and to the output unit (this arrangement advantageously makes it possible to adapt the power supply of each unit to control the temperature difference between the faces of each of the thermoelectric units constituting the overall system, the units can then operate with the same ⁇ so as to maintain an optimal COP (experience shows that to vary the intensity I rather that ⁇ makes it possible to obtain higher COPs, in particular when the temperatures are very different between the cold face and the hot face of the CEPs);
- the electronic control unit comprises a parameterization module for setting a predetermined number of predetermined modes of operation (cascade, parallel, cascade-parallel) of the heat pump, which correspond to different needs in heat transfer power, the a parameterization module comprising said algorithm and said means for setting a predetermined number of predetermined operating points of the thermoelectric modules of the heat pump, the algorithm for selecting one of the modes of operation of the heat pump so as to minimize the total electrical power consumed by the modules thermoelectric while meeting the needs of heat transfer (this arrangement makes it possible to obtain a truly optimal operation of the heat pump since the configuration (related to the setting of the operating mode) of the units and the number of activated units makes it possible to obtain optimized operation that minimizes the electrical power consumed by each of the CEPs);
- each of the thermoelectric units of the first group comprises at least one valve adapted to selectively cut the coolant circulation in the exchangers of the thermoelectric unit (thus, it is possible to avoid circulating the heat-transfer fluid unnecessarily in non-activated circuit parts;
- the control device Two motor-valves can be provided per thermoelectric unit, or the motor-valves can thus advantageously form a device for reducing the heat transfer).
- thermoelectric units and the associated supply units can be further increased by such selective operation as required.
- the present invention also aims to provide a thermoelectric heat pump with several thermoelectric units whose operation can be managed closer to the real needs in heat transfer.
- thermoelectric heat pump comprising two heat exchange circuits and a plurality of thermoelectric heat transfer units of a first group each comprising: a first exchanger;
- thermoelectric or Peltier module adapted to transfer heat between the two exchangers
- control system characterized in that it comprises the control system according to the invention.
- Such a heat pump can be in the form of a device connecting to the urban electrical network and can be directly installed in a building by connecting to an existing central heating system or nine forming the first circuit, such as a floor heating system, and a heat exchange system with the external environment forming the second circuit.
- the exchange system with the outside can be inter alia network type or tank buried in the ground, or exchange system with air or a body of water.
- the heat pump may furthermore present another plurality of thermoelectric heat transfer units of a second group each comprising:
- thermoelectric or Peltier module adapted to transfer heat between the two exchangers
- thermoelectric unit groups in at least one parallel configuration.
- This parallel configuration can be chosen from:
- thermoelectric units electrically powered are in parallel with each other
- thermoelectric units are in a cascade configuration within the first group of thermoelectric units (mixed cascade-parallel).
- thermoelectric units that can be associated in many configurations (cascade, parallel and mixed associations) depending on the power demand, thanks to a fluid circulation network (for example water) equipped with valves controlled centrally.
- the controller is adapted to parameterize a number of thermoelectric units cascaded together from 0 to N, where N is an integer greater than or equal to two, and greater than or equal to four in preferred embodiments.
- the design of the heat pump can be simplified by integrating a large number of thermoelectric modules, for example greater than or equal to two, into each of the heat transfer units.
- thermoelectric units for example less than 15 and preferably less than or equal to twelve
- CEPs per unit eg greater than or equal to 4
- the modularity is particularly advantageous when it is necessary to provide a contribution or a low power supplement (maintaining optimal operation). In In effect, it is sufficient to cascade several of the thermoelectric units of the heat pump to provide the required input or supplement.
- Another object of the present invention is to propose a method of controlling a thermoelectric heat pump making it possible to adapt the level of electrical consumption to the actual needs for heat transfer.
- thermoelectric heat transfer devices forming a first group and each comprising:
- thermoelectric or Peltier module adapted to transfer heat between the two exchangers
- thermoelectric heat transfer supplying from at least one power source at least one input unit and the output unit of said thermoelectric units by at least one power supply unit having a plurality of output connections and / or at least one unit thermoelectric heat transfer as part of a second group;
- each of the selectable operating modes (parallel, cascade or cascade-parallel) resulting from use of the thermoelectric modules of the heat pump; heat at predetermined operating points; and
- thermoelectric modules of said first group at operating points which minimize electrical power consumed while contributing to meeting heat transfer requirements, transferring heat through a cascade configuration in which the second heat exchanger of the input unit is connected to a first heat exchanger of said plurality of thermoelectric units, and first exchanger of the output unit is connected to a second exchanger of said plurality of thermoelectric units.
- the power supply of the thermoelectric units of the first group is further controlled and a heat transfer fluid is circulated in identical or symmetrical conduits of the first and second exchangers of each electrically powered thermoelectric unit, so as to maintain a difference in substantially constant temperature between the faces of the thermoelectric modules of said first group.
- the method comprising the following steps: closing two valves connected to the second exchanger of the input unit to disconnect the second circuit of the second exchanger of the input unit; closing two valves connected to a determined first exchanger of said plurality of thermoelectric units, distinct from the first exchanger of the input unit, for disconnecting said first determined exchanger from the first circuit;
- the first group comprises at least three thermoelectric units, opening two valves connected to the first exchanger of the output unit for circulating a heat transfer fluid between a second exchanger of the first group, distinct from the second exchanger of the output unit, and the first exchanger of the output unit.
- thermoelectric units are activated differently depending on the power demand.
- the exchangers can each have a single input and a single output and it is understood that at least one pair of valves is associated with each exchanger can be connected to another exchanger.
- the communication with the main circuits is cut off thanks to the two pairs of associated valves, and the two valves formed in the two direct connection pipes are thus opened. the respective inputs and outputs of the two exchangers.
- solenoid valves or similar valves connected to an automation unit no human intervention is necessary when moving from one configuration to another.
- the heat transfer between two exchangers of an electrically unpowered thermoelectric unit is reduced at least in a heating mode of the reversible thermoelectric heat pump.
- This lowering can be obtained by stopping a circulation of the coolant at one or more of the thermoelectric units, for example those which are not electrically powered. In the heating mode of the heat pump, this minimizes the adverse heat loss by entropy. Indeed, heat is diffused from the fluid flowing in the thermoelectric units not electrically powered to the ambient environment.
- an actuator may be provided to lower the thermal conductivity of the interface between the coolant and the exchange surface, the actuator for example to separate or bring closer the heat exchange zones of the thermoelectric modules.
- Figure 1 is a schematic view of a control system of a reversible heat pump with several thermoelectric units, according to a first embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 shows a group of thermoelectric units that can be associated, in cascade, in parallel or a mixed combination, according to a second embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 3 represents the group of thermoelectric units of FIG. 2, in a "all parallel" configuration
- FIG. 4 represents the group of thermoelectric units of FIG. 2, in a "all cascade" configuration
- FIG. 5 represents the group of thermoelectric units of FIG. 2, in a mixed configuration
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a thermoelectric unit that can be used in a heat pump according to the invention.
- Fig. 7 shows a graph illustrating optimum configuration domains for a set of thermoelectric units, as a function of the desired fluid temperature / useful power torque;
- Figure 8 shows a step diagram for determining an optimum heating mode.
- FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a control system 2 for managing Peltier Effect Cells (PECs) or thermoelectric modules 3 for heat transfer.
- the control system 2 has a power supply unit 10, corresponding here to a modular system with multiple DC outputs, connected for example to a source of alternating current typically 230V. Several modular systems with multiple DC outputs can also be used.
- the thermoelectric modules 3 are arranged in groups of six in respective thermoelectric units 41, 44, 45, 46 which define a heat exchanger system 4 of the heat pump. Of course, the number of thermoelectric modules 3 is not fixed and can be variable, for example and not limited to between two and ten per thermoelectric unit 41, 44, 45, 46.
- the heat pump equipped with 2 control shown in Figure 1 is reversible through the possibility of reversing the supply current for all or part of the thermoelectric units 41, 44, 45, 46.
- each of the thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 comprises a first exchanger 41a, 42a, 43a, 44a, 45a, 46a connectable to a first circuit C1d. heat exchange, and a second exchanger 41b, 42b, 43b, 44b, 45b, 46b can be connected to a second circuit C2 heat exchange.
- One or more thermoelectric modules 3 make it possible to transfer heat between the two exchangers.
- one or more thermoelectric units may be arranged in an intermediate position between a so-called input unit 41 and an output unit 44, without necessarily being connected to the circuits C1 and C2.
- thermoelectric units 42 and 43 could only operate in a cascade configuration between the input unit 41 and the output unit 44, the valves V5-V8 and V1 1 -V14 and the connecting lines to the respective N1-N4 nanny being removed in this case.
- a closed loop fluid circulation is allowed by a pair of intermediate pipes. connecting the first exchanger 44a of the output unit to the first exchanger 41b of the input unit 41.
- the calories of a fluid coolant are taken here in the first circuit C1 ( Figure 2) which is connected to the first exchanger 41a of the input unit 41 and the useful area is heated using the second circuit C2 ( Figure 2) to which is connected the second exchanger 44b of the output unit 44.
- the control system 2 may more generally comprise a plurality of valves V1-V20, as can be seen in FIG. 2.
- a device of the control system 2 controls these valves V1 - V20 for parameterizing the fluid supply configuration of the exchanger system 4.
- the control system 2 makes it possible to manage the power supply supplied at the respective outputs S1 and S2 to optimize the cascade operation of the thermoelectric units 41 and 44.
- Each of the outputs S1 and S2 of the power supply unit 10 may be associated with a rectified low-voltage supply circuit.
- the power supply unit 10 thus delivers a rectified current in full alternation with an optimized power.
- the frequency obtained may be of the order of 100 Hz for example.
- the voltage may be higher.
- the thermoelectric units 45, 46 may optionally form a second group whose mode of operation is different from the units 41 -44 of the first group. It is understood that the thermoelectric units 45, 46 may be part of a conventional system which would be associated with the group of thermoelectric units 41 -44 which can operate in cascade. As illustrated in particular in FIG.
- the number of thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44 of the first group may be greater than two and it is understood that the way of supplying the supplementary units 42 and 43 may be identical or similar to the power supply illustrated in FIG. 1 for the thermoelectric units 41 and 44. More generally, it is thus possible to widen the range of operating points that can be obtained without using too many thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46.
- the heat pump uses at least one circulation of a coolant such as water.
- a coolant such as water.
- Each of the thermoelectric units 41, 44, 45, 46 comprises a first exchanger 41a, 44a, 45a, 46a and a second exchanger 41b, 44b, 45b, 46b located opposite the first.
- the respective heat transfer fluids circulate in channels to ensure a heat exchange with the plane outer face of the corresponding exchanger 45a, 45b.
- the first exchanger 45a has a fluid inlet E1 located on the right side of the thermoelectric unit 45 and an oppositely arranged outlet 01.
- the second exchanger 45b has a fluid inlet E2 on the left side and an opposite outlet 02.
- thermoelectric modules 3 when electrically powered, allow a heat transfer between the two exchangers 45a, 45b in a direction that is dictated by the power supply direction of the current.
- a motor valve v1 stops the flow of the first fluid in the first exchanger 45a and a motor valve v2 stops the circulation of the second fluid in the second exchanger 45b.
- FIG. 6 thus illustrates the use of motor-valves v1, v2 each adapted to selectively cut the heat-transfer fluid circulation in circuit portions of a thermoelectric unit 45.
- any type of valve can be used, preferably with an to control the opening / closing of the valve flap.
- the motor gates v1, v2 are each adapted to close the fluid communication with the exchanger 45a, 45b. It is understood that the circulation of the first and second fluids can, however, continue through other parts of a circuit. This can be achieved for example by using motor-valves v1, v2 which interrupt or short-circuit only a sinuous circulation in the exchanger 45a, 45b, while a longitudinal or external circulation to the exchanger 45a, 45b is permitted.
- thermoelectric unit 45 refers to the example of the thermoelectric unit 45
- thermoelectric unit 46 shown in Fig. 1 can be similarly equipped with at least one valve motor.
- the other units may have valves V1-V6, V7-V12 and V13-V18 also to interrupt or bypass the sinuous circulation in the corresponding exchangers.
- the advantage of short circuit circuits formed at the level of thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 is to satisfy more closely the specific needs parameterized for the heat pump, with an optimization of the coefficient of performance (COP), especially when in a dwelling or similar room equipped with the heat pump, heat transfer needs vary from place to place.
- COP coefficient of performance
- the motor gates v1, v2 are closed in particular when there is no particular need for heat transfer by the circuit C1 or C2 of corresponding heat exchange. Closing the motor-valves v1, v2 is advantageous in the heating mode of the heat pump, in order to avoid thermal coupling between the faces of the thermoelectric modules 3 that are not powered, and therefore heat exchanges in the opposite direction to those desired. These entropy losses of the exchanger system 4 can thus be avoided.
- the heat pump can be equipped with any means apparatus for varying, at one or more of the thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, a heat transfer coefficient between the two heat exchangers.
- a device provided with the motor-valves v1, v2 or arranged differently thus makes it possible to modify the heat exchange conditions.
- the entropic effect is favorable since one seeks to evacuate heat from the ambient environment. Therefore, it is possible to use a thermal coupling / decoupling device configured to stop the heat-dissipating hydraulic circulation and / or locally increase the thermal resistance by other known means, in the heating mode, and to circulate the heat transfer fluid. and / or locally lowering the thermal resistance by any other known means, in the cooling mode.
- the heat pump may be particularly suitable for low temperature heating and cooling applications for the home.
- the heat pump may be in the form of a housing or apparatus with a front panel control panel (not shown).
- a control interface 6 and the exchanger system 4 are for example arranged in the housing.
- the heat pump is typically intended for heating residential or professional premises, but also to cool these premises through the use of thermoelectric modules 3.
- the thermoelectric heat pump is therefore preferably reversible.
- Several rooms of a living space can be heated, respectively refreshed, using heat exchange loops connected to the housing.
- the living quarters in question are typically single-family dwellings ranging from a few-room apartment to a single-family house.
- the power is typically provided between three and thirty kilowatts of maximum heating power, without the latter value is an upper limit.
- thermoelectric module 3 The circulation of heat transfer fluid (s) is carried out through pipes in thermal contact with the faces of the same type of thermoelectric modules 3 of the same type. It is understood that the heat transfer between the two circuits C1, C2 can be achieved using any suitable heat transfer circuit configuration. Whatever the configuration adopted, the face of the thermoelectric module 3 which pumps heat is typically at a temperature colder than the face which evacuates heat. A set temperature can be entered via a programming module or comparable device of the heat pump, which module is for example connected to the control interface 6 and is part of the control device. The temperature of the face of the thermoelectric module 3 which pumps the The heat and the set temperature form a couple of parameters that determine how to obtain a maximum coefficient of performance (COP).
- COP maximum coefficient of performance
- the supply current is preferably a full alternating rectified alternating current.
- the optimum DC voltage is multiplied by a correction coefficient to determine the amplitude of the corresponding AC voltage. For example, for a sinusoidal alternating current, the optimum DC voltage is multiplied by a coefficient equal to V2.
- the thermal heating requirement is used here as a reference to determine the number of PECs or thermoelectric modules 3 required in the heat pump because this need is greater than that of the cooling thermal requirement, which would result in a smaller and therefore insufficient number of PELs. for heating.
- thermoelectric units 41, 44, 45, 46 of the heat pump there is shown a control diagram of the thermoelectric units 41, 44, 45, 46 of the heat pump.
- the control system 2 comprises a connection 7 to an electric power source 8 and a power supply unit 10 adapted to supply said thermoelectric units 41, 44, 45, 46 from the electric power source 8.
- the electric power source 8 provides an AC power supply.
- the current source can then be the urban network (at 230 V as is the case in many European countries in particular).
- Several protection fuses F are provided in the power supply unit 10.
- the number of thermoelectric modules 3 shown is twenty-four in the example illustrated in FIG. 1, but this number may of course be different, for example greater than to meet the heating power requirements.
- the control system 2 can select a heating mode from among a plurality of heating modes.
- thermoelectric modules 3 a selection of the predetermined operating mode of the heat pump which meets the needs and in which it is permitted to use the thermoelectric modules 3 at predetermined operating points considered optimal;
- thermoelectric modules adjusting the power supply unit 10 to achieve optimum operation for the thermoelectric modules.
- the selection of the operating mode involves an adjustment of the fluid supply configuration of the thermoelectric units 41, 44, 45, 46.
- This setting enables the range of heating modes capable of covering the variety of thermal needs in a dwelling or similar room, these modes being able to be distinguished with respect to each other by a different number of active thermoelectric modules 3 and / or at a supply voltage U1, U2, U3, U4 across the terminals of the thermoelectric units 41, 44, 45, 46.
- thermoelectric units 41, 44, 45, 46 makes it possible to produce any useful thermal power greater than the optimal power delivered by a single thermoelectric unit while maintaining the same performances, for a couple "temperature of the useful fluid / temperature of the source fluid" given.
- a couple temperature of the useful fluid / temperature of the source fluid
- this temperature difference that governs the COP of the module 3.
- thermoelectric modules 3 of different units that operate at the same intensity and provide the same useful heat flow.
- the optimal number of modules 3 to be associated then corresponds to the ratio between the desired useful heat flow and the optimal heat flow generated by a single thermal module 3 for the given operating conditions.
- thermoelectric modules 3 it is furthermore possible to produce a useful thermal power that is advantageously less than the optimum power supplied by a single thermoelectric unit, by cascading a combination between at least two thermoelectric units 41, 42 , 43, 44 ( Figures 1 and 2).
- thermoelectric modules 3 Such an association which makes it possible to operate thermoelectric modules 3 with a particularly low power is therefore advantageous for obtaining, in optimal operation, a complement of power of a value less than the optimum power provided by a single thermoelectric unit.
- the results of an analytical model taking into account the evolution of the COP with the power show that the optimal power for given temperature conditions is lower than the maximum power that can deliver the module for the same temperature conditions.
- thermoelectric modules 3 there are several requirements: in practice to determine the precise number of modules 3 present in the heat pump.
- the parallel and / or cascade connection must then be effectively managed: when the power requirement drops, it is then sufficient to electrically disconnect the necessary number of thermoelectric modules 3 to maintain the optimal COP (by cutting the power supply to minus one of the units for example) or to activate a cascade operation of thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44 in which the supply level is adjusted for optimum operation of the corresponding thermoelectric modules 3.
- control system 2 allows a rigorous management in order to cover the entire range of useful thermal power required by connection-disconnections of the thermoelectric units and cascading, parallel or cascading-parallel association of the units.
- thermoelectric 41, 42, 43, 44 Once the combination of thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 parametrized, it remains only to provide an optimal intensity to the thermoelectric modules 3.
- the power supply unit 10 will now be described in more detail with reference to FIG.
- the power supply unit 10 has several output connections S1, S2, S3, S4 making it possible to transmit a supply voltage to each of the thermoelectric units 41, 44, 45 , 46.
- the control device may be provided in association with the control device a switching device or other means for changing the power supply voltages.
- the control device comprises an ECU electronic control unit connected to the control interface 6 and for example to change the state of the switches of the switching device.
- the controller and the power supply unit 10 may be formed in respective housings connected to each other.
- the electronic control unit ECU can make it possible to modify the configuration of the switching device in a heating mode by controlling the state of switches.
- a non-limiting example of control of a power supply unit 10 with four outputs S1, S2, S3, S4 is disclosed in the patent application FR No. 09 59196 ( Figure 1 of this document shows an embodiment applicable for the unit 10) .
- a rectified AC low-voltage can be provided in particular to the two thermoelectric units 41, 42.
- Servo feedback with at least one appropriate switch or similar voltage control element can be implemented by collecting information representative of a need for heating by the ECU electronic control unit.
- the information representative of the heating need is for example one or more characteristic temperatures of the two heat exchange circuits and the set temperature.
- Such a control is for example present for each of the thermoelectric units 41, 44, 45, 46.
- the output connections S3, S4, and possibly the output connections S1, S2, may each be associated with a current-reversing device.
- This inverter device can be actuated by the control device.
- the reversible nature of the power supplied to the thermoelectric units 45, 46 makes it easy to switch from the heating mode to the cooling mode. At least for one of these thermoelectric units 45, 46 with a supply reversal, it is optionally possible to provide a higher heating power. Less power can also be obtained by using only one of the outputs S3, S4 to selectively supply one or the other of the thermoelectric units 45, 46.
- thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44 For the cascade configuration of the thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44, it is expected that the currents may be different for the units thus associated, so as to maintain a substantially identical temperature difference between the faces of each of the thermoelectric modules 3 component of the system.
- the voltage across each of the thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44 is therefore different.
- a device known per se adapted to vary the current using for example a variable electrical resistance
- a device known per se adapted to vary the current with an accuracy of at least about 10 mA is optionally used to adjust the supply current of the thermoelectric modules 3.
- the intensities are determined according to the analytical model and the input variables which may be the outside temperature of the air (outside the building equipped with the heat pump), the thermal resistance or the insulation coefficient of the building, the set temperature, which determine the thermal power to be supplied.
- Another input data is the thermal resistance and the emissivity of the floor when the transfer loop or loops are integrated into a floor of the building. This then makes it possible to determine the temperature necessary for the fluid circulating in the useful transfer loops.
- the model takes into account a "water law” type law to estimate the power required to provide at the level of the exchanger system 4.
- the water law can take into account the thermal losses of the housing or building to estimate the power to provide that makes it possible to compensate for such thermal losses.
- the set of configurations is modeled for example in the form of a correspondence table making it possible to connect the power requirement to a configuration and the supply of power supply current (s) and possibly of the circulation flow (s). fluid.
- a complete mapping of these configurations and possible operating modes, depending on the fluid temperature regime (commonly called the water regime, then taking into account the water temperature pair - useful power) to which we will operate the pump, can be stored in a memory of the control system 2 and can be operated using an algorithm ECU electronic control unit.
- the best configuration can be determined with, in particular, data representative of the specific currents in the case of a cascade association between at least two thermoelectric units 41, 44, 45, 46. The optimal operation can then be to be activated.
- the exchangers 41a-41b, 44a-44b, 45a-45b, 46a-46b units 41, 44, 45, 46 are preferably designed to homogenize the temperature on the surface of the thermoelectric modules 3.
- an exchanger design can be used with two pipes arranged symmetrically with each other with respect to a plane normal to the exchange surface portion of the exchanger which is opposite one or several faces of a thermoelectric module 3. This design is described in Figures 3a-3b of WO 2006/070096. More generally, it is possible to use double-flow heat exchangers making it possible to obtain a substantially homogeneous temperature at the level of the exchange surface with the thermoelectric module or modules 3. It is understood that such exchangers then have two inputs and two outputs. .
- thermoelectric units 41, 44, 45, 46 can be split in the vicinity of the thermoelectric units 41, 44, 45, 46 to obtain a double flow circulation in the exchangers. 41a-41b, 44a-44b, 45a-45b, 46a-46b.
- the two heat exchangers 45a, 45b of the same thermoelectric unit 45 as shown in FIG. 6 may have a single-flow design with a single input E1 or E2 and only one output 01 or 02, using Tickelman loops of the same geometry in the pair of exchangers 45a-45b.
- a constant temperature gradient is then obtained for the thermoelectric unit 45 and it is then possible to obtain a homogenization of the differential ⁇ with such loops when they are designed as cross current.
- the cross flow design is for example carried out with the input E1 of the first exchanger 45a in correspondence with the output 02 of the second exchanger 45b and the input E2 of the second exchanger 45b corresponding to the output 01 of the first exchanger 45a. It is understood that there is here also a symmetry of the pipes between the exchangers and it is preferable to use pipes which are identical from one exchanger to another.
- thermoelectric devices 41, 42, 43, 44 which can be configured in cascade and the circulation of the coolant in identical or symmetrical ducts of the first and second exchangers 41a-41b, 42a-42b, 43a-43b, 44a-44b associated it is allowed to maintain a substantially constant temperature difference between the faces of the thermoelectric modules 3 of said first group.
- the power supply for the other thermoelectric units 45 and 46 can of course be adjusted according to the heat transfer requirements.
- the heat pump can be slaved in a simple and economical way, the control device for regulating the ambient temperature of one or more premises by minimizing the number of CEP and / or the supply voltage of these CEP.
- the supply voltage u of the CEP is equal to the supply voltage U of said unit divided by 6.
- all or part of the exchanger system 4 may be composed of a plurality of thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44, here four in number, that can operate both in a parallel association and in a cascade association. .
- the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2 makes it possible to respond to a complete modularity of the thermoelectric heat pump.
- the control device sets the desired number ( 0 to N) of units to be cascaded according to heat transfer requirements.
- N the part of the exchanger system 4 illustrated is connected to four feeders N1, N2, N3, N4, two of which N1 -N2 feeders are part of the first circuit C1 and two other N3-N4 feeders are part of the second circuit C2.
- the N3 feeder is connected upstream of the zone for useful heat exchange (the side to be heated when the pump is operating in heating mode) and the N4 feeder is connected downstream of this zone.
- the nurse N2 is connected upstream of the zone for the heat exchange with the source (the side where calories are taken in the heating mode) and the nurse N1 is connected downstream of this zone.
- the control system 2 comprises pumping members P1, P5 for circulating a heat transfer fluid in each of the two circuits C1, C2.
- the pumps are typically placed between one of the two nipples and the circuit portion external to the housing or apparatus enclosing the thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46.
- the pumps may be conventional or may be circulating devices. variable speed.
- FIG. 2 shows a pumping member P1 used by the first circuit C1 to circulate the heat transfer fluid in the zone for heat exchange with the source and then at least in the first heat exchanger 41a. the input unit 41.
- a pumping member P5 is similarly used by the second circuit C2 to circulate the coolant at least in the second heat exchanger 44b of the output unit 44 and then convey it into the zone for useful heat exchange. .
- Valves V1 -V20 which are for example solenoid valves, are here in number greater than or equal to four times the number of thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44.
- FIG. 3 shows the case of the "all parallel" configuration, in which the control device activates:
- valves V3-V4, V9-V10 and V1.5-V16 remain in the closed state and only the two main pumps P1, P5 operate.
- the four N1-N4 feeders are fully open, so as to feed directly all the exchangers, through the lines connecting the nipples to the thermoelectric units.
- this number of pipes is for example 4N.
- a unit of the exchanger system 4 can easily be isolated since it is sufficient to close the respective valves of the four pipes connecting the exchangers of this unit to the nipples.
- the valve or valves connecting an exchanger adjacent to the exchanger of the unit that is to be isolated must be closed.
- unit 44 could be isolated by closing valves V15-V18 and V19.
- the switching device 20 would be controlled in order not to electrically power the CEP or the CEP of this thermoelectric unit 44.
- thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44 The "all cascade" configuration using the same four thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44 is permitted as illustrated in FIG. 4 by generating a separate circulation of heat transfer fluid in the intermediate loops. each passing through a first exchanger and a second exchanger of a pair of thermoelectric units 41 -42, 42-43, 43-44.
- the pumping members P1-P5 are all in operation and it is possible to distinguish:
- the pump P1 allows the passage into the first exchanger 41a of the input unit 41 of the fluid having taken calories at the source. Only valves V3-V4, V9-V10, V15-V16 and V19-V20 are open. Through the staged heat transfers made between the different units 41, 42, 43, 44, it is the fluid circulated in the outlet loop by the pump P5 which ultimately transmits calories in the exchange part of the side. useful.
- the pumping members P2, P3 and P4 each make it possible to circulate a coolant in a closed loop that passes through neither the first exchanger 41a of the input unit 41 nor the second exchanger 44b of the output unit 44.
- the intermediate closed loops are formed by combining a first exchanger 42a, 43a, 44a with a second exchanger 41b, 42b, 43b.
- thermoelectric units configured in cascade can easily vary, the insulation mechanism of a previously described thermoelectric unit remaining applicable for a selective disconnection of the supply of fluid and electricity of one of the thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44.
- thermoelectric units 41 -42 and 43-44 each using the cascade association is activated.
- This mixed combination makes it possible to use the pumps P1 and P5 to feed heat exchangers 41a, 42b, 43a, 44b belonging to separate thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44.
- the valves V7-V8, V1 1 -V12 and V19 - V20 are open for this purpose.
- the rest of the exchangers are supplied with fluid thanks to the pumps P2 and P4 of two intermediate loops which ensure the cascade between the units 41 and 42 and the units 43 and 44.
- valves V3, V4, V15 and V16 allow the circulation of the fluid to the adjacent exchanger, namely the circulation between the exchanger 41b and 42a and between the exchanger 43b and 44a.
- the electronic control unit ECU can use different analog inputs, for example provided using first temperature sensors 31 and second temperature sensors 32.
- the first sensors 31 deliver, for example, signals representative of characteristic temperatures of the two heat exchange circuits, such as the flow and return temperatures of the heat transfer fluid in the circuit. transmitter C1, the flow and return temperatures of the coolant in the external circuit C2.
- the second temperature sensors 32 make it possible to measure the temperature outside the dwelling or similar room equipped with the heat pump, as well as the ambient temperature of the dwelling. More generally, the set of temperature sensors 31, 32 is provided to provide sufficient information for an estimation of the conditions in which the heat transfer is carried out.
- the electronic control unit ECU also receives digital all or nothing inputs in a preferred embodiment, which can correspond to at least one of the following commands:
- Start-up control of the heat pump with for example a power-up of the PLC (this order is typically manual and given by the user by pressing a button on the front);
- Heating mode start command (this order is also typically manual);
- a CAN converter from the ECU electronic control unit is used to collect the different inputs.
- the exploitation of the corresponding information can be performed at the electronic control unit ECU of the control device.
- the temperature setpoint (it may be a desired ambient temperature) indicated by the user is taken into account so as to determine the temperature that should be reached in the heat transfer fluid circuits to meet the user's request.
- the knowledge of the overall heat resistance of the exchanger and preferably of the temperature and the overall thermal resistance of the habitat can allow a correlation between a set temperature set directly by a user and the actual need for heat transfer.
- a servocontrol of a parameter representative of the heat transfer requirement for example an average water temperature obtained from the temperatures measured by two of the sensors 31, can be implemented by using a corresponding setpoint parameter.
- This setpoint parameter takes into account the setpoint temperature set by the user.
- the difference between the reference parameter and the corresponding parameter estimated in real time is calculated by using the measurements of the sensors 31, 32.
- An algorithm of the ECU electronic control unit is provided. to perform this calculation and perform a correlation, according to said temperature setpoint and the signals delivered by all the first and second temperature sensors 31, 32, between heat transfer requirements and a single optimal operating mode. For this, calculating the deviation from the setpoint parameter allows the room thermostat to deliver the heating or cooling command.
- the mode of operation has thus been determined using the algorithm of the control unit ECU electronics to maximize the coefficient of performance of the heat pump.
- the algorithm typically calculates in this case two parameters such as the heating power and the average temperature of water (or similar heat transfer fluid) of that of the circuits which is heat emitter.
- This pair of parameters makes it possible, for example by using a correspondence table, to find the number of thermoelectric modules 3 optimal for the need as well as the optimal current for these thermoelectric modules 3.
- the choice of the power supply mode is then in the configuration that is closest to the optimization parameters thus determined.
- the algorithm can thus, using the correspondence table, select one of the predetermined operating points of the modules 3, as a function of the setpoint parameter and the signals delivered by the set of temperature sensors 31, 32. , a suitable configuration of valves V1-V20 and pumps P1-P5 can be set according to the selected operating point.
- the number of thermoelectric modules 3 in operation can advantageously evolve dynamically to meet a large number of couples (amount of heat for heating / average water temperature of the transmitter circuit) and (amount of heat for cooling / average temperature of the circuit water transmitter). Since this torque varies as a function of time and the design of the overall system integrating the heat pump, the process of determination by the algorithm of the number of thermoelectric modules 3 in operation must be repeated regularly, with a simultaneous determination of the mode of operation. optimal supply of this determined number of modules 3 which satisfies the real need for the minimum power consumption.
- thermoelectric modules 3 supplied is directly related to the number of thermoelectric units in operation. Indeed, all the modules 3 of a thermoelectric unit operate in the same way. It is understood in this case that there can be for example half of the modules 3 of the same thermoelectric unit in operation and the other stopped.
- the electronic control unit ECU shown in FIG. 1 may comprise a parameterization module for setting a defined number of predetermined modes of operation of the heat pump, so as to define different configurations each, in order to better correspond to the a specific need for heat transfer.
- the operating modes are parameterized by the parameterization module as a function, on the one hand, of a number of thermoelectric modules 3 which are activated, and on the other hand of supply voltages each associated with the thermoelectric modules 3 which are enabled.
- control device can advantageously configure the means of adjusting the supply voltage of the units and the plurality of valves V1 -V20 so as to select a heating mode with a number of thermoelectric modules 3 (by a selective supply of units 41 -46) sufficient to meet the transfer requirements of heat, and deliver a supply current just sufficient to optimize the COP.
- thermoelectric module 3 considered has a maximum COP (see Figure 5 of the patent application FR No. 09 59196, illustrating an example of modeling called "law of water" in the case where the fluid coolant is water).
- a single pair of heat flows for the heat transfer in the two circuits transmitter and receiver of heat.
- the heat pump can be controlled by proceeding as follows:
- the heat pump is connected to the source of electric current 8;
- At least one temperature setpoint is programmed
- the temperature sensors 31, 32 transmit signals representative of the characteristic temperatures of the two heat exchange circuits
- the algorithm of the electronic control unit ECU is used and is calculated as a function of the temperature setpoint and the signals delivered by the set of temperature sensors 31 Parameters representative of a heat transfer requirement (which may include heating or cooling power and a characteristic temperature in the emitter circuit of such heating or cooling);
- thermoelectric modules 3 is determined (as a function of the power / temperature torque of the fluid in the circuits) so as to maintain an optimized COP ; an optimum supply current of these thermoelectric modules 3 is also determined; in practice, it is a selection of configuration of fluidic and electrical power supply, with the activation of a given number of thermoelectric units, which makes it possible to obtain optimal operation of the heat pump (operation in which each of the thermoelectric modules 3 has optimum power and the power supplied coincides with the desired power output).
- the optimal configurations are selected as a function of the desired fluid temperature / operating power torque (torque also called "water regime").
- the illustrated graph here shows twelve A1-A12 configurations obtainable from a set of twelve thermoelectric units. These configurations are activated by valves in a manner quite similar to that described above with reference to FIGS. 2-5.
- the algorithm of the electronic control unit ECU is here adapted to select an operating mode corresponding to one of the following configurations:
- a ninth A9 configuration with two of the parallel associated units; a tenth configuration A1 0 with three of the associated units in parallel; an eleventh configuration A1 1 with six of the associated units in parallel; a twelfth configuration A12 with the twelve units associated in parallel, to provide a high power.
- the graph of FIG. 7 thus reflects a mapping of the heat pump that can advantageously be used with the water law which defines the evolution of the fluid temperature pair T / useful power P. It can be understood that, for n any of the operating points forming the water law, it is possible to determine the optimum configuration of the thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46. It is visible in FIG. 7 that the selection of a configuration in the wide range of configurations A1 -A1 2 keeps the performance of the heat pump at a high level (with a high COP) for any useful power requirement.
- the water law will typically require the use of A1-A6 configurations only in the case of low requirements, that is to say for a fluid temperature torque / useful power with low values.
- a need corresponding to a power P less than that which can be obtained with a single unit (configuration A7) could be satisfactorily satisfied with one of the configurations A1 -A6.
- Such a need corresponds to a power for example less than 120 W and a desired temperature of the useful side not exceeding by more than 10 ° C the temperature of the source side (with a source side temperature typically of the order of 285 K).
- the power supply unit 10 supplies, from the electric power source 8, the thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44 which have been judiciously associated as described above.
- the voltage delivered at each of the output connections S1, S2, S3, S4 of the power supply unit 10 is then suitably adjusted, by the means of the unit 10 to change the power supply of each thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46. It is thus possible to obtain the desired power output.
- a selection step 65 the adjustment means of the supply voltage of the thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44 are controlled as a function of the preceding step 64 (ie in correspondence with the selected operating mode) .
- the selected power mode makes it possible to select different currents between the thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44 associated in cascade, so that the temperature differential remains constant between the faces. each of the PIUs.
- the control device is capable of controlling the valves V1-V20 and the pumping members P1-P5. A setpoint temperature change will be taken into account by the device which will immediately adjust the operating mode.
- thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44 are in operation.
- the control system 2 may also have a variable speed circulation device that allows for example to lower the flow in operating modes that generate more pressure losses, for example in the case of a circulation in cascade in several thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44. This allows to lower the power consumption of the pumping means.
- the ECU electronic control unit may include a management algorithm of data representative of the fluid velocity and electrical consumption data of the pumping means for selecting the flow rate in the respective loops.
- the characteristics related to the convective transfer can thus be evaluated according to the traffic speeds and the management algorithm can then set the most interesting speed to improve the performance of the heat pump. For example, when thermoelectric units are disconnected from the exchanger system 4 (no more fluid supply or power supply), the management algorithm can control a change in fluid circulation speed after a global comparative analysis. performance of the heat pump.
- One of the advantages of the invention is to optimize the use of the exchanger system 4 in the case in particular where the desired power output is less than the optimal power generated by a single thermoelectric unit.
- the operator can be provided with a means of optimizing the power consumption of the heat pump while using thermoelectric modules 3 which may be identical (modular system).
- the optimization is automated to ensure efficient operation of the heat pump.
- the speed of response and the flexibility of the control system 2 are also advantages of such a heat pump.
- control system 2 is not limited to the particular examples described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 and can use different types of servocontrol means for controlling a switching device or other means of adjusting the voltage, based on signals and / or data representative of one or more setpoint temperatures and one or more measured temperatures.
- the power supply unit 10 may be in various forms and may have physically separate power supplies and / or be connected to a plurality of power sources. For example, it is possible to use, depending on the operating conditions, at least one current of an urban network and / or the current supplied by additional equipment with photovoltaic cells or converting into electricity an external energy.
- the thermal coupling / decoupling between the sources supplying the The exchangers of the thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44 can be used in a heat pump only in combination with the selective supply of these thermoelectric units 41, 42, 43, 44.
- the setting of the voltage delivered by each of the output connections S1, S2, S3, S4 is optional and can be removed.
- the control device allows a selective setting of the number of thermoelectric modules 3 and activates a suitable configuration of the thermal coupling / decoupling device associated with the thermoelectric units 40, 41, 42, 43, 44.
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