GB2472455B - A method of controlling an apparatus having a thermoelectric cooler - Google Patents

A method of controlling an apparatus having a thermoelectric cooler

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GB2472455B
GB2472455B GB0913855.3A GB0913855A GB2472455B GB 2472455 B GB2472455 B GB 2472455B GB 0913855 A GB0913855 A GB 0913855A GB 2472455 B GB2472455 B GB 2472455B
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controlling
thermoelectric cooler
thermoelectric
cooler
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Johnson Rob
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Bibby Scientific Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L7/00—Heating or cooling apparatus; Heat insulating devices
    • B01L7/52—Heating or cooling apparatus; Heat insulating devices with provision for submitting samples to a predetermined sequence of different temperatures, e.g. for treating nucleic acid samples
    • 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
    • F25B21/00—Machines, plants or systems, using electric or magnetic effects
    • F25B21/02—Machines, plants or systems, using electric or magnetic effects using Peltier effect; using Nernst-Ettinghausen effect
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L2200/00—Solutions for specific problems relating to chemical or physical laboratory apparatus
    • B01L2200/14—Process control and prevention of errors
    • B01L2200/143—Quality control, feedback systems
    • B01L2200/147—Employing temperature sensors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L2300/00—Additional constructional details
    • B01L2300/18—Means for temperature control
    • B01L2300/1805—Conductive heating, heat from thermostatted solids is conducted to receptacles, e.g. heating plates, blocks
    • B01L2300/1822—Conductive heating, heat from thermostatted solids is conducted to receptacles, e.g. heating plates, blocks using Peltier elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L2300/00—Additional constructional details
    • B01L2300/18—Means for temperature control
    • B01L2300/1838—Means for temperature control using fluid heat transfer medium
    • B01L2300/1844—Means for temperature control using fluid heat transfer medium using fans
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12Q—MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
    • C12Q1/00—Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms; Compositions therefor; Processes of preparing such compositions
    • C12Q1/68—Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms; Compositions therefor; Processes of preparing such compositions involving nucleic acids
    • C12Q1/6844—Nucleic acid amplification reactions
    • C12Q1/686—Polymerase chain reaction [PCR]
    • 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
    • F25B2321/021—Control thereof
    • F25B2321/0211—Control thereof of fans
GB0913855.3A 2009-08-08 2009-08-08 A method of controlling an apparatus having a thermoelectric cooler Active GB2472455B (en)

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GB0913855D0 GB0913855D0 (en) 2009-09-16
GB2472455A GB2472455A (en) 2011-02-09
GB2472455B true GB2472455B (en) 2016-07-06

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ES2843532T3 (en) * 2015-07-23 2021-07-19 Cepheid Thermal control device and methods of use

Citations (9)

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JPH08130668A (en) * 1994-10-31 1996-05-21 Olympus Optical Co Ltd Image pickup device
JP2001007433A (en) * 1999-06-17 2001-01-12 Sunx Ltd Laser marker
WO2003003135A1 (en) * 2001-06-27 2003-01-09 Ab Implementa Hebe A device in performing a process in a process medium
US20040165355A1 (en) * 2003-02-21 2004-08-26 Wilson Chen CPU cooling structure
JP2005257177A (en) * 2004-03-11 2005-09-22 Inax Corp Cooler
US20050282266A1 (en) * 2004-06-21 2005-12-22 Chun-Nan Teng Polymerase chain reactor
US20060166226A1 (en) * 2005-01-21 2006-07-27 Thermogen Inc. DNA amplification device
US20070113880A1 (en) * 1997-03-28 2007-05-24 Applera Corporation Thermal cycler for PCR
US20080078187A1 (en) * 2006-09-29 2008-04-03 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Heat dissipating device

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH08130668A (en) * 1994-10-31 1996-05-21 Olympus Optical Co Ltd Image pickup device
US20070113880A1 (en) * 1997-03-28 2007-05-24 Applera Corporation Thermal cycler for PCR
JP2001007433A (en) * 1999-06-17 2001-01-12 Sunx Ltd Laser marker
WO2003003135A1 (en) * 2001-06-27 2003-01-09 Ab Implementa Hebe A device in performing a process in a process medium
US20040165355A1 (en) * 2003-02-21 2004-08-26 Wilson Chen CPU cooling structure
JP2005257177A (en) * 2004-03-11 2005-09-22 Inax Corp Cooler
US20050282266A1 (en) * 2004-06-21 2005-12-22 Chun-Nan Teng Polymerase chain reactor
US20060166226A1 (en) * 2005-01-21 2006-07-27 Thermogen Inc. DNA amplification device
US20080078187A1 (en) * 2006-09-29 2008-04-03 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Heat dissipating device

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GB0913855D0 (en) 2009-09-16

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