WO2008013946A3 - High capacity thermoelectric temperature control systems - Google Patents

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WO2008013946A3
WO2008013946A3 PCT/US2007/016924 US2007016924W WO2008013946A3 WO 2008013946 A3 WO2008013946 A3 WO 2008013946A3 US 2007016924 W US2007016924 W US 2007016924W WO 2008013946 A3 WO2008013946 A3 WO 2008013946A3
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thermoelectric elements
temperature control
control systems
high capacity
thermoelectric
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Lon E Bell
Douglas Todd Crane
Robert W Diller
Fred R Harris
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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
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N10/00—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
    • H10N10/10—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects
    • H10N10/17—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects characterised by the structure or configuration of the cell or thermocouple forming the device

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  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Devices For Blowing Cold Air, Devices For Blowing Warm Air, And Means For Preventing Water Condensation In Air Conditioning Units (AREA)
  • Cooling Or The Like Of Semiconductors Or Solid State Devices (AREA)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
  • Measuring Temperature Or Quantity Of Heat (AREA)
  • Control Of Temperature (AREA)

Abstract

A thermoelectric system includes a first plurality of thermoelectric elements and a second plurality of thermoelectric elements. The thermoelectric system further includes a plurality of heat transfer devices. Each heat transfer device has a first side in thermal communication with two or more thermoelectric elements of the first plurality of thermoelectric elements and a second side in thermal communication with one or more thermoelectric elements of the second plurality of thermoelectric elements, so as to form a stack of thermoelectric elements and heat transfer devices. The two or more thermoelectric elements of the first plurality of thermoelectric elements are in parallel electrical communication with one another, and the two or more thermoelectric elements of the first plurality of thermoelectric elements are in series electrical communication with the one or more thermoelectric elements of the second plurality of thermoelectric elements.
PCT/US2007/016924 2006-07-28 2007-07-27 High capacity thermoelectric temperature control systems WO2008013946A2 (en)

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CN2007800357159A CN101517764B (en) 2006-07-28 2007-07-27 High capacity thermoelectric temperature control systems
JP2009521857A JP2009544929A (en) 2006-07-28 2007-07-27 Large capacity thermoelectric temperature control system
EP07836303A EP2050148A2 (en) 2006-07-28 2007-07-27 High capacity thermoelectric temperature control systems

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