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US 10,760,827 B2Granted
Method and system for maximizing the thermal properties of a thermoelectric cooler and use therewith in association with hybrid cooling
AssigneeThermoTek, Inc.
InventorTony Quisenberry
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Abstract
A cooling system including a first cooling apparatus thermally exposed to a space to be cooled. The cooling system further includes a second cooling apparatus thermally exposed to the space to be cooled and thermally exposed to the first cooling apparatus. Heat discharged from the second cooling apparatus powers the first cooling apparatus.
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A method for maximizing thermal properties of a thermoelectric element, the method comprising:
- thermally exposing a cold side of the thermoelectric element to a space to be cooled;
- removing heat from the space to be cooled through the thermoelectric element;
- discharging the heat removed from the space to be cooled from the thermoelectric element to an absorption system;
- transmitting heat from the heat-transfer fluid contained in a heat pipe to the absorption cooling system.
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A cooling system of the type employing a cascading arrangement of cooling cycles, the cooling system comprising:
- a plenum having a volume of air moving therethrough;
- an absorption cooling system comprising an absorbent and a refrigerant;
- a chiller coil disposed within an interior region of the plenum, the chiller coil fluidly coupled to the absorption cooling system;
- a heat pipe coupled to, and thermally exposed to, the absorption cooling system;
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- a thermoelectric element comprising a hot side and a cold side, the cold side being thermally exposed to the interior region of the plenum, the hot side being thermally exposed to the heat pipe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.