Methods and apparatuses for drying electronic devices

A method for drying and charging a portable electronic device, the method comprising:

• providing a drying chamber for receiving an electronic device,
• wherein the drying chamber is configured to have at least one wall, wherein the at least one wall is connected to at least one thermal transfer device,
• wherein the at least one thermal transfer device is thermally connected to at least one thermoelectric system, at least one first heat sink, and at least one second heat sink,
• wherein the at least one first heat sink is thermally connected to at least one moisture-collecting device and in communication with at least one first pressure-generating device,
• wherein the at least one second heat sink is in communication with at least one second pressure-generating device;
• providing at least one charging system, wherein the at least one charging system is enabled to engage the portable electronic device and at least one power source;
• providing at least one controller, wherein the at least one controller is connected to the at least one thermoelectric system, the at least one first pressure-generating device, the at least one second pressure-generating device, and the at least one charging system,
• wherein at least one computing device provides instructions to the at least one controller;
• initiating a drying process, using the at least one controller, based on a first instruction received from the at least one computing device,
• wherein the drying process comprises:
• generating a first air flow, using the at least one first pressure-generating device, through a first air path connecting the drying chamber, the at least one first pressure-generating device, the at least one first heat sink, and the at least one moisture-collecting device, thereby removing a first moisture from the portable electronic device to the at least one moisture-collecting device;
• activating the at least one thermoelectric system, wherein the at least one thermoelectric system has a first polarity, thereby generating a first set of thermal conductivity paths;
• and
• generating a second air flow, using the at least one second pressure-generating device, through a second air path connecting the at least one second pressure-generating device and the at least one second heat sink;
• initiating a charging process, using the at least one controller, based on the first instruction or a second instruction received from the at least one computing device,
• wherein the charging process comprises:
• generating at least one electrical current, by engaging the portable electronic device and the at least one power source, through the at least one charging system;
• and
• initiating a regeneration process, using the at least one controller, based on the first instruction, the second instruction, or a third instruction received from the at least one computing device,
• wherein the regeneration process comprises:
• generating a third air flow, using the at least one first pressure-generating device, through the first air path connecting the drying chamber, the at least one first pressure-generating device, the at least one first heat sink, and the at least one moisture-collecting device, thereby removing a second moisture from the at least one moisture-collecting device to an exterior of the at least one moisture-collecting device;
• activating the at least one thermoelectric system, wherein the at least one thermoelectric system has a second polarity, thereby generating a second set of thermal conductivity paths;
• and
• generating a fourth air flow, using the at least one second pressure-generating device, through the second air path connecting the at least one second pressure-generating device and the at least one second heat sink.