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US 2003/0145605 A1Published application
Air conditioner having thermoelectric module
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsDong Soo Moon, Mun Kee Chung
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Abstract
Disclosed is an air conditioner using a thermoelectric module enabling to supply users individually with fresh and pleasant air for cooling/heating. The present invention includes a thermoelectric module having high and low temperature parts discharging and absorbing heat by an electric power, a heat-absorption accelerating means connected thermally to the low temperature part of the thermoelectric module so as to accelerate heat exchange between the low temperature part and an air, and a heat-dissipation accelerating means connected to the high temperature part of the thermoelectric module to accelerate heat exchange between the high temperature part and air so as to cool the high temperature part.
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An air conditioner comprising:
- a thermoelectric module having a high temperature part discharging heat and a low temperature part absorbing heat by an electric power;
- a heat-absorption accelerating means connected thermally to the low temperature part of the thermoelectric module so as to accelerate heat exchange between the low temperature part and an air;
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- a heat-dissipation accelerating means connected thermally to the high temperature part of the thermoelectric module to accelerate heat exchange between the high temperature part and air so as to cool the high temperature part.
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An air conditioner comprising:
- a case having first intake port and blow outlet through which a heat-absorption air passes and second intake port and blow outlet through which a heat-dissipation air passes;
- a thermoelectric module installed in the case and having high and low temperature parts discharging and absorbing heat by an electric power, respectively;
- a heat-insulating plate partitioning an inner space of the case into a heat-dissipation part including the high temperature part of the thermoelectric module and a heat-absorption part including the low temperature part of the thermoelectric module;
- a heat-absorption pin installed in the heat-absorption part of the case so as to be contacted in face with the low temperature part of the thermoelectric module;
- a first blow fan installed in the heat-absorption part of the case so as to circulate an air forcibly through the first intake port and blow outlet for heat exchange;
- a cooling chamber installed in the heat-dissipation part of the case and contacted in face with the high temperature part of the thermoelectric module wherein an operation fluid flows in the cooling chamber for heat exchange;
- a heat-exchange accelerating unit installed in the heat-dissipation part of the case and connected to the cooling chamber so as to cool the operation fluid, which is heated hot by the heat exchange, through heat exchange with the air;
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- a second blow fan installed in the heat-dissipation part so as to circulate the air forcibly through the second intake port and blow outlet.
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An air conditioner comprising:
- a heat-absorption case having a first intake port at one side to suck air in and a first blow outlet at the other side to blow out a heat-exchanged air;
- a thermoelectric module installed in the heat-absorption case and having high and low temperature parts discharging and absorbing heat by an electric power, respectively;
- a heat-absorption pin installed in the heat-absorption case so as to be contacted in face with the low temperature part of the thermoelectric module;
- a first blow fan installed in the heat-absorption case so as to circulate an air forcibly through the first intake port and blow outlet for heat exchange;
- a cooling chamber installed in the heat-absorption case and contacted in face with the high temperature part of the thermoelectric module wherein an operation fluid flows in the cooling chamber for heat exchange;
- a heat-dissipation case having a second intake port at one side to suck air in and a second blow outlet at the other side to blow out a heat-exchanged air;
- a heat-exchange accelerating unit installed in the heat-dissipation case and connected to the cooling chamber so as to cool the operation fluid, which is heated hot by the heat exchange, through heat exchange with the air;
- a second blow fan installed in the heat-dissipation case so as to circulate the air forcibly through the second intake port and blow outlet;
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- a connecting pipe installed between the cooling chamber and heat-exchange accelerating unit so as to form a circulation fluid path of the operation fluid.
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