Thermo-electric heat pump systems
OwnerTayfun Ilercil, Alp Ilercilinventors
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Abstract
This invention relates to providing energy efficient thermoelectric heat pump systems for iso-thermal transport and storage, of perishable goods, such as vaccines, chemicals, biologicals, and other temperature sensitive goods. Also this invention relates to providing energy efficient iso-thermal transport and storage systems, of perishable goods, which are compact, light weight. This invention further relates to providing on-board energy storage for sustaining, for multiple days, the ability of such iso-thermal transport and storage systems to maintain temperature sensitive goods at a constant-temperature.
Claims27
1) A thermal protection system, relating to thermally protecting temperature-sensitive goods, comprising:
- a) at least one thermoelectric heat pump adapted to control-at least one temperature of the temperature-sensitive goods;
- b) wherein said at least one thermoelectric heat pump comprises at least one thermo-electric device adapted to active use of the Peltier effect;
- c) wherein said at least one thermoelectric heat pump comprises at least one thermal capacitor adapted to provide at least one thermal capacitance in thermal association with said at least one thermoelectric device;
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- d) wherein such at least one thermal capacitance is user-selected to provide intended thermal association with said at least one thermoelectric device.
21) A method, relating to use of at least one thermal protection system, relating to thermally protecting temperature-sensitive goods, comprising the steps of:
- a) delivery, by at least one provider, of such at least one thermal protection system to at least one user, relating to at least one use, relating to at least one time period;
- b) wherein such at least one thermal protection system comprises at least one thermo-electric device adapted to active use of the Peltier effect to effect control of at least one temperature;
- c) wherein such at least one thermoelectric device comprises at least one thermal capacitor adapted to provide at least one thermal capacitance in thermal association with such at least one thermoelectric device;
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- d) wherein such at least one thermal capacitor is user-selected to provide intended thermal association with such at least one thermoelectric device;
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- e) presetting of at least one set-point temperature of such at least one thermal protection system, by such at least one provider, prior to such delivery;
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- f) receiving value from at least one party benefiting from such at least one use.
24) A method of engineering design of thermoelectric heat pumps, relating to designing toward maximizing heat pumped per unit of input power, comprising the steps of:
- a) accumulating at least one desired range of variables for each at least one design-goal element of such thermoelectric heat pump to be designed;
- b) discovering such maximum heat pumped per unit of input power;
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- c) finalizing such engineering design;
- d) wherein such step of discovering such maximum heat pumped per unit of input power comprises
- i) providing at least one desired arrangement of a plurality of thermoelectric devices,
- ii) wherein essentially each thermoelectric device of such plurality of thermo-electric devices is associated with at least one user selectable thermal capacitance,
- iii) holding each such at least one design-goal element within a respective such at least one desired range of variables,
- iv) incrementally trial raising each such at least one user selectable thermal capacitance while performing such holding step, and
- v) essentially maximizing such at least one user selectable thermal capacitance while remaining within each respective such at least one desired range of variables;
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- e) wherein at least one essentially maximum heat pumped per unit of input power may be achieved.
26) A method, relating to protectively transporting horse semen, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing at least one transportation vessel adapted to seal such horse semen in isolation from outside environment;
- b) providing at least one temperature control system adapted to control temperature of the horse semen while in such at least one transportation vessel;
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- c) providing that such at least one temperature control system comprises at least one thermoelectric heat pump;
- d) wherein such at least one thermoelectric heat pump is adapted to controlling temperature of such horse semen to remain in at least one temperature range assisting viability of such horse semen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.