Device, System and Method for Cooling a Reagent Compartment

A system for cooling a reagent compartment comprising:

• a device for cooling a reagent compartment comprising:
• a housing with a first side for attachment to the reagent compartment;
• a cooling unit with at least one cooling element with a warm upper side and a cold lower side, that is equipped with a cold side heat exchanger comprising:
• at least one first fan, at least one cold air channel and at least one cold air opening;
• at the first side of the housing for circulating cold air between the at least one cooling element and the reagent compartment in a closed system.

A method for cooling a reagent compartment, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• a. providing a device for cooling a reagent compartment comprising:
• i. a housing with a first side for attachment to the reagent compartment, a cooling unit with at least one cooling element with a warm upper side and a cold lower side, that is equipped with a cold side heat exchanger comprising at least one first fan, a at least one cold air channel and at least one cold air opening at the first side of the housing for circulating cold air between the at least one cooling element and the reagent compartment in a closed system;
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• ii. at the first side of the housing at least one warm air inlet channel arranged below and separated from the at least one cold air channel for taking up warm air from the compartment and guiding it to the cold lower side of the at least one cooling element;
• b. running the at least one fan for warm air circulation and the at least one fan for cold air circulation, so that cold air circulates from the cold lower side of the at least one cooling element into the reagent compartment and the warm air coming from the compartment is circulated to the cold lower side of the at least one cooling element.