Aircraft air conditioning system including a thermoelectric device
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsThomas M. Zywiak, Brian St. Rock
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Abstract
A environmental control system (ECS) for an aircraft includes a primary heat exchanger configured to receive bleed air from a turbine compressor of the aircraft and a secondary heat exchanger having an input configured to receive a flow from the primary heat exchanger and a secondary heat exchanger output. The ECS also includes a thermoelectric condensing device having an input in fluid communication with the output of the secondary heat exchanger and also having a thermoelectric condensing device output.
Claims15
A environmental control system (ECS) for an aircraft, the ECS including:
- a primary heat exchanger configured to receive bleed air from a turbine compressor of the aircraft;
- a secondary heat exchanger having an input configured to receive a flow from the primary heat exchanger and a secondary heat exchanger output;
- and
- a thermoelectric condensing device having an input in fluid communication with the output of the secondary heat exchanger and also having a thermoelectric condensing device output.
An aircraft comprising:
- an aircraft cabin;
- a turbine compressor;
- and
- an environmental control system (ECS), the ECS including:
- a primary heat exchanger that receives bleed air from the turbine compressor;
- a secondary heat exchanger having an input configured to receive a flow from the primary heat exchanger and a secondary heat exchanger output;
- and
- a thermoelectric condensing device having an input in fluid communication with the output of the secondary heat exchanger and also having a thermoelectric condensing device output.
A environmental control system (ECS) for an aircraft, the ECS including:
- an air cycle machine that includes a turbine and a compressor;
- and
- a thermoelectric condensing device that is in fluid communication with an output of the compressor and an input of the turbine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.