Portable active temperature controlled container comprising a cool sink
AssigneeAmbassador Asset Management Limited Partnership
InventorAlp Ilercil
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Abstract
An active temperature controlled container is configured to be portable so as to safely transport temperature sensitive and perishable goods (such as biological material): within a vessel that is thermally coupled to a thermoelectric assembly disposed within the container, where the thermal engine is powered by a power source, such as a battery. The thermoelectric assembly may include one or more resistors coupled to a resistor spacer block to act as a cool sink by actively and passively increasing the efficiency of the thermoelectric assembly.
Claims21
A portable active temperature controlled container, comprising:
- a vessel for holding temperature sensitive goods;
- a thermoelectric assembly comprising at least one thermoelectric unit layer coupled to the vessel;
- a thermally conductive resistor spacer block coupled to the thermoelectric assembly opposite the vessel;
- and
- at least one resistor coupled to the resistor spacer block.
A portable active temperature controlled container, comprising:
- a vessel for holding temperature sensitive goods;
- a thermoelectric assembly comprising at least one thermoelectric unit layer coupled to the vessel, the thermoelectric assembly being configured to operate with a coefficient of performance greater than or equal to 100%;
- a thermally conductive resistor spacer block coupled to the thermoelectric assembly opposite the vessel;
- and
- at least one resistor coupled to the resistor spacer block.
(canceled)
A portable active temperature controlled container, comprising:
- a vessel for holding temperature sensitive goods;
- a thermoelectric assembly comprising at least one thermoelectric unit layer coupled to the vessel;
- a thermally conductive resistor spacer block coupled to the thermoelectric assembly opposite the vessel;
- and
- at least one resistor coupled to the resistor spacer block, wherein a resistance of the thermoelectric assembly is in a range of 0.35-0.65 times a resistance of the at least one resistor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.