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AssigneePneumo Abex Corporation
InventorsScott B. Gwilliam, Richard A. Pell, Aaron V. Farr
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A heating and cooling apparatus having a first gas conduit, a second gas conduit and at least one thermoelectric module. In a first embodiment, structure is provided to introduce moisture into the second gas conduit, upstream of that conduit's association with the thermoelectric module. The introduction of the moisture into the gas within the second gas conduit functions to decrease the temperature between the temperature of the gas in the first conduit and the temperature of the gas in the second conduit, thereby optimizing the operation of the thermoelectric module. In a second embodiment a plurality of thermoelectric modules are arranged in an array and positioned between the gas conduits and associated therewith. The power supplied to each of the thermoelectric modules is adjusted to correspond to an optimum power input calculated for each thermoelectric module respectively. This calculation utilizes a temperature differential between the temperature of the thermoelectric material at the junction of the thermoelectric module with the first gas conduit and the temperature of the thermoelectric material at the junction of the thermoelectric module with the second gas conduit.
A method of cooling a cabin of an aircraft comprising:
A method of operating a thermoelectric unit for heating or cooling an enclosed volume, said thermoelectric unit including a first fluid passageway, a second fluid passageway, a plurality of thermoelectric modules each of which is operatively connected between said first and second passageways so as to transfer heat from one of said passageways to the other of said passageways, said method comprising:
A method of operating a thermoelectric unit for heating or cooling, said thermoelectric unit including a first fluid passageway, a second fluid passageway, a plurality of thermoelectric modules each of which is operatively connected between said first and second passageways so as to transfer heat from one of said passageways to the other of said passageways, said method comprising:
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