Heat exchanger having thermoelectric element
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kbautotech Co., Ltd.
InventorsMan Ju Oh, Jae Woong Kim, Jae Woo Park, Jae Hoon Kim
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Abstract
A heat exchanger having a thermoelectric element. A heat-generating pack defines therein a circulation space, and has a passage in an upper portion of one end and a passage in the lower portion of the opposite end. A heat-absorbing pack defines therein a circulation space, and has a passage in the lower portion of one end and a passage in the upper portion of the opposite end. The heat-generating pack and the heat-absorbing pack are stacked on each other. The thermoelectric element is disposed between the heat-generating pack and the heat-absorbing pack, and has a heat-generating surface adjoining the heat-generating pack and a heat-absorbing surface adjoining the heat-absorbing pack.
Claims10
A heat exchanger comprising:
- a heat-generating pack defining therein a circulation space, the heat-generating pack having a passage in an upper portion of one end and a passage in a lower portion of an opposite end of the heat-generating pack;
- a heat-absorbing pack defining therein a circulation space, the heat-absorbing pack having a passage in a lower portion of one end and a passage in an upper portion of and opposite end of the heat-absorbing pack, wherein the heat-generating pack and the heat-absorbing pack are stacked on each other;
- a thermoelectric element disposed between the heat-generating pack and the heat-absorbing pack, the thermoelectric element having a heat-generating surface adjoining the heat-generating pack and a heat-absorbing surface adjoining the heat-absorbing pack;
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- a plurality of the heat-generating packs and a plurality of the heat-absorbing packs which alternate with each other and are stacked on one another and plurality of the thermoelectric elements which are respectively interposed between the heat-generating packs and the heat-absorbing packs,
- wherein the heat-generating packs and the heat-absorbing packs are stacked on one another such that the passages in one end of each of the heat-generating packs are connected to each other and the passages in the opposite end of each of the heat-generating packs are connected to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.