Thermotek, Inc.

Thomas C Dedmon

Tony M Quisenberry

Roger S DeVilbiss

Sathya Rajasubramanian

Allen D Boger, Jr

Ronald Borman

A system for conditioning the air within an enclosure which houses heat producing equipment. The system includes a passive heat removal system, for precooling the air, and a thermoelectric temperature control system used in conjunction with the passive heat removal system to achieve the necessary temperature control. A power control system includes a programmable control means which receives signals, from a temperature sensor, which are indicative of the temperature of the air in the enclosure. Based upon these signals, the power control system controls the activation of thermoelectric devices in the thermoelectric temperature control system and controls the activation of fans to remove a desired amount of heat from the air in the enclosure and discharge the unwanted heat to the outside air. A switching device operates to apply battery power to the power control system if the electrical power source for the thermoelectric temperature control system fails. A polarity reversal circuit reverses the DC polarity of the DC voltage applied to the thermoelectric devices to reverse the heat pumping of the thermoelectric devices in the situation where the air in the enclosure needs to be heated.

Hybrid air conditioning system and a method therefor

A system for conditioning the air within an enclosure which houses heat producing equipment. The system includes a passive heat removal system, for precooling the air, and a thermoelectric temperature control system used in conjunction with the passive heat removal system to achieve additional cooling, temperature control and heating. The passive heat removal system includes a heat pipe system. A power control system includes a programmable control means which receives signals, from a temperature sensor, which are indicative of the temperature of the air in the enclosure. Based upon these signals, the power control system controls the activation of thermoelectric devices in the thermoelectric temperature control system and controls the activation of fans to remove a desired amount of heat from the air in the enclosure and discharge the unwanted heat to the outside air. A switching device operates to apply battery power to the power control system if the electrical power source for the thermoelectric temperature control system fails. A polarity reversal circuit reverses the DC polarity of the DC voltage applied to the thermoelectric devices to reverse the heat pumping of the thermoelectric devices in the situation where the air in the enclosure needs to be heated. Circuitry and sensors are provided to monitor the speed of the fans to detect any failure of a fan. A current control circuit supplies power to and temperature control of thermoelectric cooling devices.

An improved thermoelectric temperature control system for selectively heating or cooling a temperature control fluid to be provided through an exit conduit to an external thermal load and returned to the system through an inlet conduit. The system having at least a first liquid heat exchanger, a thermoelectric module in thermal conductivity with the liquid heat exchanger, a heat sink in thermal conductivity with the thermoelectric module, a pump and connecting conduits to move the temperature control fluid from the inlet conduit through the pump and liquid heat exchanger to the exit conduit and power and control electronics to activate the pump and thermoelectric module. The improvement comprises a thermal capacitor connected for fluid communication with the external thermal load and the thermoelectric temperature control system to provide thermal wattage to the external thermal load via the temperature control fluid in addition to the thermal wattage provided to the external thermal load by the thermoelectric temperature control system during the real-time use of the thermoelectric temperature control system. An alternate embodiment includes a liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger system to improve the efficiency of the system.

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Lewisville, TX, United States of America

Thomas C Dedmon