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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2005
Lakhi N. Goenka, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Douglas T. Crane, Pasadena, CA (US);
Lon E. Bell, Altadena, CA (US);
Lakhi N. Goenka, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Douglas T. Crane, Pasadena, CA (US);
Lon E. Bell, Altadena, CA (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Abstract
A heating and cooling system including a first and second thermoelectric module each has a first surface and a second surface. In thermal communication with the first and second surfaces of the thermoelectric modules are separate heat exchangers. A thermal storage device is in thermal communication with the first surface of the second thermoelectric module. The thermal storage device is configured to store thermal energy generated by the second surface of the second thermoelectric module.