Patent ID: 11906209
Assignee: HILL PHOENIX, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F  H

Claim 0:
1. A thermoelectric cooling system comprising:
a first circuit configured to circulate a first refrigerant, the first circuit comprising:
a first circuit conduit system first conduit coupled to a circuit heat exchanger first passage and configured to receive the first refrigerant from the circuit heat exchanger first passage;
a first circuit compressor coupled to the first circuit conduit system first conduit and configured to receive the first refrigerant from the first circuit conduit system first conduit;
a first circuit conduit system second conduit coupled to the first circuit compressor and configured to receive the first refrigerant from the first circuit compressor;
a first circuit condenser coupled to the first circuit conduit system second conduit and configured to receive the first refrigerant from the first circuit conduit system second conduit;
a first circuit conduit system third conduit coupled to the first circuit condenser and configured to receive the first refrigerant from the first circuit condenser;
a first circuit expansion device coupled to the first circuit conduit system third conduit and configured to receive the first refrigerant from the first circuit conduit system third conduit; and
a first circuit conduit system fourth conduit coupled to the first circuit expansion device and the circuit heat exchanger first passage and configured to receive the first refrigerant from the first circuit expansion device and provide the first refrigerant to the circuit heat exchanger first passage;

a second circuit configured to circulate a second refrigerant;
a circuit heat exchanger comprising:
the circuit heat exchanger first passage coupled to the first circuit and configured to receive the first refrigerant from the first circuit and provide the first refrigerant to the first circuit; and
a circuit heat exchanger second passage coupled to the second circuit and configured to receive the second refrigerant from the second circuit and provide the second refrigerant to the second circuit;

a thermoelectric sub system comprising:
a thermoelectric subsystem first heat exchanger having a thermoelectric subsystem first heat exchanger passage coupled to the second circuit and configured to receive the second refrigerant from the second circuit and provide the second refrigerant to the second circuit; and
a first thermoelectric cell coupled to the thermoelectric subsystem first heat exchanger; and

a controller operatively coupled to the first circuit, the second circuit, and the thermoelectric subsystem, the controller configured to:
control at least one operating parameter supplied to at least one of the first circuit, the second circuit, or the thermoelectric subsystem, the at least one operating parameter comprising a first voltage and a second voltage, controlling the at least one operating parameter supplied to the first circuit and the second circuit comprises:
selecting the first voltage so as to cause the first thermoelectric cell to provide a target rate of cooling;
supplying the first voltage to the first thermoelectric cell;
selecting the second voltage so as to cause the first thermoelectric cell to provide the target rate of cooling; and

supply the second voltage to the first circuit compressor; and
based on the at least one operating parameter, cause the first thermoelectric cell to provide the target rate of cooling.