Patent ID: 9333504
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B01L,F25B

Claim Text:
1. A method of providing active thermal control of a sample-holding device in a thermal control subsystem, the method comprising: coupling the sample-holding device to a fluidic circuit; pumping a heat-transferring fluid through the fluidic circuit for selectively heating or cooling a sample within the sample-holding device under the control of a controller; thermally-coupling a first assembly, including a controllable first thermo-electric device, a first heat removal device, and a first heat spreader to a first side of said sample-holding device, wherein the first assembly is in a thermal communication with the heat transferring fluid within the fluidic circuit; thermally-coupling a second assembly, including a controllable second thermo-electric device and a second heat removal device to a second, opposing side of said sample-holding device, wherein the second assembly is in thermal communication with the heat transferring fluid within the fluidic circuit; at least a some times, removing heat from the heat-transferring fluid in the fluidic circuit using at least one of said first and second heat removal devices and a heat exchanger disposed in the fluidic circuit; and at least at some times selectively controlling at least one of the first and second thermo-electric devices associated with the first and second assemblies to remove heat from, or add heat to, said sample-holding device under the control of the controller.