Patent ID: 6502405
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: F01P,F02M,F25B,F28D,F28F,H01L,Y02T

Abstract:
A vehicle system for transferring thermal energy in relation to a vehicle fluid comprising:at least one thermoelectric device, having at least two surfaces, concurrently dissipating thermal energy on a warmer surface and absorbing thermal energy on a cooler surface, mounted to a vehicle and in proximity to a contained vehicle fluid, and providing thermal communication between the contained vehicle fluid and at least one of the warmer and cooler surfaces of the thermoelectric device, wherein the contained vehicle fluid is contained in a vehicle fluid conduit, and the vehicle system is mounted such that the cooler surface of the thermoelectric device is in thermal communication with the vehicle fluid conduit; and a first heat transfer material block mounted to a vehicle and positioned between the contained vehicle fluid and the cooler surface of the thermoelectric device, such that the cooler surface of the thermoelectric device and the first heat transfer material block are in thermal communication, and such that the first heat transfer material block and the contained vehicle fluid are in thermal communication, wherein the first heat transfer material block includes the vehicle fluid conduit extending therethrough for contained vehicle fluid flow.