Patent ID: 8443613
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: B60H,F25B,F28D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle air comfort system comprising: a plurality of flow tunnels for flow of a heat-transfer fluid therethrough; a thermoelectric cooler in thermal communication with the plurality of flow tunnels, the thermoelectric cooler being constructed with a plurality of thermoelectric chips and an array of heat pipes in thermal engagement therewith, the thermoelectric cooler being constructed to thermally condition the heat-transfer fluid in the plurality of flow tunnels; an air inlet for receiving unconditioned air; a thermal exchange assembly operable to facilitate thermal exchange between the thermally conditioned heat-transfer fluid and the unconditioned air, wherein the thermal exchange results in conditioning of the unconditioned air, thereby changing the unconditioned air into conditioned air; an evaporator fluidly coupled to the air inlet and the thermal exchange assembly, the evaporator comprising a mist membrane for adjusting humidity of the unconditioned air; a humidity-adjustment unit fluidly coupled to the thermal exchange assembly, the humidity-adjustment unit constructed to adjust humidity of the conditioned air; and an air outlet for outputting the conditioned air into a vehicle.