Patent ID: 8307663
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: F25B,H01L,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A fluid compression circuit comprising: a compression mechanism including first and second members cooperating to form a fluid pocket; a volume receiving discharge fluid from said fluid pocket; a first heat exchanger in fluid communication with said volume; a first fluid conduit fluidly connected to at least one of said volume and said first heat exchanger; a first thermoelectric device having a first side and a second side, said first side being in heat-transfer relation with a member at least partially defining said volume, said second side being in heat-transfer relation with ambient air and cooperating with said first side to define a temperature gradient generating electrical current in said first thermoelectric device; and a heat-transfer device receiving electrical current generated by said first thermoelectric device and in heat-transfer relation with at least one of said first heat exchanger and said fluid conduit.