Patent ID: 10823478

Abstract:
A modular cooling/heating device includes a thermal plant such as a micro-refrigeration system with an integrated heater for providing remote, on-site cooling/heating to an insulated enclosure defining a modular cooling volume by exchanging a liquid thermal-transfer medium, such as available tap water or alcohol-glycol mixture, with a thermal exchanger disposed within the insulated enclosure. A thermal source adapted for thermal exchange with a fluidic transfer medium combined with an engageable fluidic coupling between the thermal source and the thermal exchanger provides for detachable engagement of the thermal exchanger in a verity of contexts. The thermal exchange may take the form of a flexible, fluid carrying pouch, or a rigid thermal vessel having substantial vacuum and phase-change lining features for thermal inertia. Both may be combined with an integrated, insulated enclosure including the battery and thermal source as a combined, portable package.