Patent ID: 8677767

Claim:
A thermal protection system, relating to thermally protecting temperature-sensitive goods, comprising: a) at least one thermo-electric heat pump adapted to control at least one temperature of the temperature-sensitive goods; b) wherein said at least one thermo-electric heat pump comprises more than three stacked thermo-electric devices that are electrically dependent on each other and adapted to active use of the Peltier effect, wherein at least two thermo-electric devices are electrically connected in series and two are electrically connected in parallel; c) wherein said at least one thermo-electric heat pump comprises at least one thermal capacitor disposed between two thermo-electric devices and adapted to provide at least one thermal capacitance in thermal association with at least one of the thermo-electric devices; and d) wherein such at least one thermal capacitance is user-selected to provide intended thermal association with at least one of the at least two thermo-electric devices.