Patent ID: 7331183

Claim:
A personal portable environmental control system, comprising: a thermoelectric device, wherein when a DC voltage is applied to the thermoelectric device a hot surface and a cold surface are created, wherein the thermoelectric device provides about 80 Watts of cooling at about 16.1 VDC and about 8.1 amps DC; a heat exchanger, the heat exchanger utilizing a pin fin construction, the heat exchanger manufactured from an aluminum alloy; an exhaust heat sink, the exhaust heat sink utilizing a pin fin construction and manufactured from an aluminum alloy, the thermoelectric device disposed between the heat exchanger and the exhaust heat sink, the heat exchanger in thermodynamic communication with one of the surfaces of the thermoelectric device, while the exhaust heat sink is in thermodynamic communication with the other surface of the thermoelectric device; an exhaust fan for blowing ambient air over the exhaust heat sink; a blower for blowing ambient air across the heat exchanger such that the blown air is conditioned, the blower providing the conditioned air to a user; an enclosure wherein the heat exchanger, the exhaust heat sink, the exhaust fan and the blower are disposed within the enclosure, the enclosure sealed to minimize moisture and particle intrusion; and, thermo-conductive material, the thermo-conductive material disposed between the exhaust heat sink and the thermoelectric device, and between the heat exchanger and the thermoelectric device.