Patent ID: 7082772

Claim:
A temperature control system for an electronic component, the system comprising: a Peltier module comprising a cooling side that absorbs heat when electric current flows through the Peltier module in a first direction; a Peltier driver comprising a control input capable of receiving control signals, the Peltier driver being capable of providing to the Peltier module a current regulated by the control signals; a temperature sensor that generates indications of temperature of the electronic component; a temperature reader coupled to the temperature sensor to receive the indications of temperature from the temperature sensor, the temperature reader being capable of interpreting the indications of temperature and generating temperature signals from the temperature indications; a feedback control circuit coupled to the temperature reader to receive the temperature signals from the temperature reader, the feedback control circuit comprising a control output coupled to the control input of the Peltier driver to provide the control signals regulating the current to the Peltier module; and a fan capable of blowing air to reduce temperature of the electronic component; where in the fan blows the air towards the cooling side of the Peltier module and at the electronic component, and the air passes near the cooling side of the Peltier module before the air reaches the electronic component, so that the cooling side of the Peltier module absorbs heat from the air before the air reaches the electronic component.