Solid state heat pump appliance with carbon foam heat sink

Details Solid state heat pump appliance with carbon foam heat sink Solid state heat pump appliance with carbon foam heat sink

2005-09-27

2005-09-27

Jones, Melvin (Department: 3744)

Refrigeration

Using electrical or magnetic effect

Thermoelectric; e.g., peltier effect

C062S003620, C062S259300

Reexamination Certificate

active

06948322

ABSTRACT:
A thermionic heating and cooling device for heating or cooling a portion of a user's body utilizes thermal diodes having a first surface in thermal contact with a flexible thermal transfer band strapped to a portion of the user's body and a second surface spaced apart therefrom with a thermally conductive porous carbon foam heat sink secured to their second surface which is partially enclosed by a shroud and a surrounding air filter. A small enclosure worn by the user contains an air pump, a battery and a switch. A flexible conduit connects the air pump and shroud and draws ambient air through the porous carbon foam medium. The thermal diodes are connected to the battery by leads extending through the conduit. A voltage bias between the diode surfaces creates a cold surface and hot surface opposite each other and causes electrons to flow in one direction and transfer heat from the first surface to the second and into the heat exchanger, and the heat is prevented from returning to the first surface.

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