Systems and methods for thermal control of an information handling resource using thermoelectric effect
US11429085B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/49216
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system may include an air mover configured to drive a flow of air, a heat-generating component in a path of the flow of air, an assembly comprising heat-rejecting media and a thermoelectric cooling apparatus thermally coupled to the heat-rejecting media and arranged such that the heat-rejecting media is in the path of the flow of air between the air mover and the heat-generating component, and a thermal control system communicatively coupled to the thermoelectric cooling apparatus and configured to control an electrical parameter applied to the thermoelectric cooling apparatus in order to create a temperature gradient across the thermoelectric cooling apparatus, such that when the electrical parameter is applied to the thermoelectric cooling apparatus, heat is transferred from the flow of air to the thermoelectric cooling apparatus via the heat-rejecting media.
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