Patent · US Expired

Apparatus and method for thermo-electric cooling

US7313921B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
9References
24Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 28, 2003
Grant dateJan 1, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 23, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25B2321/0212
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A temperature regulator provides thermoelectric temperature control in a X-ray detector. The temperature regulator maintains the temperature within the X-ray detector by controlling current through a thermoelectric device. The temperature regulator can both heat and cool the X-ray detector.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.