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Heat pump system, in particular for a household appliance

US8122728B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Kai Nitschmann · Oderberg, DE
Günter Steffens · Falkensee, DE
Andreas Stolze · Falkensee, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 1, 2006
Grant date	Feb 28, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 26, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02B40/00
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A heat pump system including a heat pump having at least two Peltier elements arranged in series and connected to an energy supply, the heat pump system comprising an electrical dropping resistor arranged in series with the Peltier elements, wherein the Peltier elements and the dropping resistor are jointly supplied with energy by the energy supply. The heat pump system is preferably used in a household appliance, in particular a tumble drier.

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