Integration of distributed thermoelectric heating and cooling

US9596944B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Tempronics, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Tarek Makansi · Tucson, US
• Michael Berman · West Linn, US
• John L. Franklin · Tucson, US
• Mark N. Evers · Tucson, US
• Steven M. Wood · Santaquin, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 3, 2012
• Grant date: Mar 21, 2017
• Expiry date: Nov 10, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H05B2203/037
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A thermoelectric device includes an elongated panel, formed of a thermally insulating material, and having a plurality of thermoelectric elements formed from compacted conductors inside the insulating material and expanded conductors outside the insulating material wherein the thermoelectric elements run substantially parallel to or at an acute angle relative to the long dimension of the panel. The thermoelectric device may be integrated into a variety of surfaces or enclosures needing heating or cooling with controls and configurations to optimize the application.