US3131545A
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Control devices for thermoelectric means
Assignee: Borg Warner Corp
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Filing: 1962-08-29
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Granted: 1964-05-05
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Expires: 1982-08-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth E Gross
- 👤 Richard E Fuhrman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:59
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10N; H10N10/00; G; G05; G05D; G05D23/00; G05D23/19; G05D23/1919; G05D23/20; G05D23/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A THERMAL CONDITIONING SYSTEM EMPLOYING A THERMOELECTRIC MODULE INCLUDING: RECTIFIER MEANS FOR CONVERTING ALTERNATING TO DIRECT CURRENT, MEANS FOR THERMOELECTRICALLY CONDITIONING A HEAT EXCHANGE MEDIUM, SAID THERMOELECTRIC CONDITIONING MEANS COMPRISING THE LOAD OF SAID RECTIFIER MEANS, A SENSING MEANS IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATION WITH A HEAT EXCHANGE MEDIUM WHEREBY THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SENSING MEANS VARIES AS THE TEMPERAURE OF THE MEDIUM, THE SENSING MEANS HAVING A TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT ELECTRICAL PROPERTY, AN OSCILLATOR COUPLED TO THE RECIFIER MEANS, THE OUTPUT OF THE RECTIFIER MEANS BEING DEPENDENT UPON THE PERIODICITY OF THE OSCILLATOR, THE PERIODICITY OF THE OSCILLATOR BEING A FUNCTION OF THE ELECTRICAL PROPERTY OF THE TEMPERATURE SENSING MEANS, WHEREBY A CHANGE IN TGHE ELECTRICAL PROPERTY OF THE SENSING MEANS OCCASEIONED BY A CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE OF THE HEAT EXCHANGE MEDIUM VARIES THE OUTPUT O FTHE RECTIFIER TO THEREBY VARY THE CONDITIONING ACTION OF THE THERMOELECTRIC CONDITIONING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A THERMAL CONDITIONING SYSTEM EMPLOYING A THERMOELECTRIC MODULE INCLUDING: RECTIFIER MEANS FOR CONVERTING ALTERNATING TO DIRECT CURRENT, MEANS FOR THERMOELECTRICALLY CONDITIONING A HEAT EXCHANGE MEDIUM, SAID THERMOELECTRIC CONDITIONING MEANS COMPRISING THE LOAD OF SAID RECTIFIER MEANS, A SENSING MEANS IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATION WITH A HEAT EXCHANGE MEDIUM WHEREBY THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SENSING MEANS VARIES AS THE TEMPERAURE OF THE MEDIUM, THE SENSING MEANS HAVING A TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT ELECTRICAL PROPERTY, AN OSCILLATOR COUPLED TO THE RECIFIER MEANS, THE OUTPUT OF THE RECTIFIER MEANS BEING DEPENDENT UPON THE PERIODICITY OF THE OSCILLATOR, THE PERIODICITY OF THE OSCILLATOR BEING A FUNCTION OF THE ELECTRICAL PROPERTY OF THE TEMPERATURE SENSING MEANS, WHEREBY A CHANGE IN TGHE ELECTRICAL PROPERTY OF THE SENSING MEANS OCCASEIONED BY A CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE OF THE HEAT EXCHANGE MEDIUM VARIES THE OUTPUT O FTHE RECTIFIER TO THEREBY VARY THE CONDITIONING ACTION OF THE THERMOELECTRIC CONDITIONING MEANS.
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