CPC B60H 1/2225 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00428 (2013.01); B60H 1/00485 (2013.01); B60H 1/00785 (2013.01); B60H 1/00807 (2013.01); B60H 1/00828 (2013.01); B60H 1/00285 (2013.01); B60H 1/00478 (2013.01)] | 30 Claims |
1. A system for thermally conditioning and moving a fluid, comprising:
a thermoelectric device configured to convert electrical energy into thermal energy producing a temperature change in response to an electrical current being applied thereto, the thermoelectric device having a main side and a waste side;
a fluid moving device configured to produce a fluid flow that is in thermal communication with the thermoelectric device so that the thermal energy generated by the thermoelectric device is transferred to the fluid flow; and
a flow control valve positioned along a fluid flow path for the fluid flow, the flow control valve configured to divide the fluid flow path into a main-side fluid flow path along the main side of the thermoelectric device and a waste-side fluid flow path along the waste side of the thermoelectric device, to fully close the waste-side fluid flow path and direct the fluid flow along the main-side fluid flow path, and to fully close the main-side fluid flow path and direct the fluid flow along the waste-side fluid flow path.
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