OPTIMAL CONTROL OF CONVECTIVE THERMAL DEVICES

• Main Authors: TIWARI, Ankit, WESTERMAN, Chad, CHEWTER, Alan, MANDALI, Satya, AHMAD, Mobashar, MYERS, Tyler
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 22.09.2022
• Subjects: AIR-CONDITIONING, AIR-HUMIDIFICATION, VENTILATION, USE OF AIRCURRENTS FOR SCREENING; ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING,OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODSSPACES OF VEHICLES; BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; RANGES; REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VENTILATING; WEAPONS

A thermal conditioning system for a vehicle seat or other surface includes a thermoelectric Peltier device (TED) with a main side and a waste side. A flap adjusts a proportion of an airflow over the main and waste side airflow paths based on one or more operational parameters of the system. The operational parameters can include a power provided to the TED, the flow rate of the airflow, a thermal efficiency between the TED and the airflow, and/or a setpoint temperature of the airflow. Système de conditionnement thermique pour un siège de véhicule ou une autre surface comprenant un dispositif thermoélectrique à effet Peltier (TED) ayant un côté principal et un côté déchets. Un volet ajuste une proportion d'un flux d'air sur les trajets de flux d'air côté principal et déchets sur la base d'un ou plusieurs paramètres de fonctionnement du système. Les paramètres de fonctionnement peuvent comprendre une puissance fournie au TED, le débit du flux d'air, un rendement thermique entre le TED et le flux d'air, et/ou une température de consigne du flux d'air.