Refrigeration system including thermoelectric module
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1. A method of conditioning a space with a refrigeration system, the method comprising:
- operating a vapor compression cycle as first heat sink for a first side of a thermoelectric device;
circulating a second heat sink for a second side of said thermoelectric device;
transferring heat between said first heat sink and said second heat sink to condition the space.
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Abstract
A method of conditioning a space with a refrigeration system includes circulating a first heat sink for a first side of a thermoelectric device and circulating a second heat sink for a second side of the thermoelectric device. The method also includes transferring heat between the first heat sink and the second heat sink to condition the space.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of conditioning a space with a refrigeration system, the method comprising:
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operating a vapor compression cycle as first heat sink for a first side of a thermoelectric device;
circulating a second heat sink for a second side of said thermoelectric device;
transferring heat between said first heat sink and said second heat sink to condition the space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A refrigeration system comprising:
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a thermoelectric device that forms a temperature gradient between first and second sides;
a vapor compression circuit forming a first heat sink in heat-transferring relation with said first side of said thermoelectric device;
a second heat sink in heat-transferring relation with said second side of said thermoelectric device;
wherein heat is transferred between said first heat sink and said second heat sink through said thermoelectric device to condition a space. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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