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Solar powered thermoelectric cooling apparatus

  • US 5,197,291 A
  • Filed: 11/13/1990
  • Issued: 03/30/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for cooling an electric battery exposed to heating due to incident solar irradiation, comprising:

  • a solar cell for generating direct current electric power responsive to said solar irradiation, the amount of electric power generated by said solar cell corresponding to the intensity of said incident solar irradiation;

    a thermoelectric module electrically coupled to receive said direct current electric power from said solar cell, said module being thermally coupled to said electric battery to directly extract heat therefrom in dependence upon the amount of electric power generated by said solar cell in a self regulating manner such that the amount of heat extracted corresponds with the intensity of said incident radiation.

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