A fluid conditioning system having a housing within a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A rotating shaft extends within the housing and secures a conductive component exhibiting fluid flow redirecting vanes for communicating an inlet fluid flow with an outlet fluid flow. Magnets or electromagnets are arranged in a stationary array within the housing in proximity to the rotary conductive component and, upon rotating the conductive component relative to the magnetic plates, thermal conditioning of the fluid flow is generated from creation of high frequency oscillating magnetic fields and which is conducted through the rotating component for outputting through the outlet of the housing. Peltier or other thermoelectric generator elements can be incorporated into the housing. The conductive components or plates can include any of a number multi-metal/multi-alloy plate configurations.

An apparatus for storing a mask includes a main body comprising a first region and a second region, the first region having a plurality of mask containers, a gas supply pipe having an outer portion outside of the main body, a fan in the first region to propel the gas from the second region to the first region, a filter disposed at a front end and/or a rear end of the fan, a heat exchanger in the second region and configured to exchange heat with the flowing gas, a Peltier element at the outer portion of the gas supply pipe, a first sensor installed in the gas supply pipe upstream of the Peltier element, a second sensor installed in the second region in a lower position to the heat exchanger, and a controller connected to the first and second sensors and the Peltier element.

An improved locker seat includes a pair of spaced-apart upstanding sidewalls having a pair of lateral edges. A generally horizontal seat is disposed between the lateral edges of the sidewalls. In a first mode, an air source is connected to an airway formed within the seat to create an airflow. The airflow from the air source creates a first temperature differential to cool the seat. In a second mode, an external or internal heat source provides heat to a top surface of the seat, creating a second temperature differential to heat the seat. The first and second temperature differential are distributed across the top surface of the seat. The seat is hinged to be movable about the hinge between an open and a closed position.

The invention relates to a device for storing temperature-controlled fluids, comprising at least one container (20), a Peltier element (30), the hot side (301) of which is in contact with at least one wall (201) of the container (209), at least one device (40) for delivering ambient air to the cold side (302) of the Peltier element (30), and at least one electrical energy source (50, 501, 502) for supplying the Peltier element (30) and the device (40) for delivering the ambient air. For low-loss storage of the fluid in the container (20), the device (40) for delivering ambient air can be operated according to the temperature of the ambient air and the heating capacity of the Peltier element (30) can be controlled according to the currently produced electrical energy of a photovoltaic solar generator (501) forming an electrical energy source. Preferably, times and/or durations of the heat energy emitted from the Peltier element (30) and/or from an accumulator (502) to the fluid can be controlled by a control appliance (6) on the basis of at least one requirements specification stored in the control appliance (60).

A heat exchange module alone or part of a system including a control console. The HEM can include a channel enclosure assembly, a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) assembly and a heat transfer (cover) assembly. The enclosure assembly includes a channel for a heat-transfer liquid. The module can be constructed to provide for flexibility to better conform and fit on rounded and/or angular body parts and to efficiently transfer heat between the adjacent body part and the heat-transfer liquid via the TECs of the TEC assembly.

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.

A heat exchange module alone or part of a system including a control console. The HEM can include a channel enclosure assembly, a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) assembly and a heat transfer (cover) assembly. The enclosure assembly includes a channel for a heat-transfer liquid. The module can be constructed to provide for flexibility to better conform and fit on rounded and/or angular body parts and to efficiently transfer heat between the adjacent body part and the heat-transfer liquid via the TECs of the TEC assembly.

A forced airflow drying apparatus includes a body including a pair of air inlets to receive inlet air which is channeled to an upstream side of a filter unit, a pair of body airflow generators to generate a first forced airflow, each body airflow generator having a first end and a second end, where the first end of each body airflow generator is opened to a downstream side of the filter unit, a pair of thermoelectric devices configured to control a temperature of the first forced airflow, and a first air outlet, in communication with the second end of each body airflow generator, to receive the forced airflow from the body airflow generators and to expel the forced airflow out of the body. The forced airflow drying apparatus further includes a bar and a drive apparatus configured to movably drive the bar relative to the body, the bar including a second pair of airflow generators to generate a second forced airflow, a pair of resistance heaters to control a temperature of the second forced airflow prior to being expelled from the second air outlet, and a second air outlet to expel the second forced airflow from the bar.

An improved locker seat includes a pair of spaced-apart upstanding sidewalls having a pair of lateral edges. A generally horizontal seat is disposed between the lateral edges of the sidewalls. In a first mode, an air source is connected to an airway formed within the seat to create an airflow. The airflow from the air source creates a first temperature differential to cool the seat. In a second mode, an external or internal heat source provides heat to a top surface of the seat, creating a second temperature differential to heat the seat. The first and second temperature differential are distributed across the top surface of the seat. The seat is hinged to be movable about the hinge between an open and a closed position.

A heat exchanging device using a thermoelectric element includes a thermoelectric element for generating heat absorption or heat generation on different surfaces thereof when a voltage is applied thereto, a heat sink for cooling the thermoelectric element, and a cooling channel for cooling a coolant through the heat absorption of the thermoelectric element.