In one aspect, a portable liquid pump with integrated chiller and heater system includes a pump component includes a pump, a liquid chamber, an inlet port and an outlet port. The pump component seals a liquid so that it does not escape except by the inlet port and the exit port. The pump component pressurizes and directs the liquid in a warm state from the inlet port over a Thermo-electric element-based cold-side heat exchanger and through the outlet port. A Thermo-electric element component includes the Thermo-electric element-based cold-side heat exchanger and a hot-side heat exchanger, wherein the Thermo-electric element component converts an electrical current into a temperature difference that in turn causes heat to flow from the Thermo-electric element-based cold-side heat exchanger to the hot-side heat exchanger. A battery component includes an electrical energy storage component that provides electrical power to the Thermo-electric element component that in turn pumps heat from the Thermo-electric element-based cold-side heat exchanger to the hot-side heat exchanger.

A heat exchanger with a thermoelectric module according to the present disclosure includes: a first heat exchanger including a first heat sink provided with a first base plate and first heat dissipation pins, a first thermoelectric module located over the first heat sink and performing heat absorption and heat dissipation, a plate-shaped first cooling plate located over the first thermoelectric module and having a flow channel through which coolant flows, and a first cover covering top of the first cooling plate; and a second heat exchanger having the same structure as the first heat exchanger and located under the first heat exchanger to be symmetrical with the first heat exchanger.

A heat exchanger with a thermoelectric module according to the present disclosure includes: a first heat exchanger including a first heat sink provided with a first base plate and first heat dissipation pins, a first thermoelectric module located over the first heat sink and performing heat absorption and heat dissipation, a plate-shaped first cooling plate located over the first thermoelectric module and having a flow channel through which coolant flows, and a first cover covering top of the first cooling plate; and a second heat exchanger having the same structure as the first heat exchanger and located under the first heat exchanger to be symmetrical with the first heat exchanger.

Drinkware with active temperature control can be a mug made of metal, and optionally coated with a ceramic material. At least one heating element that can thermally communicate with a surface of the drinkware to thereby effect heat transfer through the base in the drinkware. At least one sensor is configured to sense a parameter of the liquid in the drinkware, and at least one power storage element is configured to provide power to the at least one heating element. Control circuitry is configured to control operation of the one or more heating elements, and a transceiver is configured to transmit operating information to a remote electronic device and to receive operating instructions from the remote electronic device.

A heat pump assembly includes a plurality of Peltier devices mounted to receive air from a common air inlet, means for causing a current to flow through the Peltier devices, a plurality of first heat sinks arranged in thermal contact with a first, hot, side of the Peltier devices, and a plurality of second heat sinks arranged in thermal contact with a second, cold, side of the Peltier devices. Each of the first heat sinks defines a respective first channel through which inlet air warmed by the hot side of the Peltier devices flows, and each of the second heat sinks defines a respective second channel through which inlet air cooled by the cold side of the Peltier devices flows.

A heat pump assembly includes a plurality of Peltier devices mounted to receive air from a common air inlet, means for causing a current to flow through the Peltier devices, a plurality of first heat sinks arranged in thermal contact with a first, hot, side of the Peltier devices, and a plurality of second heat sinks arranged in thermal contact with a second, cold, side of the Peltier devices. Each of the first heat sinks defines a respective first channel through which inlet air warmed by the hot side of the Peltier devices flows, and each of the second heat sinks defines a respective second channel through which inlet air cooled by the cold side of the Peltier devices flows.

A thermal block assembly for use in a biological analysis system includes a sample block, a heating and cooling element, a heat sink including a surface, the surface including a plurality of projections for engaging the heating and cooling element to hold the heating and cooling element on the heat sink. A thermal block assembly for use in a biological analysis system includes a heating and cooling element, a sample block including a lower surface configured to be thermally coupled to the heating and cooling element, one or more temperature sensors configured to extend through the one or more slots of the lower surface of the sample block, and one or more thermal pads between the one or more temperature sensors and heating and cooling element.

A thermal block assembly for use in a biological analysis system includes a sample block, a heating and cooling element, a heat sink including a surface, the surface including a plurality of projections for engaging the heating and cooling element to hold the heating and cooling element on the heat sink. A thermal block assembly for use in a biological analysis system includes a heating and cooling element, a sample block including a lower surface configured to be thermally coupled to the heating and cooling element, one or more temperature sensors configured to extend through the one or more slots of the lower surface of the sample block, and one or more thermal pads between the one or more temperature sensors and heating and cooling element.

A temperature modulation system for a bed, blanket, or other furniture includes a fluid for moderating temperature change, a number of conduit circuits for directing the fluid through respective zones, a control unit including a thermoelectric device for modulating temperature of the fluid, and a pump. Each of the conduit circuits selectively and independently directs fluid through its respective zone in order to produce a temperature within the zone that is independent of the temperature outside the zone. The system also includes an arrangement of one or more zones in an arrangement in which the control unit is programmed to vary the zone temperature over time according to a schedule.

A temperature modulation system for a bed, blanket, or other furniture includes a fluid for moderating temperature change, a number of conduit circuits for directing the fluid through respective zones, a control unit including a thermoelectric device for modulating temperature of the fluid, and a pump. Each of the conduit circuits selectively and independently directs fluid through its respective zone in order to produce a temperature within the zone that is independent of the temperature outside the zone. The system also includes an arrangement of one or more zones in an arrangement in which the control unit is programmed to vary the zone temperature over time according to a schedule.