A novel temperature regulating food conveying container system for holding hot and cold food in close proximity is provided. In preferred embodiments, the system generally includes a plurality of stacked, concentric, and annular levels with decreasing diameters. The levels are configured with a plurality of food serving containers each with a corresponding temperature regulating unit. One or more motors may be configured to rotate the individual levels. One or more light elements may be positioned at various locations on and around the levels. In further preferred embodiments, a control switch is configured to control the temperature of each individual temperature unit.

A temperature control device may include a temperature control structure through which a fluid may be flowable and may have at least one first pipe wall defining an interior, and at least one thermoelectric module, which on a side facing away from the interior chamber of the temperature control structure may be arranged on the first pipe wall. The thermoelectric module may include at least two rows of elements each extending along an extension direction and with at least two thermoelectric elements. The thermoelectric elements of each of the at least two rows of elements may be electrically connected in series to forming a first and a second electric branch conductor. In at least one row of elements, an electric switch switchable between closed and opened states may be provided.

An instrument for performing highly accurate PCR employing an assembly, a heated cover, and an internal computer, is provided. The assembly is made up of a sample block, a number of Peltier thermal electric devices, and a heat sink, clamped together. A control algorithm manipulates the current supplied to thermoelectric coolers such that the dynamic thermal performance of a block can be controlled so that pre-defined thermal profiles of sample temperature can be executed. The sample temperature is calculated instead of measured using a design specific model and equations. The control software includes calibration diagnostics which permit variation in the performance of thermoelectric coolers from instrument to instrument to be compensated for such that all instruments perform identically. The block/heat sink assembly can be changed to another of the same or different design. The assembly carries the necessary information required to characterize its own performance in an on-board memory device, allowing the assembly to be interchangeable among instruments while retaining its precision operating characteristics.

A thermal stabilization system stabilizes inertial measurement unit (IMU) performance by reducing or slowing operating variations over time of the internal temperature. More specifically, a thermoelectric heating/cooling device operates according to the Peltier effect, and uses thermal insulation and a mechanical assembly to thermally and mechanically couple the IMU to the thermoelectric device. The thermal stabilization system may minimize stress on the IMU and use a control system to stabilize internal IMU temperatures by judiciously and bidirectionally powering the thermoelectric heating/cooling device. The thermal stabilization system also may use compensation algorithms to reduce or counter residual IMU output errors from a variety of causes such as thermal gradients and imperfect colocation of the IMU temperature sensor with inertial sensors.

A cooling assembly for cooling a processor includes a heat sink base defining a first area and a second area, a plurality of heat sink fins extending from the first area, a thermoelectric cooling module having a cold side and hot side, wherein the cold side is in contact with the second area, and a heat sink module in contact with the hot side. In use, a method includes monitoring a processor parameter selected from processor power consumption and processor temperature, and causing airflow across the plurality of heat sink fins and the heat sink module. The method further includes powering on the thermoelectric cooling module in response to the processor parameter having a value greater than a first threshold value, and powering off the thermoelectric cooling module in response to the processor parameter having a value less than a second threshold value.

A dual loop type temperature control module and an electronic device testing apparatus having the same are provided. The temperature control module comprises a first loop through which a first working fluid of a first temperature flows, a second loop through which a second working fluid of a second temperature flows, a controller for controlling a first switching valve such that the first or second working fluid flows through a temperature regulating device, and a second switching valve such that the working fluid flowing through the temperature regulating device returns to the first or second loop. The temperature regulating device adjusts a thermoelectric cooling device to reach two different reference temperatures based on the rise/fall of its temperature dependent on the working fluid. The thermoelectric cooling device regulates the temperature of the tested object under a wide range of temperature difference and with accuracy based on the reference temperatures to facilitate the detection of high/low temperature.

A blender that heats, cools, and blends foodstuffs within a container assembly is disclosed. Exemplary implementations may include a base assembly, the container assembly, an electrical motor, a blending component, a control interface, blending control circuitry, temperature control circuitry, and/or other components. The base assembly may include an electrical motor, a temperature-regulation sub-system and power sources. The temperature control circuitry may be configured to make a first type of detections regarding a temperature request by the user. The temperature control circuitry may control the temperature-regulation sub-system using one or more different temperature-regulation modes, a heating mode and a cooling mode, thus heating or cooling the foodstuffs, respectively, accordingly. The blending control circuitry may control the electrical motor to drive rotation of the blending component.

A shoe management apparatus including a receiving portion defining a receiving space for receiving shoes therein, a first supply portion for guiding flow of a fluid towards the receiving portion, the first supply portion including a stationary duct disposed above the receiving space, a flexible duct connected to the stationary duct and able to rotate to change shape, a rotatable duct connected to the flexible duct and a first driver connected to the rotatable duct and for generating a rotational force to rotate the rotatable duct.

The present invention provides a refrigerating/heating device that efficiently refrigerates and heats while suppressing device costs. This refrigerating/heating device for efficiently heating and refrigerating is provided with: a refrigeration chamber; a Peltier-type cooler for supplying cold air to inside the refrigeration chamber; a heat radiation member for radiating Peltier heat; fans for air-cooling the heat radiation member; an exhaust duct through which waste heat from the fans and the heat radiation member passes; and an installation part to which a subject to be heated can be installed. The subject to be heated is installed in the waste heat flow path of the exhaust duct and heated.

A system for thermally conditioning and moving a fluid includes a thermoelectric device to convert electrical energy into thermal energy and produce a temperature change in response to an electrical current being applied thereto. The thermoelectric device can include a main-side and a waste side. A fluid moving device can produce a fluid flow that is in thermal communication with the thermoelectric device so that the thermal energy generated by the thermoelectric device is transferred to or from the fluid flow. A flow control valve selectively can direct the fluid flow along a main-side fluid flow path and/or a waste side fluid flow path.