A personal thermoelectric-cooling and heating case includes a first rigid chamber and a temperature regulated second rigid chamber. The first rigid chamber accommodates electronic circuitry. The first rigid chamber also extends lengthwise along a longitudinal axis and includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a thermoelectric-cooling device. The temperature regulated second rigid chamber includes a bay structure configured to accommodate an item that is subject to temperature regulation. The temperature regulated second rigid chamber (i) extends lengthwise along a longitudinal axis and includes a first end portion and a second end portion, (ii) is coupleable to the first rigid chamber in a lengthwise direction, and (iii) includes a direct heating element thermally coupled to the bay structure. The first rigid chamber and the temperature regulated second rigid chamber together form a housing.

A cooling/warming device according to one embodiment of the present invention provides a cooling/warming device including a case including a lower case and an upper case coupled to the lower case, a fan which is accommodated in the case and circulates air introduced into the case, a thermoelectric device which is accommodated in the case, is disposed on a side surface of the fan, cools some air generated by the fan, and heats the remaining air, and a controller which is connected to the thermoelectric device and the fan and controls operation of the thermoelectric device and the fan. The thermoelectric device includes a first heat transmission member disposed at a side of the lower case, a second heat transmission member disposed at a side of the upper case, and a thermoelectric element disposed between the first heat transmission member and the second heat transmission member. The case includes an inlet through which air is introduced into the case, an air blow pipe through which air passing through the first heat transmission member flows, an air blow port from which the air flowing through the air blow pipe is discharged, a discharge pipe through which air passing through the second heat transmission member flows, and a discharge outlet from which the air flowing through the discharge pipe is discharged, and a bottom surface of the discharge pipe includes inclined regions having different heights at a predetermined point.

A sleeping bag has an electronically adjustable interior temperature by using cooled or heated air created by a heat exchanger based on Peltier effect and connected to the sleeping bag by flexible hoses via interfaces in exterior walls of the sleeping bag for directing the cooled or heated air received from heat exchanger into an interior of the sleeping bag.

A thermally controllable cupholder that is advantageously designed for marine and other outdoor implementations. The thermally controllable cupholder includes a beverage receptacle and a thermal control device configured to change a temperature of the beverage receptacle. In one embodiment, the cupholder includes a drain passageway and a drain hole that connects the beverage receptacle to the drain passageway. In one embodiment, the cupholder includes a perforated heat sink to promote the thermal conductivity of the thermal control device.

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 microfluidic system for separating biological entities includes a cooling device including a thermoelectric heat pump, a first fan, and a first heat exchanger disposed between the first fan and the thermoelectric heat pump; a first housing structure having a first shell that encases the first fan and the first heat exchanger; a microfluidic device and one or more piezoelectric transducers attached thereto; and a second housing structure reversibly attached to the first housing structure and having a second shell that encloses therein the microfluidic device and the one or more piezoelectric transducers. When the first and second housing structures are coupled, a first air passage is formed between a side of the first heat exchanger and an end of the microfluidic device, a second air passage is formed between the first fan and the piezoelectric transducers, thereby allowing air to circulate between the first and second air passages.

A temperature controlled container includes a case which has a storage space formed therein; a thermoelectric element; a heat transfer body in communication with the thermoelectric element and facing the storage space. The heat transfer body includes a heat transfer case which has an enclosed space formed therein and is wider than the thermoelectric element, and includes a portion facing the thermoelectric element; a phase change material which is accommodated in the enclosed space; and a heat transfer body which is disposed in the heat transfer case so as to be positioned in the enclosed space. The heat transfer body has a first body portion which is in communication with the portion of the heat transfer case facing the thermoelectric element and a second body portion, and the first body portion in communication with the second body portion.

Systems and methods for refrigerated storage of controls and calibrators utilize a refrigerant storage assembly having an insulated housing and door assembly, thermoelectric coolers, and the refrigerated base assembly having a metal plate thermally coupled to coolers, one or more sensors, and a plurality of receptacles to receive fluid tubes. Refrigerated storage provides a refrigerated environment suitable for multi-day storage of control and calibrator fluids.

A refrigeration unit includes: a refrigeration circuit including a compressor, a condenser, a thermal expansion valve, and an evaporator connected into a circuit; and a heat recovery system including a thermoelectric module, a control module and a battery; the thermoelectric module includes a first side and a second side, the first side being configured to establish a thermal connection with a first heat source and the second side being configured to establish a thermal connection with a second heat source, the first heat source and the second heat source having different temperatures, the thermoelectric module being configured to generate power by the temperature difference between the first heat source and the second heat source; and the control module is configured to store the power generated by the thermoelectric module to the battery, the battery being configured to drive the refrigeration circuit.

Disclosed herein is an electromagnetic shielding housing including a housing body, and a fan unit coupled to the housing body, wherein an electromagnetic shielding layer is provided on an inner surface of the housing body, and the fan unit includes a fan configured to generate an air flow into an internal space of the housing body, and a Peltier element configured to cool air flowing into the internal space of the housing body.