Solid State Cooling Chillers offer a thermoelectric
module solution for a wide array of chiller applications. Using the
thermoelectric principles developed discovered in 1834 by Peltier,
thermoelectric cooling systems are found today in many devices in homes,
laboratories, space and medical facilites. One common use of
thermoelectric devices is in heating seats in automobiles.
Why Choose a
thermoelectric chiller over a refrigerant based mechanical chiller?
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Only moving parts
are the pump and cooling fan

Refrigerant based chillers have
reciprocating compressors. A thermoelectric device uses dissimilar
ceramics. When DC power is applied, electrons move from one side to the
other side of the device. These electrons heat the one side while the
other side is cooled by the electrons being drawn away. Thus are no
moving parts to create the cold, thus maintenance is lower for the
thermoelectric device.
Thermoelectric modules are powered by a
variable voltage power supply that provides the minimum power required
to control the temperature at set point, so ThermoCube only draws as
much power as needed.
Most refrigerant gas is considered ozone
depleting if released to atmosphere.
Because electrons transfer the heat,
Thermocube responds instantaneously to changes in load. The digital PID
temperature controller holds to < + 0.05 °C, even near ambient.
With only two moving parts, the pump and
cooling fan, ThermoCube is quiet. Available with four fan options and
sound-dampening insulation, the quietest model runs at 49 dBA.
(Liquid-cooled ThermoCubes have no fan.)
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