초록 ▼

The invention relates to apparatus and method for efficiently removing humidity from a chamber. A thermoelectric cooler with a maintained temperature differential between the cool and warm sides of the cooler is used to condense the humidity from within the chamber upon the cool side of the cooler.

The invention relates to apparatus and method for efficiently removing humidity from a chamber. A thermoelectric cooler with a maintained temperature differential between the cool and warm sides of the cooler is used to condense the humidity from within the chamber upon the cool side of the cooler. The condensate is transferred to the warm side of the cooler and then removed through the capillary penetration into a porous structure of an evaporator at the warm side of the cooler and further evaporation. During evaporation, the condensate extracts heat from the warm side of the cooler, the temperature of the cool side of the cooler being also decreased, which results in an increase of the overall efficiency of the apparatus.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A thermoelectric humidity comprising:a sealed thermoelectric cooler having in operation, a cool side and a warm side with a maintained temperature differential between the cool side and the warm side;condensing means at the cool side of the cooler;condensate evaporating m

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A thermoelectric humidity comprising:a sealed thermoelectric cooler having in operation, a cool side and a warm side with a maintained temperature differential between the cool side and the warm side;condensing means at the cool side of the cooler;condensate evaporating means at the warm side of the cooler; andcondensate transfer means extending from the cool side to the warm side of the cooler for transfer of condensate from the cool side to the warm side of the cooler; condensate transfer means comprising a passage forming a water trap between the cool and warm sides of the cooler, the passage having an outlet on the warm side of the cooler and an inlet on the cool side of the cooler, the pump also comprising a condensate holding trough on the warm side of the cooler with the holding trough interconnected with the passage outlet and with the holding trough having a condensate overflow which is at a lower position than the passage inlet, and the condensate evaporating means comprising a plurality of upwardly extending porous evaporator fins which are heat conductively connected to the warm side of the cooler and have lower ends which extend into the trough to positions lower than the overflow to enable condensate, which has been transferred to the warm side of the cooler, to penetrate into pores of the evaporator fins by capillary action, whereby for evaporation of condensate to occur, heat is extracted from the warm side of the cooler.