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The invention is a heating and cooling system for portable pet living space and is able to efficiently heat and cool the pet because it heats and cools both the air surrounding the pet and the surfaces upon which the pet lays.

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1. A pet carrier, comprising: a portable pet carrier;one or more thermoelectric modules;a thermostatic control system;a power source; one or more conduction surfaces;one or more fans;one or more heat sinks; andan air plenum;wherein said portable pet carrier is comprised of a ceiling, a floor, a plur

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A pet carrier, comprising: a portable pet carrier;one or more thermoelectric modules;a thermostatic control system;a power source; one or more conduction surfaces;one or more fans;one or more heat sinks; andan air plenum;wherein said portable pet carrier is comprised of a ceiling, a floor, a plurality of walls, and one or more openings that allow the ingress and egress of pets to and from said portable pet carrier;wherein said power source provides a current to said one or more thermoelectric modules;wherein said one or more thermoelectric modules are configured to alternatively heat or cool said portable pet carrier;wherein said thermostatic control system is configured to control an operation of said one or more thermoelectric modules by commanding said one or more thermoelectric modules to alternatively generate heating or cooling;wherein said control system distributes said current based on a calculated difference between a desired temperature and a measured temperature;wherein said measured temperature is the temperature that a pet within said portable pet carrier experiences;wherein said measured temperature is adjusted towards said desired temperature through conduction and convection;wherein said one or more conduction surfaces are part of said floor of said portable pet carrier; andwherein said one or more conduction surfaces allow heat conduction to and from a body of said pet. 2. The pet carrier of claim 1, wherein said one or more heat sinks are fixedly connected to said one or more thermoelectric modules and located such that a portion of said one or more heat sinks is within said air plenum; wherein said air plenum is configured to allow air to pass over at least a portion of said one or more heat sinks that is within said air plenum and into said portable pet carrier; wherein said one or more fans draw air through said air plenum and into said portable pet carrier such that said portable pet carrier is heated or cooled simultaneously by said air passing through said air plenum and said one or more conduction surfaces. 3. The pet carrier of claim 2, wherein said one or more heat sinks further serve as a mounting device to connect said one or more conduction surfaces to said one or more thermoelectric modules and further serve to conduct heat to and from said one or more conduction surfaces. 4. The pet carrier of claim 3, further comprising: one or more second heat sinks. 5. The pet carrier of claim 4, wherein said one or more second heat sinks are connected to the opposite side of said one or more thermoelectric modules that said one or more heat sinks is mounted. 6. The pet carrier of claim 5, further comprising: one or more second fans; wherein said one or more second fans are configured to draw air over said second heat sink and out of said portable pet carrier. 7. The pet carrier of claim 6, wherein said one or more heat sinks is further comprised of: a mounting portion; wherein said mounting portion of said one or more heat sinks is mounted onto said one or more thermoelectric modules, is fixedly connected to said portion of said one or more heat sinks within said air plenum, and is fixedly connected to said one or more conduction surfaces. 8. The pet carrier of claim 7, further comprising: one or more vents; wherein said one or more vents direct said air passing through said air plenum into said portable pet carrier; wherein said one more vents include a directional control to vary the direction of said air passing through said air plenum into said portable pet carrier; wherein said one or more vents are closable. 9. The pet carrier of claim 8, further comprising: a remote monitoring system; a remote monitoring device; wherein said remote monitoring system sends and receives information related to a condition of said pet or an interior of said portable pet carrier. 10. A pet living space, comprising: a pet living space;one or more thermoelectric modules;a power source;one or more conduction surfaces;one or more fans;a thermostatic control system;one or more heat sinks; andan air plenum;wherein said pet living space is comprised of a ceiling, a floor, a plurality of walls, and one or more openings that allow the ingress and egress of pets to and from said pet living space;wherein said power source provides a current to said one or more thermoelectric modules;wherein said one or more thermoelectric modules are configured to alternatively heat or cool said pet living space;wherein said thermostatic control system is configured to control an operation of said one or more thermoelectric modules by commanding said one or more thermoelectric modules to alternatively generate heating or cooling; wherein said control system distributes said current based on a calculated difference between a desired temperature and a measured temperature;wherein said measured temperature is the temperature that a pet within said pet living space experiences;wherein said measured temperature is adjusted towards said desired temperature through conduction and convection;wherein said one or more conduction surfaces are part of said floor of said pet living space;wherein said one or more conduction surfaces allow heat conduction to and from a body of said pet;wherein said one or more heat sinks are fixedly connected to said one or more thermoelectric modules and located such that a portion of said one or more heat sinks is within said air plenum; wherein said air plenum is configured to allow air to pass over at least a portion of said one or more heat sinks that is within said air plenum and into said pet living space;wherein said one or more fans draw air through said air plenum and into said pet living space such that said pet living space is heated or cooled simultaneously by said air passing through said air plenum and said one or more conduction surfaces;wherein said one or more heat sinks further serve as a mounting device to connect said one or more conduction surfaces to said one or more thermoelectric modules and further serve to conduct heat to and from said one or more conduction surfaces. 11. The pet living space of claim 10, further comprising: one or more second heat sinks; one or more second fans; one or more vents; wherein said one or more second heat sinks are connected to the opposite side of said one or more thermoelectric modules that said one or more heat sinks is mounted; wherein said one or more second fans are configured to draw air over said second heat sink and out of said pet living space; wherein said one or more heat sinks is further comprised of a mounting portion; wherein a mounting portion of said one or more heat sinks is mounted onto said one or more thermoelectric modules, is fixedly connected to said portion of said one or more heat sinks within said air plenum, and is fixedly connected to said one or more conduction surfaces; wherein said one or more vents direct said air passing through said air plenum into said pet living space; wherein said one more vents include a directional control to vary the direction of said air passing through said air plenum into said pet living space. 12. The pet living space of claim 11, further comprising: a remote monitoring system; a remote monitoring device; wherein said remote monitoring system sends and receives information related to a condition of said pet or an interior of said pet living space. 13. The pet living space of claim 12, wherein said pet living space is selected from the group consisting of: pet kennels, pet carriers, doghouses, and pet enclosures.