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Cooling apparatus and method

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OSTI ID:988164

A device and method provide for cooling of a system having an energy source, one or more devices that actively consume energy, and one or more devices that generate heat. The device may include one or more thermoelectric coolers ("TECs") in conductive engagement with at least one of the heat-generating devices, and an energy diverter for diverting at least a portion of the energy from the energy source that is not consumed by the active energy-consuming devices to the TECs.

Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, and Morgantown, WV (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-03NT41835
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation (Sugar Land, TX)
Patent Number(s):
7,527,101
Application Number:
10/905,954
OSTI ID:
988164
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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