THERMOELECTRIC AIR CONDITIONER Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering; high-speed vehicle, such as trucks, locomotives, underground passenger cars. SUBSTANCE: air conditioner has ventilating device with two impellers and channels for main and auxiliary air streams with thermopile junctions connected with impellers through inlet holes. Novelty is that ventilating device has one electric motor, and impellers are mounted at ends of motor. Air channels enclose motor from three sides. Air conditioner has shell with outside air intake and outlet hole. Shell encloses air channels with clearance forming air ducts to direct air to air channels. Air intake is arranged at side of air conditioner front end face. Air channels enclose electric motor from other sides. Outlet hole of shell is arranged at side of air conditioner rear end face and it communicates with outlet hole of air channels. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 5 cl, 3 dwg