A thermo-electric generator (TEG) (3, Fig 1) that is attached to the underside of a vehicle roof panel (1, Fig 1) which powers an on-board cooling unit 6. The cooled air (12, Fig 1) is conveyed through ducting 8 to a heatsink (4, Fig 1) that cools the underside of the TEG and also through duct 7 to cool the vehicle interior environment. The vehicle roof panel may have a heat-absorbing coating such as a matt-black surface. The air may be exhausted out of the vehicle via ducts 9 and exit vent 11. The TEG may be used to power the heating ventilation air conditioning (HVAC) unit when the vehicle is switched off or the primary power unit is not in operation. The apparatus may have a ECU operated check valve 10 to ensure that warm air (15, Fig 1) flows uni-directionally out of the exit vent 11.
Apparatus for cooling of habitat of automobiles
2022-07-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / B60H ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING, OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES , Anordnung oder Einbau der Heizung, Kühlung, Lüftung oder anderer Luftbehandlungsvorrichtungen für die Fahrzeugräume für Reisende oder Fracht / H10N |
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