Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for thermoelectrically cooling inductive charging stations
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Application No.: US15263351Application Date: 2016-09-12
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Publication No.: US09861006B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: John Lofy , David Marquette
- Applicant: Gentherm Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US MI Northville
- Assignee: GENTHERM INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: GENTHERM INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Northville
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP
- Main IPC: H05K7/20
- IPC: H05K7/20 ; H02J7/02 ; H02J50/10

Abstract:
In some embodiments, a cooling system for an induction charger includes a thermal conditioning module in fluid communication with an induction charging assembly, which includes a dock and an induction charging module. The dock can be configured to receive a portable electronic device, such as a cell phone, that is configured to accept inductive charging from the induction charging module. The thermal conditioning module can include a fan or other fluid encouraging assembly, ducting, and a thermoelectric device (e.g., a Peltier device). A fluid, such as air, can flow from the fan and across and/or through the thermoelectric device, thereby conditioning the fluid. The conditioned fluid can be provided to the dock to at least partially offset the heat generated by the inductive charging and/or the portable electronic device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170164515A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMOELECTRICALLY COOLING INDUCTIVE CHARGING STATIONS Public/Granted day:2017-06-08
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