Heat conversion device

Abstract

Provided is a heat conversion device including a thermoelectric element. In the structure of a heat exchanger to which the thermoelectric module is applied, a pair of heat absorbing modules and a heat emitting module are disposed in a horizontal direction so that a desired air volume and wind speed can be maintained without resistance to an air flow path, a heat conversion effect for air can be implemented, a drying and dehumidifying effect can be implemented, and a heat conversion function having high efficiency can be implemented even under low power consumption.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A heat conversion device, comprising:
 a thermoelectric module including a thermoelectric semiconductor between substrates facing each other;   a first module converting a temperature of inflowing air using a heat conversion function of the thermoelectric module;   a second module reconverting the temperature of the air passing through the first module; and   a third module controlling the temperature of the air passing through the second module.   
     
     
         2 . The heat conversion device of  claim 1 , wherein the first module and the third module comes into contact with a first heat conversion part of the thermoelectric module. 
     
     
         3 . The heat conversion device of  claim 2 , wherein the first heat conversion part comprises a first substrate of the thermoelectric module. 
     
     
         4 . The heat conversion device of  claim 3 , wherein the first substrate is a heat absorbing substrate. 
     
     
         5 . The heat conversion device of  claim 2 , wherein the second module comes into contact with a second heat conversion part of the thermoelectric module. 
     
     
         6 . The heat conversion device of  claim 5 , wherein the second heat conversion part comprises a second substrate of the thermoelectric module. 
     
     
         7 . The heat conversion device of  claim 6 , wherein the second substrate is a heat emitting substrate. 
     
     
         8 . The heat conversion device of  claim 1 , wherein the first module, the second module, and the third module are disposed in one side direction based on the thermoelectric module, the one side direction being defined as any one direction of an upwards direction and a downwards direction of the thermoelectric module. 
     
     
         9 . The heat conversion device of  claim 5 , wherein the second module is disposed at a lower portion of the second substrate of the thermoelectric module, and the first module and the second module are disposed at both sides of the thermoelectric module. 
     
     
         10 . The heat conversion device of  claim 8 , wherein the first module, the second module, and the third module are spaced apart from one another. 
     
     
         11 . The heat conversion device of  claim 10 , wherein a ratio of a plane area (d 1 *e 1 ) of the first module to a plane area (d 2 *e 2 ) of the second module ranges from 1:1 to 10. 
     
     
         12 . The heat conversion device of  claim 10 , wherein a spaced distance between the first module and the second module ranges from 0.01 to 50.0 mm. 
     
     
         13 . The heat conversion device of  claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first module, the second module, and the third module further comprises: a heat transmission substrate in contact with the first substrate or the second substrate of the thermoelectric module; and a heat transmission member in contact with inflowing air. 
     
     
         14 . The heat conversion device of  claim 13 , wherein the heat transmission member comprises: a radiating substrate having a first plane in surface contact with air, and a second plane opposite to the first plane; and at least one flow path pattern forming an air flow path in the radiating substrate in an air flowing direction. 
     
     
         15 . The heat conversion device of  claim 14 , wherein the flow path pattern has a structure in which a curvature pattern having a fixed pitch is implemented in a lengthwise direction of the radiating substrate. 
     
     
         16 . The heat conversion device of  claim 14 , further comprising a resistance pattern formed on a surface of the flow path pattern and protruding from a surface of the radiating substrate. 
     
     
         17 . The heat conversion device of  claim 16 , wherein the resistance pattern is a protruding structure in which a horizontal extension line of a surface of the resistance pattern and an extension line of a surface of the radiating substrate are inclined to make an inclination angle (θ). 
     
     
         18 . The heat conversion device of  claim 17 , wherein the inclination angle (θ) is an acute angle. 
     
     
         19 . The heat conversion device of  claim 16 , further comprising a plurality of fluid flowing grooves passing through the surface of the radiating substrate. 
     
     
         20 . The heat conversion device of  claim 19 , wherein the fluid flowing grooves are formed in a connection portion between an end of the resistance pattern and the radiating substrate.