Thermo-electric cooler pump methods and systems

Abstract

A thermo-electric cooler pump system includes a liquid pump. The liquid pump comprises an integrated chiller and a heater. The thermo-electric cooler pump system includes a case component. The case component seals a liquid with the thermo-electric cooler pump system so that the liquid does not enter the thermo-electric cooler pump system except by an inlet port and escape the thermo-electric cooler pump system except by an exit port. The system includes a motor component. The motor component is situated outside of the case component. The motor component is not wetted by the liquid. The shaft of the motor component enters the case through a sealed hole. The system includes an impeller component. The impeller component is contained within the case component, wherein the impeller is wetted by the liquid. The impeller component is attached to the shaft such that the motion of motor component is transferred to the impeller component causing it to move. The motion of impeller component causes the liquid to enter the inlet port and flow toward the exit port. The system includes a chiller/heater component.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A thermo-electric cooler pump system comprising:
 a case component, wherein the case component seals a liquid with the thermo-electric cooler pump system so that the liquid does not enter the thermo-electric cooler pump system except by an inlet port and escape the thermo-electric cooler pump system except by an exit port;   a motor component, wherein the motor component is situated outside of the case component, wherein the motor component is not wetted by the liquid, and wherein a shaft of the motor component enters the case through a sealed hole;   an impeller component, wherein the impeller component is contained within the case component, wherein the impeller is wetted by the liquid, wherein the impeller component is attached to the shaft such that the motion of motor component is transferred to the impeller component causing it to move, and wherein a motion of impeller component causes the liquid to enter the inlet port and flow toward the exit port; and   a chiller/heater component, wherein the chiller/heater component is fixed to case component, and wherein the chiller/heater component penetrates the case component such that a portion of the chiller/heater component is inside the case component and is wetted by the liquid while the other part of chiller/heater component is outside of the case component and is dry, wherein there is a seal around the chiller/heater component so that liquid does not escape in a vicinity of the chiller/heater component, and wherein the chiller/heater component an electron flow to a thermal heat transfer by means of the Peltier effect.   
     
     
         2 . The thermo-electric cooler pump system of  claim 1 , wherein the inlet port is formed by the case component. 
     
     
         3 . The thermo-electric cooler pump system of  claim 2 , wherein the exit port is formed by the case component. 
     
     
         4 . The thermo-electric cooler pump system of  claim 3 , wherein the motor component is fixed to the case component by a set of screws. 
     
     
         5 . The thermo-electric cooler pump system of  claim 4 , wherein the flow of the liquid is directed from inlet port to the exit port by a specified geometry of the case component and the impeller component. 
     
     
         6 . The thermo-electric cooler pump system of  claim 5 , wherein when the liquid is made to flow by the impeller component in a positive direction within the case component, a wetted side of chiller/heater component is driven to lower temperatures and a dry side to a higher temperature. 
     
     
         7 . The thermo-electric cooler pump system of  claim 5 , wherein when the liquid is made to flow by the impeller component in a negative direction within the case component, a wetted side of chiller/heater component is driven to the higher temperatures and a dry side to the lower temperature. 
     
     
         8 . The thermo-electric cooler pump system of  claim 7 , wherein the thermo-electric cooler pump system is integrated into a portable refrigeration system. 
     
     
         9 . A thermo-electric cooler pump method of a comprising:
 providing a thermo-electric cooler pump, wherein the thermo-electric cooler pump comprises:
 a case component, wherein the case component seals a liquid with the thermo-electric cooler pump system so that the liquid does not enter the thermo-electric cooler pump system except by an inlet port and escape the thermo-electric cooler pump system except by an exit port, 
 a motor component, wherein the motor component is situated outside of the case component, wherein the motor component is not wetted by the liquid, and wherein a shaft of the motor component enters the case through a sealed hole, 
 an impeller component, wherein the impeller component is contained within the case component, wherein the impeller is wetted by the liquid, wherein the impeller component is attached to the shaft such that the motion of motor component is transferred to the impeller component causing it to move, and wherein a motion of impeller component causes the liquid to enter the inlet port and flow toward the exit port, and 
 a chiller/heater component, wherein the chiller/heater component is fixed to case component, and wherein the chiller/heater component penetrates the case component such that a portion of the chiller/heater component is inside the case component and is wetted by the liquid while the other part of chiller/heater component is outside of the case component and is dry, wherein there is a seal around the chiller/heater component so that liquid does not escape in a vicinity of the chiller/heater component, and wherein the chiller/heater component an electron flow to a thermal heat transfer by means of the Peltier effect; 
   energizing the motor component, wherein energizing causes the motor component and the impeller component to turn;   causing the liquid to flow from the inlet port, over the wetted side of chiller/heater component and out of case through the exit port; and   energizing the chiller/heater component so that electrons of the liquid flow in a positive direction.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  further comprising:
 providing a portable refrigeration system. 
 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising:
 integrating the thermo-electric cooler pump into the portable refrigeration system; and 
 cooling the portable refrigeration system with the thereto-electric cooler pump.