Development of Ultra-Low Temperature Cooling System Based on Peltier Module
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In recent years, with the development of medical methods utilizing genes and cells, the requirement for low-temperature transportation (cold chain) has increased. Also, to transport the corona vaccine, a low temperature environment up to -80℃ is demanded. Nowadays, the commonly used cooling method is the compressor type applied to refrigerators and air conditioners, but they are not suitable for portable transportation. In thermoelectric cooling, Peltier modules, as components applicable to cooling, are very suitable for building cooling systems due to their simple structure, light weight, low noise and most importantly, no refrigerant is required. In this study, a cooling system has been developed based on Peltier modules instead of using the traditional compressor to obtain an environmentally friendly ultra-low temperature environment. The purpose of this research is to fabricate the cooling device that can reach -30℃. In this study, firstly, the calculation has been performed to select the suitable Peltier module. Secondly, a cooling device experimental system was established. Finally, the cooling experiments of was carried out. As a result of the experimentations, in the case of water cooling, it can be confirmed that the minimum temperature of the cooling device could reach -38° C.
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