Title:
COOLING SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3753995
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooling system which combines power generation using the heat of heating components, and cooling of the heating components.
SOLUTION: This cooling system is provided with: a heat receiving part for receiving heat conducted from a CPU 20 which is an external heating body; a thermoelectric conversion part provided to absorb the heat of the heat receiving part and having an operating mode including a cooling mode of inputting an electric current to cool the heat receiving part, and a power generating mode of converting the heat received from the heat receiving part, into an electric current to output it; and a selecting part for selecting the operation mode in which the thermoelectric conversion part is to be operated, on the basis of the temperature conditions of the CPU 20.
Inventors:
Kazuhiko Maeda
Hiroaki Agata
Hiroaki Agata
Application Number:
JP2002069129A
Publication Date:
March 08, 2006
Filing Date:
March 13, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MASCHINES CORPORATION
International Classes:
F25B21/02; G06F1/20; H01L23/38; H01L23/467; H01L35/28; H01L35/30; H01L35/32; H02N11/00; H05K7/20; (IPC1-7): F25B21/02; G06F1/20; H01L23/38; H01L23/467; H01L35/28; H01L35/30; H01L35/32; H02N11/00; H05K7/20
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2001282396A | ||||
| JP2001196650A | ||||
| JP11257064A | ||||
| JP62043365U |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiromichi Watanabe
Kazuo Moriya
Hiroshi Sakaguchi
Yoshihiro City
Kazuo Moriya
Hiroshi Sakaguchi
Yoshihiro City