KÜHLSYSTEM

摘要

PCT No. PCT/AU92/00560 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 6, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 6, 1994 PCT Filed Oct. 20, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/08432 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 29, 1993.A cooling system (10) which produces ice and then uses the energy stored in the ice to cool a liquid, the cooling system (10) having a supply of liquid in fluid communication with a cooling chamber (12), there being an ice producing means (24) located at least partially within the cooling chamber (12), the ice producing means (24) including a thermoelectric module (26) having a cold-side interface (28) and a hot-side interface (34), the cold-side interface (28) being in direct or indirect communication with liquid in the cooling chamber (12) and the hot-side interface (34) being located externally of the cooling chamber (12) and being connected to a hot-side heat sink (36) for the dissipation of heat generated thereby, and a power supply being connected to the thermoelectric module (26), wherein as heat is absorbed from the liquid by the cold-side interface (28), local freezing of the liquid immediately about the cold-side interface (28) occurs and ice is produced thereon.