Cooling apparatus having increased cooling efficiency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooling apparatuses, such as grain refrigerators, face inefficiencies in cooling time and temperature maintenance, especially when external temperatures are high, due to the lack of enhanced cooling means for the cooling post and reliance on a single Peltier element.
Innovation Solution
A cooling apparatus with a carbon allotrope-coated cooling rod, ring-shaped ice making part, and auxiliary cooling solution, combined with advanced heat dissipation structures and insulation, to enhance cooling efficiency and maintain temperature set by the user even in high external temperatures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single Peltier element is used to cool the cooling post, then the device complexity is low, but the cooling efficiency is insufficient and cooling time is prolonged
Solution Approach 1:
The cooling post is divided into multiple cooling rods, with each rod equipped with its own Peltier element. This segmentation allows parallel cooling operations across multiple zones, significantly improving overall cooling efficiency and reducing cooling time while maintaining manageable device complexity through modular architecture
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling rods are nested within the cooling post structure, with each cooling rod containing a Peltier element and being surrounded by heat radiation fins. This nested arrangement maximizes the use of internal space and enables efficient heat transfer from the cooling rods to the surrounding environment through the fins
2Reliability
If no auxiliary cooling means are added, then the device complexity remains low, but the ability to maintain temperature in high external conditions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Heat radiation fins are pre-installed on the outer surface of the cooling post and cooling rods to maximize heat dissipation surface area before cooling operation begins. This preliminary structural preparation ensures that as soon as the Peltier elements operate, the heat can be rapidly dissipated to the environment, improving temperature maintenance capability in high external conditions
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling post and cooling rods are constructed using materials with high thermal conductivity to facilitate efficient heat transfer from the Peltier elements through the cooling structures. This composite material approach, combining thermoelectric materials with high-conductivity thermal materials, enhances the overall reliability of temperature control under varying external conditions
3Loss of energy
If the cooling post surface area is limited, then the device size is compact, but the heat dissipation capability is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
Heat radiation fins are added to the outer surface of the cooling post and cooling rods, extending the heat dissipation structure into a three-dimensional configuration. This dimensional extension dramatically increases the effective heat dissipation surface area without significantly increasing the footprint or overall size of the cooling device, thereby improving heat dissipation capability while maintaining compact dimensions
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution significantly improves cooling speed and efficiency, allowing the apparatus to maintain a set temperature in high external conditions by utilizing the carbon allotrope's high thermal conductivity, ice formation, and auxiliary cooling solution's high heat capacity, while preventing external heat influx.
Implementation Method 1
a carbon allotrope with high thermal conductivity is attached to a cooling rod, so that the cooling efficiency of the cooling rod can be increased
Implementation Method 2
a Peltier element 911 is attached to a lower surface of the cooling post 910. When a current is applied to the Peltier element 911, one surface of the Peltier element 911 is cooled and the other surface is heated
Implementation Method 3
the other surface of the Peltier element 911, which is heated, is attached to the heat radiation fins 940 so as to release heat to the outside
Implementation Method 4
The cooling fan 950 is provided to the heat radiation fins 940 so as to discharge heat from the heat radiation fins 940 to the outside
Implementation Method 5
an insulation material is installed to surround a sidewall and a lower surface of a storage receptacle so as to prevent inflow of external heat
Implementation Method 6
an auxiliary cooling solution with high thermal conductivity and heat capacity is filled in a cooling rod so as to increase the cooling speed of the cooling rod
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a cooling apparatus, having increased cooling efficiency, which has a cooling rod passing through the inside of a storage receptacle such that an object to be cooled stored inside the storage receptacle is cooled by means of the cooling rod, and in which the cooling rod or the storage receptacle is filled with an auxiliary cooling solution for increasing the cooling efficiency, thereby cooling the inside of the storage receptacle to a predetermined temperature even in an environment with a high external temperature.