- HIGH-EFFICIENCY POWER CONVERSION ARCHITECTURE FOR DRIVING A THERMOELECTRIC COOLER IN ENERGY CONSCIOUS APPLICATIONS

摘要

A system and method for an alternating current to direct current (AC-DC) power conversion system for powering one or more thermoelectric coolers (TEC) is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the system includes one or more TECs and an AC-DC power conversion system configured to power one or more TECs for a high efficiency operating mode and a high-heat pumping operating mode. The AC-DC power conversion system includes a first AC-DC power converter configured to convert an AC input to a DC output at a first output power level for the high efficiency mode of operation of the one or more TECs. The AC-DC power conversion system further includes a second AC-DC power converter configured to convert the AC input to a DC output at a second output power level for the high-heat pumping mode of operation of the one or more TECs.