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User Manual English Controller QC-PC-CO-CH1 20181122
and the driver supply of the Peltier element separately. Thereby it is possible to trigger optimally
nearby all Peltier elements that are available on the market. Furthermore the output supply can be
dedicated a minimal and maximal value, while these values can be set for heating and cooling
applications differently. Hence with the properties of the Peltier elements is taken into account, that
the generable heating power is a multiple of the cooling power. The compact controller QC-PC-CO-
CH1 is delivered with preconfigured parameters, which allows an immediate installation into the
control without any programming. Please read the user manual thoroughly. If you follow the advice
and descriptions, a Peltier controller will stand by your side, which diverse deployability, compactness
and enormous performance capability is unreached by any other controller.
2 The principle of the Peltier tempering:
The directed current flow through a Peltier element causes plenty of physical processes, which
recognizable effect is the spatial displacement of heat energy. The temperature on one side decreases
while the temperature on the opposite side increases. This allows the planar attachment of a solid
component to heat it up or cool it down purposefully. Compared to conventional gas compressors (e.g.
refrigerators) the Peltier element has many advantages. E.g. a noiseless tempering without any
hazardous materials, without any movable components and freedom from maintenance is possible.
Additionally these devices can be miniaturized in a way that would be unimaginable without the
Peltier element. Fig. 2 shows the setup of such a tempering application that should basically always be
constructed like that.
Here the basic composition, which is indispensable for the work with Peltier elements, is
recognizable. There is an area that should be brought to a certain temperature. This area is
equipped with a temperature sensor. On the other side the area is located where the heat gets
extracted from or the redundant heat energy is led to in case of a heating and cooling
application, respectively. In this second area the temperature is usually not surveilled. To
prevent a collapse of the application induced by an excessive removal or feeding of heat, this
heatsink
Thermal grease
or
thermal foil
etc.
Peltier element
(printed side
above,
respectively
R
ed-
Right
)
tempered area
Fig. 2:
Temperature sensor
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