Application of thermoelectric cooling to electronic equipment: a review and analysis

This paper provides a review of thermoelectric cooling and its application to the cooling of electronic equipment. A background discussion of thermoelectric cooling is provided briefly citing early history, current developments, and the defining thermoelectric heat pumping equations. Several examples are provided of early IBM applications of thermoelectric cooling. An analysis to assess thermoelectric cooling enhancement in terms of increases in allowable power dissipation or chip temperature reduction is described along with results.

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