Thermoelectric apparatus and method

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF PROVIDING BOTH REFRIGERATION AND HEATED LIQUID IN A SYSTEM, WHICH COMPRISES FURNISHING DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRCIAL POWER TO A FIRST GROUP OF THERMOELECTRIC MODULES SO THAT ONE AREA OF EACH MODULE BECOMES HOT AND ANOTHER AREA OF EACH MODULE BECOMES COLD, REFRIGERATION BEING PROVIDED BY SAID COLD AREAS OF THE MODULES, CIRCULATING LIQUID ADJACENT TO SAID HOT AREAS OF THE MODULES IN HEAT CONDUCTING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID HOT AREAS SO AS TO COOL SAID HOT AND COLD AREAS OF THE MODULES AND THEREBY ASSIT THE REFRIGERATION AND SO AS TO HEAT THE LIQUID TO PROVIDE SAID HEATED LIQUID IN THE SYSTEM, FURNISHING DIRECT CURRENT EECTRICAL POWER OF ONE POLARITY TO A SECOND GROUP OF THERMOELECTRIC MODULES SO THAT AN AIR CONDITIONING AREA OF EACH OF THE SECOND GROUP OF MODULES BECOMES COLD, AND ANOTHER AREA OF EACH OF THE SECOND GROUP OF MODULES BECOMES HOT, CIRCULATING LIQUID ADJACENT TO SAID HOT AREAS OF THE SECOND GROUP OF MODULES IN HEAT CONDUCTING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID HOT AREAS SO AS TO COOL SAID HOT AREAS AND AIR CONDITIONING AREAS OF THE SECOND GROUP OF MODULES AND SO AS TO HEAT THE LIQUID TO SUPPLEMENT SAID HEATED LIQUID IN THE SYSTEM, REVERSING THE POLARITY OF THE ELECTRICAL POWER FURNISHED TO SAID SECOND GROUP OF MODULES SO THAT SAID AIR CONDITIONING AREAS OF THE SECOND GROUP OF MODULES BECOME HOT AND SAID OTHER AREAS OF THE SECOND GROUP OF MODULES BECOME COLD, CIRCULATING LIQUID ADJACENT TO SAID OTHER AREAS OF THE SECOND GROUP OF MODULES IN HEAT TRANSFERRING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID OTHER AREAS TO WARM SAID OTHER AREAS AND FURTHER HEAT SAID AIR CONDITIONING AREAS AND TO COOL THE LIQUID, AND CIRCULATING THIS COOLED LIQUID ADJACENT TO THE HOT AREAS OF THE FIRST-MENTIONED GROUP OF MODULES EMPLOYED FOR REFRIGERATION, SO AS TO COOL SAID HOT AREAS AND FURTHER COOL THE COLD AREAS OF THE FIRST GROUP OF MODULES AND SO AS TO HEAT SAID COOLED LIQUID TO PROVIDE SAID HEATED LIQUID IN THE SYSTEM.