| Manufacturers have started to apply thermoelectric | | | | case if you keep wines in it. |
| cooling technology in small household appliances in | | | | Vibration disturbs the natural sedimentation of solid |
| recent years, though the scientific principles of | | | | particles in wines modifying and spoiling the flavor and |
| thermoelectric cooling were discovered in the 19th | | | | consistency of it in the long run. |
| century by a French scientist, Jean Peltier. | | | | Thermoelectric wine coolers, however operate without |
| He found that if electric current flows through two | | | | compressor and the only moving part that can cause |
| different connected metal conductors a temperature | | | | noise is the fan for circulating the cold air within the |
| difference occurs. | | | | cooler cabinet and driving out the generated heat. So, if |
| The junctions of the metals were heated or cooled | | | | you want a silent, vibration-free electric wine cooler |
| depending on the direction of electric current that | | | | than opt for a thermoelectric one. |
| passed through them. | | | | Some say that compressor-operated wine coolers |
| In the cooling system of thermoelectric wine coolers | | | | are more efficient in generating cool air but if you place |
| consists of so-called thermocouples (also known as | | | | and operate a thermoelectric wine cooler according to |
| Peltier modules) are used. | | | | its manual than you will be satisfied with it. |
| These modules consist of pairs of dissimilar | | | | One thing you have to especially pay attention to is the |
| semiconductors between two ceramic plates. If | | | | ambient temperature of the room where you are |
| electric current is applied to the modules one end | | | | going to place the cooler. For proper operation and |
| heats up while the other end cools down. The | | | | efficient cooling a thermoelectric cooler must not be |
| temperature of the cold end of conductor pairs will | | | | placed in a room with ambient temperature higher than |
| quickly drop down the ambient temperature provided | | | | 77 °F (25 °C) otherwise the appliance won't |
| heat is driven away from the hot side. The generated | | | | be able to maintain the set temperature. |
| temperature difference depends on the magnitude of | | | | Since thermoelectric wine refrigerators don't contain |
| current applied. | | | | cooling agents like CFC-s, HCFC-s - organic materials |
| In short, thermoelectric cooling modules work as heat | | | | that were identified to be responsible for the thinning of |
| pumps driving heat from one surface to the other and | | | | ozone layer - they have less harmful impacts on the |
| generating cold temperature inside the appliance. The | | | | environment when they are disposed of at the end |
| heat has to be effectively removed and dissipated for | | | | their life cycle. |
| which fans are used in thermoelectric wine coolers. | | | | Another environmental friendly feature of |
| So, after all this technical explanation let's find out what | | | | thermoelectric wine coolers is that they use less |
| are the strengths of thermoelectric wine coolers. Are | | | | electricity during their operation. |
| they better than compressor run wine refrigerators? | | | | Thermoelectric wine bottle coolers are also small, |
| You know that the compressor in kitchen fridges can | | | | compact appliance so even those who live in tiny |
| be rather noisy especially if it's an older model. | | | | apartments can find space for a nice thermoelectric |
| Noise caused by the running fridge compressor might | | | | wine fridge. No need to worry about your wines going |
| not disturb you and it does not have any harmful | | | | off during the hot summer. |
| effects on the food stored in the unit, but that's not the | | | | |