Design and Development of Portable Thermoelectric Cooler and Heater System
Abdulaziz ALDOSSARY, Anas ALSHEHRI, Abdullah ALDIOLY, Mohammed ALAJMI, Abdulaziz AFZAL
Abstract. This paper presents the design, simulation and development of a novel portable thermoelectric cooling/heating box which efficiently uses both sides of a Peltier module (TEC1-12706) to provide simultaneous temperature control. For better heat transfer, the system uses elongated aluminum fins, incorporates an insulated polystyrene sleeve to retain heat, and uses a dual-mode power supply (AC/DC adapter + 12V battery with automatic UPS switching). We calculated based on our theories that this would give a cooling capacity of 150W (with heating potential of 150W) with a 10°C reduction in the temperature of the cooling compartment in a period of ten minutes, and in the heating box temperature reach up to 100°C.
Keywords
Thermoelectrical Cooling System, Portable Thermal Management, Sustainable Cooling and Heating Energy Solutions, Solid-State Refrigeration, Heat Transfer Enhancement, Thermoelectric and Peltier Effect, Thermoelectric Module TEC-12706
Published online 4/25/2026, 9 pages
Copyright © 2026 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: Abdulaziz ALDOSSARY, Anas ALSHEHRI, Abdullah ALDIOLY, Mohammed ALAJMI, Abdulaziz AFZAL, Design and Development of Portable Thermoelectric Cooler and Heater System, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 64, pp 1039-1047, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644904091-129
The article was published as article 129 of the book Energy Futures
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