1. A thermoelectric heat pump assembly having a top end and a bottom end, the thermoelectric heat pump assembly comprising:
(a) two to nine thermoelectric unit layers capable of active use of the Peltier effect, each thermoelectric unit layer having a cold side and a hot side;
(b) at least one capacitance spacer block suitable for storing heat and providing a delayed thermal reaction time of the assembly, the capacitance spacer block having a top portion and a bottom portion and being between a first thermoelectric unit layer and a second thermoelectric layer, wherein the top portion of the capacitance spacer block is thermally connected to the hot side of the first thermoelectric unit layer and the bottom portion is thermally connected to the cold side of the second thermoelectric unit layer, thereby forming a sandwich layer suitable to pump heat from the first thermoelectric unit layer to the second thermoelectric layer;
(c) at least one energy source operably connected to each thermoelectric unit layer, wherein the energy source is suitable to provide a current, the thermoelectric heat pump assembly being configured so that each individual thermoelectric unit layer has a ratio of input current to maximum available current (IImax) of 0.09 or less at a steady-state, when change in temperature (\u0394T) of the heat pump assembly at the top end compared to the bottom end of the heat pump assembly is about 20\xb0 C. and heat removal (Q) is about 0 Watts; and
(d) a heat sink associated with a fan assembly, wherein in the heat sink is thermally connected at the bottom end of the heat pump assembly.
2. A thermoelectric heat pump assembly having a top end and a bottom end, the thermoelectric heat pump assembly comprising:
(a) two to nine thermoelectric unit layers capable of active use of the Peltier effect, each thermoelectric unit layer having a cold side and a hot side;
(b) at least one capacitance spacer block suitable for storing heat and providing a delayed thermal reaction time of the assembly, the capacitance spacer block having a top portion and a bottom portion and being between a first thermoelectric unit layer and a second thermoelectric layer, wherein the top portion of the capacitance spacer block is thermally connected to the hot side of the first thermoelectric unit layer and the bottom portion is thermally connected to the cold side of the second thermoelectric unit layer, thereby forming a sandwich layer suitable to pump heat from the first thermoelectric unit layer to the second thermoelectric layer;
(c) at least one energy source operably connected to each thermoelectric unit layer, wherein the energy source is suitable to provide a current; and
(d) a heat sink associated with a fan assembly, wherein in the heat sink is thermally connected at the bottom end of the heat pump assembly, the heat pump assembly being configured to minimize a temperature rise or drop on the heat sink at a steady-state so that the temperature rise or drop on the heat sink does not exceed 3\xb0 Celsius as compared to ambient.
3. (canceled)
4. A thermoelectric heat pump assembly having a top end and a bottom end, the thermoelectric heat pump assembly comprising:
(a) two to nine thermoelectric unit layers capable of active use of the Peltier effect, each thermoelectric unit layer having a cold side and a hot side;
(b) at least one capacitance spacer block suitable for storing heat and providing a delayed thermal reaction time of the assembly, the capacitance spacer block having a top portion and a bottom portion and being between a first thermoelectric unit layer and a second thermoelectric layer, wherein the top portion of the capacitance spacer block is thermally connected to the hot side of the first thermoelectric unit layer and the bottom portion is thermally connected to the cold side of the second thermoelectric unit layer, thereby forming a sandwich layer suitable to pump heat from the first thermoelectric unit layer to the second thermoelectric layer;
(c) at least one energy source operably connected to each thermoelectric unit layer, wherein the energy source is suitable to provide a current;
(d) a heat sink associated with a fan assembly, wherein the heat sink is thermally connected at the bottom end of the heat pump assembly; and
(e) a microcontroller operatively associated with the energy source and at least one relay, wherein the microcontroller activates the relay which directs current from the energy source to at least one of the thermoelectric unit layers and reconnects the thermoelectric unit layer in series or parallel with another thermoelectric unit layer.
5. The thermoelectric heat pump assembly of claim 4, wherein the microcontroller defines a setpoint temperature (Tsp) and compares the Tsp to a temperature (Tc) of a container operatively associated with the thermoelectric heat pump assembly, wherein the microcontroller controls the at least one relay to connect the at least one thermoelectric unit layer in series if Tc checks positive or equal against Tsp, and wherein the microcontroller deactivates the at least one relay if Tsp checks negative or equal against Tc.
6. The thermoelectric heat pump assembly of claim 4, wherein the microcontroller defines a setpoint temperature (Tsp) and compares the Tsp to a temperature (Tc) of a container operatively associated with the thermoelectric heat pump assembly, wherein the microcontroller activates the at least one relay to connect the at least one thermoelectric unit layer in parallel if Tc checks positive or equal against Tsp, and wherein the microcontroller deactivates the at least one relay if Tsp checks negative or equal against Tc.
7. The thermoelectric heat pump assembly according to claim 6, wherein the Tc checks positive or equal if the Tc is greater than the Tsp plus 0.1\xb0 C., and wherein the at least one thermoelectric unit layer is in series and the energy source provides a potential difference of about 2.4 volts.
8. The thermoelectric heat pump assembly of claim 4, wherein the thermoelectric heat pump assembly is configured so that each individual thermoelectric unit layer has a ratio of input current to maximum available current (IImax) of 0.08 or less at a steady-state, when change in temperature (\u0394T) of the heat pump assembly at the top end compared to the bottom end of the heat pump assembly is about 20\xb0 C. and heat (Q) is about 0 Watts.
9. The thermoelectric heat pump assembly of claim 4, wherein the thermoelectric heat pump assembly is configured so that each individual thermoelectric unit layer has a ratio of input current to maximum available current (IImax) of 0.10 or less, when change in temperature (\u0394T) of the heat pump assembly at the top end compared to the bottom end of the heat pump assembly is about 20\xb0 C. and heat (Q) is about 5 Watts.
10. The thermoelectric heat pump assembly of claim 4, wherein the thermoelectric heat pump assembly is configured so that each individual thermoelectric unit layer has a ratio of input current to maximum available current (IImax) of 0.17 or less at a steady-state, when change in temperature (\u0394T) of the heat pump assembly at the top end compared to the bottom end of the heat pump assembly is about 40\xb0 C. and heat (Q) is about 0 Watts.
11. The thermoelectric heat pump assembly of claim 4, wherein the thermoelectric heat pump assembly is configured so that each individual thermoelectric unit layer has a ratio of input current to maximum available current (IImax) of 0.22 or less, when change in temperature (\u0394T) of the heat pump assembly at the top end compared to the bottom end of the heat pump assembly is about 40\xb0 C. and heat (Q) is about 1 Watt.
12-13. (canceled)
14. The thermoelectric heat pump assembly of claim 4, wherein the heat pump assembly is configured to minimize a temperature rise or drop on the heat sink at a steady-state so that the temperature rise or drop on the heat sink does not exceed 2.5\xb0 Celsius.
15. The thermoelectric heat pump assembly of claim 4, wherein each thermoelectric unit layer comprises at least 127 coupled pairs of thermoelectric units and has a heat pumping capability of between 15 Watts and 20 Watts.
16. The thermoelectric heat pump assembly of claim 4, wherein each thermoelectric unit layer comprises thermoelectric units electrically connected in parallel or series, but thermally connected in series.
17. The thermoelectric heat pump assembly of claim 4, wherein each thermoelectric unit layer in the heat pump assembly is separated by a capacitance spacer block.
18. The thermoelectric heat pump assembly of claim 4, wherein the number of thermoelectric unit layers is three to nine.
19-21. (canceled)
22. The thermoelectric heat pump assembly of claim 4, wherein the thermoelectric heat pump assembly includes programmable circuitry suitable for a user-selected temperature input.
23-33. (canceled)
34. The thermoelectric heat pump assembly of claim 4, wherein each thermoelectric unit layer has a maximum change in temperature (\u0394Tmax) potential and comprises at least 127 coupled pairs of thermoelectric units, and wherein the heat pump assembly is configured so that each thermoelectric layer operates at less than 20% of the \u0394Tmax at steady-state when change in temperature (\u0394T) of the heat pump assembly at the top end compared to the bottom end of the heat pump assembly is 20\xb0 C.
35. The thermoelectric heat pump assembly of claim 4, wherein each thermoelectric unit layer has a maximum change in temperature (\u0394Tmax) potential and comprises at least 127 coupled pairs of thermoelectric units, and wherein the heat pump assembly is configured so that each thermoelectric layer operates at less than 40% of the \u0394Tmax at steady-state when change in temperature (\u0394T) of the heat pump assembly at the top end compared to the bottom end of the heat pump assembly is 40\xb0 C.
36-68. (canceled)
69. A method of safely transporting temperature sensitive goods at a selected temperature profile during transport, comprising the steps of:
(a) placing the temperature sensitive goods in a transportation device adapted to thermally isolate the temperature sensitive goods from an outside environment, wherein the transportation device comprises at least one temperature control system adapted to actuate the selected temperature profile while the temperature sensitive goods are in the transportation device, the temperature control system comprising at least one thermoelectric heat pump of claim 4 in thermal association with the temperature sensitive goods being transported; and
(b) transporting the temperature sensitive goods while the transportation device is activated according to the selected temperature profile.
70. (canceled)
71. The method of claim 69, wherein the transportation device comprises at least four thermoelectric heat pumps thermally associated with the temperature sensitive goods being transported.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A system for radial and level drilling and completion with an ultra-short radius, comprising:
a deflecting drill tool assembly comprised of;
a first type tail tube;
a directional follow-up tube having a first end connected with said first type tail tube and a second end;
a deflecting rotary assembly connected to the second end of said directional follow-up tube; said deflecting rotary assembly having a casing receiving a shaft that is rotationally supported in said casing and a drill head supported on said shaft, and said shaft being supported in a deflected fashion as to have a central axis at an angle deflected from the central axis of said casing for deflected angle drilling;
a flexible drill pipe that is received in said follow-up tube and is in driving engagement with said shaft;
an upstream nipple joint in driving engagement with said flexible drill pipe;
a level drilling assembly comprised of,
a second type tail tube;
said directional follow-up tube, with the first end of said directional follow-up tube connected with the second type tail tube when operating in a level drilling assembly mode,
a combination left hand thread coupling assembly and adjusting nipple joint device which combination is placed in a driving connection line between said upstream nipple joint and said flexible drill pipe when operating in a level drill assembly mode,
a level rotary assembly having a level drilling casing which receives a rotary supported level drilling shaft and a level drilling drill head with a central axis of elongation of the level drilling shaft being generally aligned with the central axis of elongation of the level drilling casing, and
a quick coupling that is positioned, relative to a driving connection line, between said flexible drill pipe when operating in the level drilling assembly mode and said level drilling shaft.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein said level drilling shaft is one in the same as said shaft of the deflecting drill assembly.
3. The system of claim 2 further comprising a common shaft enclosure casing utilized for each of the deflected drilling mode and level drilling mode and within said common shaft enclosure casing there is provided a combination of a pressure bearing and a centralizing bearing assembly positioned as to be in contact with said common shaft.
4. The system of claim 3 further comprising a wedge shape cross-sectioned backing block forming a component of said deflecting drill tool assembly and a rectangular cross-sectioned backing plate forming part of said deflection drill tool assembly, with each of said backing blocks being external to said common casing to provide a desired shaft orientation.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein a rear end of said deflecting rotary assembly is connected with said flexible drill pipe by way of a nut connection with a main body portion of said flexible drill pipe.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein a rear end of said level rotary assembly has a splined section that is in contact with said flexible drill pipe.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein the flexible drill pipe is comprised of a plurality of sections with each section including, in a rearward to forward assembled direction, a main body having an open forward end, a covering, and a bowl fixed relative to said main body by way of said covering, an inner ball component having a ball end received by both said bowl and the open rear end of said main body, a ball bearing set which is positioned within ball bearing cavities formed between an interior inner ball cavity and an exterior bearing cavity provided in a region of said bowl and main body, said inner ball also including a tail section with splines that are arranged to receive a splined portion of a main body of another flexible drill pipe section in line, and a nut designed to connect said tail section with the main body of another section in line.
8. The system of claim 7 wherein a rear positioned flexible drill pipe section is connected to the adjusting nipple joint in the level drilling assembly by way of said nut provided in each section of said flexible drill pipe.
9. The system of claim 7 wherein any section of the sections of said flexible drill pipe may bend 3 to 6\xb0 with the flexible drill pipe.
10. The system of claim 9 wherein each section is dimensioned such that each meter of the flexible drill pipe can form a bend of 18-22\xb0.
11. A method of radial and level drilling and completion with an ultra-short radius, comprising:
cutting a window in a well pipe wall;
performing an inclined drilling step by fixing a deflecting rotary assembly onto the front end of a directional follow-up tube and inserting a flexible drill pipe within the directional follow-up tube, said deflecting rotary assembly having a drill bit that is driven to perform a desired amount of inclined drilling radially external to said well pipe wall window, and then lifting up to ground the deflecting rotary assembly;
performing level drilling by fixing a level drilling rotary assembly with level drilling bit onto the front end of the directional follow up tube which receives the flexible drill pipe together with a quick coupling in line with said flexible drill pipe, and driving said level drilling bit to a desired depth.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein, following a decoupling of said quick coupling and a lifting of the decoupled flexible drill pipe out of the well, there is left behind the directional-follow up tube and the level rotary assembly in the level hole that is drilled.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein further placed in line with said flexible drill pipe is a left hand thread coupling, and said method includes decoupling of the quick coupling and lifting of the flexible drill pipe to such an extent to place components of said left hand thread coupling into a decoupling ready state which, following rotation of said flexible drill pipe detaches the left hand thread coupling components and then further lifting of said flexible drill pipe out of the well.
14. The method of claim 11 further comprising conveying drilling fluid during a drilling process through an annular space formed between a well pipe wall and the flexible drill pipe and returning the fluid to ground along a drill bit hole and a central hole of said flexible drill pipe.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein fluid conveyance includes reverse circulation fluid conveyance.
16. The method of claim 11 wherein there is attached to said flexible pipe a first tail tube type during the inclined drilling step and a second type of tail tube type during the level drilling step and said second type tail tube being configured as to include a left hand threaded bushing that is separated, and lifting the flexible drill pipe out from the well as to leave behind the directional-follow up tube and the level rotary assembly in the level hole that is drilled.