Abstract: An air conditioning system includes air conditioners having at least one installed function of multiple functions, a mobile terminal carried by a user, and information mediation devices configured to carry out exchange of information between the air conditioners and the mobile terminal using a public network. The mobile terminal has an air conditioning management program configured to manage the air conditioners. The air conditioners store installed function information relating to the functions installed in the air conditioners. The air conditioning management program of the mobile terminal reads out the installed function information via the information intermediation devices, and generates, in accordance with the installed function information, an air conditioner management screen image displayed on a display of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A HVAC system for a building includes a plant and a plurality of single-variable extremum-seeking controllers (ESCs). The plant includes HVAC equipment operable to affect an environmental condition in the building. Each of the single-variable ESCs is configured to perturb a different manipulated variable with a different excitation signal and provide the manipulated variables as perturbed inputs to the plant. The plant uses multiple perturbed inputs to concurrently affect a performance variable. The single-variable ESCs are configured to estimate a gradient of the performance variable with respect to the each manipulated variable and independently drive the gradients toward zero by independently modulating the manipulated variables.

Abstract: A remote controller of an air-conditioning system enables operation state diagnosing. A remote controller of an air-conditioning system having an outdoor device, and an indoor device connected to the outdoor device includes a communication unit that performs bidirectional communication with the indoor device in a wired or wireless manner, and a memory that has stored therein operation-state diagnosing tables for every operation mode that are used in maintenance and inspection of the air-conditioning system. An appropriate one of the operation-state diagnosing tables is used according to an operation mode and an operation time of the air-conditioning system.

Abstract: A ventilation system includes a supply register with a displacement-type diffuser providing a flow of ventilation air at a non-mixing rate that maintains stratification of air in the occupied space. An first exclusive return register is positioned near the ceiling and a second exclusive return register is positioned near the floor. A control system controls the flow of heated or cooled air to the supply register and selectively controls the flow of air into the first or second return registers. During the cooling mode, cooled air flows through the supply register and air is withdrawn only through the first exclusive return register, while in the heating mode warm air flows through the supply register and air is withdrawn only through the second return register.

Abstract: A first detection unit detects a horizontal air-blowing position inputted by a user using a plan view of a room included in an operation screen. A second detection unit detects a vertical air-blowing position inputted by the user using a profile view included in the operation screen. A generation unit determines an airflow direction of an air conditioner from the horizontal air-blowing position detected by the first detection unit and the vertical air-blowing position detected by the second detection unit, and generates control data that specifies the determined airflow direction.

Abstract: A flame-resistant, insulated, plastic HVAC duct including a channel configured for conveying forced air and a duct wall forming the channel, the duct wall including a plastic layer disposed between a thermally insulating layer and a metal foil layer. The metal foil layer is arranged to form an outer surface of the duct wall, and the thermally insulating layer is arranged to form an inner surface of the duct wall. A second metal foil layer may be disposed between the thermally insulating layer and the plastic layer.

Abstract: A mechanism for opening and closing a damper valve of a diffuser mechanism is provided. Embodiments of the invention include a damper construction that selectively alters the amount of air flow through a diffuser grille using a three-plate damper valve. The three-plate damper valve includes a manual plate, a fixed plate, and a motorized plate. The manual plate is manually rotatable around a central axis, while the motorized plate is mechanically rotatable about the same axis. The motorized plate is mechanically and/or remotely controlled using a stepper motor coupled to the motorized plate. Further, the diffuser mechanism includes a sensor for determining the location of the motorized plate with respect to a starting position. As such, multiple configurations of the manual plate and the motorized plate may be used to alter the air flow through the resulting channels of the damper mechanism.

Abstract: A ceiling-embedded air conditioner includes: a box-shaped housing that is embedded in a ceiling of an air-conditioned room; a square decorative panel that is attached to a lower surface of the housing and covers the ceiling; main body outlets that are provided along respective four sides of a bottom surface of the housing and blow heat-exchanged air; outlets that are provided in the decorative panel in correspondence with the main body outlets; corner blowoff units that are provided in the decorative panel in correspondence with coupling portions for coupling the outlets; a blowoff path that is circumferentially provided in the decorative panel in correspondence with the outlets and the corner blowoff units; and wind direction plates that are rotatably provided along the respective sides of the decorative panel so as to cover or open the blowoff path and are longer than a long side of the outlets.

Abstract: An indoor unit includes, in an airflow path, an axial fan, an indoor heat exchanger having a W-shape in side view, and a forward drain pan and a rearward drain each disposed below the corresponding valley portion of the indoor heat exchanger. The airflow path is divided into a first airflow path, a second airflow path, and a third airflow path. The indoor unit includes an up/down airflow direction flap disposed at the air outlet. The up/down airflow direction flap includes a rearward up/down airflow direction flap disposed under the second airflow path and the third airflow path, and a forward up/down airflow direction flap disposed forward of the rearward up/down airflow direction flap and under the first airflow path.

Abstract: A heater, e.g. an anti-freezing heater, is disclosed. The heater can be configured to set off an alarm when a heating element is broken or malfunctioning. The heater can also be configured to connect the heating element to a relatively low voltage when the heating element may experience a dry burning condition.

Abstract: A dehumidifier has a water receiving tray receiving condensed water of the dehumidifier. The water receiving tray comprises a water tank outlet, a main water outlet arranged outside the casing of the dehumidifier as a whole, the main water outlet being arranged opposite the water tank outlet; a pump used for draining is provided on the bottom of the outside of the water receiving tray, the pump being directly connected with the water receiving tray, eliminating the need of providing a pipe to connect with the dehumidifier pump, therefore reducing the risk of leaking. By connecting the pump with the water receiving tray directly, the pressure loss due to the connection of pipe is eliminated; the drainage capacity of the pump is utilized fully. Without installing or detaching additional pipes during installment or maintenance, operation is easier.

Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a current carrying path formed between a control box and an outdoor heat exchanger, and electromagnetic noise generated in the control box is transmitted to the outdoor heat exchanger and efficiently discharged to air through the outdoor heat exchanger.

Abstract: Provided is a faucet device for an aircraft lavatory unit, wherein a second joint and a third joint are joined by inserting the third joint of a heater module into a second joint of a valve module, and screw members are used to fasten a first case and a second case. As a result, the valve module and the heater module are joined in series via the second joint and the third joint. A first connector of a controller module is joined to a third connector of the valve module and a second connector of the controller module is joined to a fourth connector of the heater module. The first joint of the valve module is joined to a water supply pipe. A fourth joint of the heater module and a faucet main body are joined via a pipe.

Abstract: An ohmic heater for heating a conductive fluid includes electrodes (14) and spaces (20) between the electrodes. A controller (52) selectively connects the electrodes to a power supply (36) during a succession of actuation intervals so as to form conduction paths, each including two live electrodes connected to different electrical potentials, and the fluid in one or more spaces. The controller models fluid passing through the spaces as a series of finite elements moving through the spaces. Before each actuation interval, the controller estimates the expected results of actuating various possible conduction paths, including the estimated temperature of the fluid in the conduction paths and the estimated currents passing through the live electrodes. The controller selects a set of conduction paths for which the estimated results meet a set of constraints, and actuates only the selected conduction paths during the actuation interval.

Abstract: A heat exchanger including a heat transfer fin (1) having a heat-transfer-tube insertion hole (10) through which a heat transfer tube (40) is inserted, and a brazing material holding portion (100) provided above the heat-transfer-tube insertion hole (10) to hold a brazing material (4), wherein when the heat transfer tube (40) is inserted through the heat-transfer-tube insertion hole (10), left and right non-contact portions (15), (16) where a circumferential edge of the heat-transfer-tube insertion hole (10) and an outer circumferential surface of the heat transfer tube (40) are not in contact with each other are separately formed on an upper circumferential edge of the heat-transfer-tube insertion hole (10), and a brazing material guiding portion (100) extending toward the outer circumferential surface of the heat transfer tube (40) is formed between the left and right non-contact portions (15), (16).

Abstract: Rotatable support system for mounting one or more photovoltaic modules and method thereof. The system includes a stiffener configured to be attached to the one or more photovoltaic modules, a column connected to the stiffener through at least a rotatable component, and a foot connected to the column. The column is configured to rotate from a folded position towards an unfolded position, and stop at the unfolded position separated from the folded position by an angle difference. The angle difference represents the maximum range of rotation for the column.

Abstract: A mobile loading dock having a frame, a solar panel mounted to the frame and a planar ramp member. The frame including two opposing side rails and support beams, the support beams having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to one of the opposing side rails and the second end secured to the second opposing side rail. The solar panel is connected to a battery and a hydraulic pump to provide power for movement of the loading dock.

Abstract: The invention is a new stabilized racking system for solar cell panels on a surface through a novel use of ballast weights and a wind optimized design. The system is further optimized to fit a range of sizes and thicknesses of modules through a combination of self adjusting end clamps, adjustable tilt legs, and unique wind screen design. The system can include an array of individual solar panel systems that are reinforced in both lateral directions to reduce the amount of ballast weight required.

Abstract: A system for cooling a refrigerant includes (a) an evaporator comprising one or more lengths of tubing each having an upstream first cross-sectional area and a second downstream cross-sectional area, the second cross-sectional area being greater than the first cross-sectional area, the expansion in cross-sectional area between the first circular cross-sectional area and the second circular cross-sectional area being smooth and continuous; and (b) a compressor and a condenser for converting the refrigerant from a gas to a liquid for introduction into the evaporator.

Abstract: A magnetocaloric thermal apparatus (1) with a structure that rotates about a longitudinal axis (L), comprising a magnetic arrangement that defines at least two air gaps (E1, E2) parallel to each other and configured to create, in each of the air gaps, a magnetic field variable about the longitudinal axis (L). Two supports (S1, S2) carry magnetocaloric elements (2) and are positioned each in the midplane (P1, P2) of one of the air gaps. The magnetic arrangement and the supports are in relative movement with respect to one another and positioned angularly with respect to one another about the longitudinal axis (L) so as to generate a phase shift between the magnetic cycle undergone by the magnetocaloric elements (2) of one of the supports (S1) in one of the air gaps and the magnetic cycle undergone by the magnetocaloric elements of the other support (S2) in the other air gap.

Abstract: A switching device sequentially switches from having an evaporator-condenser generate an adsorbate and an adsorbent adsorb the adsorbate, to having an evaporator-condenser condense the adsorbate and an adsorbent desorb the adsorbate, such that the evaporator-condenser that generates the adsorbate and the adsorbent that adsorbs the adsorbate face each other, and the evaporator-condenser that condenses the adsorbate and the adsorbent that desorbs the adsorbate face each other. Accordingly, one adsorbent repeatedly desorbs and adsorbs in alternation, and another adsorbent repeatedly adsorbs and desorbs in alternation.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus includes a compressor; a condenser for condensing a refrigerant discharged from the compressor, an expansion valve to expand the refrigerant discharged from the condenser, and an evaporator to evaporate the refrigerant discharged from the expansion valve and to deliver the refrigerant to the compressor. The compressor includes a rotary compressor having a displacement volume less than about 3 cc, and refrigerant circulating inside the cooling apparatus includes at least one of R290, R600a, R123a, R1234yf, and R1234ze. The cooling apparatus and compressor attain miniaturization and high efficiency.

Abstract: An apparatus for reducing discharge pressure includes a compensator reservoir and a compensator line. The compensator line connects the compensator reservoir and a liquid line. The liquid line connects an outdoor heat exchanger and an indoor heat exchanger of a reversible HVAC system. The compensator line includes a connection to the compensator reservoir and a connection to the liquid line. A first expansion device is disposed in the liquid line and configured to only act on refrigerant flowing towards the outdoor heat exchanger. A second expansion device disposed in the liquid line and configured to only act on refrigerant flowing towards the indoor heat exchanger. The compensator is operable to receive refrigerant, driven by pressure, from the HVAC system, and further operable to allow refrigerant to flow back into the HVAC system.

Abstract: A system includes a heat exchanger coupled to an air conditioning system, and a flash tank is coupled to refrigeration cases, and houses a first refrigerant. The system includes solenoid valves coupled to the flash tank, where the solenoid valves reduce a pressure of the first refrigerant flowing from the flash tank to the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may be coupled to the solenoid valves, and the heat exchanger may be configured to receive an amount of the first refrigerant from the solenoid valves, receive a second refrigerant from the air conditioning system, where the second refrigerant is associated with an air conditioning load, and provide cooling to the second refrigerant, using the first refrigerant. Finally, the system includes a check valve coupled to the flash tank, where the check valve reduces a pressure of the first refrigerant flowing from the flash tank away from the solenoid valves.

Abstract: The invention relates to a removal device (10) for removing a fluid from a refrigeration system, comprising a cooling device (11), through which the fluid is to flow and which has a pipeline assembly (12), which has a plurality of pipeline elements (24, 26) connected to each other, a fluid inlet (28) arranged above the pipeline elements, and a fluid outlet (30) arranged below the pipeline elements, the removal device having a compressor (14), which is arranged before the cooling device (11) in the flow direction and through which the fluid can flow and which is connected to the fluid inlet (28), is easier to clean because the pipeline elements are each arranged at an inclination of an angle (alpha) from the horizontal in such a way that all fluid entering through the fluid inlet (28) is moved to the fluid outlet (30) by gravity.

Abstract: A system comprising a compressor, a first valve coupled to the compressor and coupled to a first coil, a first expansion valve coupled to the first coil, a second coil, and a second expansion valve. The second expansion valve coupled to a third coil, a second valve coupled to the compressor and the third coil. A controller operable to operate the first valve, the first expansion valve, the second expansion valve, and the second valve. The second coil is coupled to the compressor and the refrigerant flows from the second coil to the compressor.

Abstract: A water pocket with an open top side is filled with water, mounted in a regular position on a supporting frame, and tilts to supply the water stored in the water pocket to an ice making tray, thereby easily supplying a required amount of water to the ice making tray. A refrigerator includes an ice making tray provided to linearly move with rotation when ice of the ice making tray is separated, or includes a holding preventing member which prevents the ice from being caught by a lower ice making tray, thereby improving a forward-and-backward width of an ice maker. It is possible to easily withdraw ice stored in an ice bucket by pushing an ice discharge button in a state in which the ice bucket is not separated.

Abstract: Methods and systems for an energy efficient MTRS are provided. In one embodiment, a refrigerated transport unit is provided that includes a multi-zone transport unit and an energy efficient MTRS. The multi-zone transport unit includes an internal space separated into a first zone and a second zone. The internal space includes a zone separator separating and thermally isolating the first zone and the second zone. The energy efficient MTRS is configured to control and maintain a separate environmental condition requirement of each of the first zone and the second zone. The energy efficient MTRS includes a remote fan unit provided between the first zone and the second zone. The remote fan unit is configured to provide a heat exchange between the first zone and the second zone for providing climate control within the second zone.

Abstract: A vending machine includes a vending machine main body, an internal heat exchanger, an external heat exchanger made of aluminum, and a compressor. The vending machine further includes an attachment base made of a steel plate and disposed on the base such that the external heat exchanger and the compressor are provided on the attachment base, and a pair of right and left holding members made of synthetic resin and engaging with and fixing to the attachment base, each having an accommodation unit corresponding to an outer shape at two sides of a lower portion of the aluminum external heat exchanger. The pair of right and left holding members forms a gap between the aluminum external heat exchanger and the attachment base such that the two sides of the lower portion of the aluminum external heat exchanger are accommodated and held in the accommodation units.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an insulated frame section. The frame section comprises an elongate interior frame member, an elongate exterior frame member and an elongate insulation element connected to the interior frame member and to the exterior frame member. The insulation element prevents any direct physical contact between the interior and exterior frame members. A refrigerator door system having a door and a door frame constructed from such insulated frame sections is also disclosed.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) vacuum insulation panel (VIP) and a folding approach to create the 3D VIP from a two-dimensional (2D) VIP of non-uniform thickness for a refrigerator, a refrigerator freezer or a non-appliance, are disclosed. The folding approach includes placing a VIP main panel and a plurality of VIP wall panels on an outer film, where one or more panels are of a greater thickness than other VIP panels; placing an inner film on top of the VIP main and wall panels and sealing the films together. The inner film is longer than the outer film and this allows the films and the VIP wall panels to be folded into a finished panel, wherein the longer inner film allows for folding without causing tears or micro-cracks in the film that would adversely affect the insulation properties of the three-dimensional (3D) VIP.

Abstract: A refrigerator and/or freezer is described having at least one body that encloses at least one cooled interior space, and with at least one first and one second door opening in opposite directions, which doors are articulated to the body, wherein the interior space can be closed, wherein one or both doors include one or more seals that in the closed condition of the doors are disposed in the gap between the doors, wherein the at least one seal is in its closed end position when the doors are closed, characterized in that the appliance includes at least one door opening sensor and at least one drive unit communicating with the same, which is configured to move the at least one seal of a door away from the other door into an open end position, wherein the drive unit furthermore is configured such that the same is activated when the door opening sensor detects the opening of a door or the touching of the door by a user.

Abstract: A bin positioned within a refrigerator drawer and slidable across the refrigerator drawer at one or more edges of the refrigerator drawer and/or at one or more sliding mechanisms attached to at least one side of the refrigerator drawer.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a biological information obtaining unit for obtaining biological information of a person upon detection of the person in the vicinity of the refrigerator. The refrigerator further includes an advice generating portion for generating advice about health care based on analysis of the biological information and a display configured to display the advice in response to a user request.

Abstract: A refrigerator and a control method for the same are disclosed. A refrigerator includes a storage compartment, a drawer movably provided in the storage compartment and provided with a marker, a camera that photographs inside the drawer from outside the drawer, and a controller that senses a position of the marker in photographs taken through the camera at time intervals, and that determines state information about the drawer based on a change in position of the marker in the photographs. A method includes recognizing closing of the drawer by sensing a start of opening of the drawer; acquiring an image of the drawer interior using the camera; processing the image to recognize the marker from the image; tracing a movement of the marker; acquiring a final image of the drawer interior using the camera when closing of the drawer begins; and displaying the final image.

Abstract: A domestic refrigeration appliance includes a housing in which an inner container is disposed. The inner container has walls delimiting a receiving chamber for food. A bearing rib for supporting a separating plate is formed or molded on a side wall of the inner container. An electrical part disposed on the front face of the bearing rib extends through a passage in the front face and projects into the receiving chamber. A method for producing a domestic refrigeration appliance is also provided.

Abstract: A beverage cooling display system includes a roller assembly that is configured to rotate one or more beverage containers, and a cooling assembly that is configured to cool the one or more beverage containers. A method of cooling and displaying beverages includes rotating one or more beverage containers with a roller assembly, and cooling the one or more beverage containers with a cooling assembly.

Abstract: A method and a system for feeding a feed gas including methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) to a cryogenic distillation column are provided herein. The method includes flowing a freeze zone CO2 vapor stream into a freezing section of the column to produce an overhead stream that exits the column. The method includes heating the overhead stream via a heating component to reduce or prevent solidification of the CO2 in the overhead stream.

Abstract: Processes and systems for recovery of a dilute ethylene stream are illustrated and described. More specifically, embodiments disclosed herein relate to processes and systems for separation of a dilute ethylene stream from an offgas or other vapor streams, where the ultra-low temperature refrigeration for the desired separations is provided by the offgas itself, and only moderately-low temperature externally supplied propylene refrigerants (for example, at ?40° C. to 15° C.) are necessary.

Abstract: A multi-stage separation heat-exchange type drying system is provided. A plurality of first heat exchange blocks of the first main body are installed to be spaced from each other at a predetermined interval, and first vortex generating blocks are installed between the first heat exchange blocks. Also, a plurality of second heat exchange blocks of the second main body are installed to be spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval, and second vortex generating blocks are installed between the second heat exchange blocks. The heat exchange occurs in a manner that the first heat exchange blocks and the second heat exchange blocks corresponding to each other, positioned up and down, exchange a heat medium therebetween.

Abstract: A method for drying high moisture, low calorific value lignite for a generating set and recovering water contained therein and an apparatus thereof mainly consist of a rotary steam tube dryer, a washing cooling tower, a coal mill, a first bag filter, a condenser, a weighing surge bunker, a water ring vacuum pump and so on. A drying system is integrated with a milling system, every dryer and the corresponding coal mill are disposed and are directly connected via a surge bunker, thereby not only saving the heat lost during the transportation of pulverized coal, but also omitting a long-distance transportation from a conventional drying system to a conventional milling system, effectively avoiding such phenomena as dust pollution, waste and spontaneous combustion during transportation and transshipment, simplifying the coal preparation system employed in the front-end process of drying.

Abstract: A sticker for spacing wood is extruded from an alloy that includes polycarbonate resin and polysulfone resin. The sticker can have a variety of different configurations, including a top surface that includes contact points that have an area substantially smaller than the area of the top surface, a single or multiple internal longitudinal hallow chambers separated by multiple reinforcing members, longitudinal external grooves that allow airflow, lateral external grooves that intersect the longitudinal external grooves, curved sides for a version where the stickers are placed manually, and substantially straight sides for a version where the stickers are placed by a machine. A method for manufacturing the sticker includes pulling an extrusion with a puller that includes a plurality of teeth that provide a first plurality of lateral grooves running substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the extrusion in a top and bottom surface of the extrusion.

Abstract: A tray is provided for conveying a workpiece placed on the tray inside a heat treatment furnace. The tray includes plural kinds of positional displacement regulating parts for respectively regulating horizontal positional displacements of plural kinds of workpieces with different sizes, wherein the plural kinds of positional displacement regulating parts are arranged concentrically in a plane shape.

Abstract: A shaft of a stirring fan for a heat treatment apparatus includes a blade fixing portion for fixing a plurality of blades. The blade fixing portion has a cylindrical portion extending in a shaft direction of the shaft. A hole inside the cylindrical portion is open to one end face of the shaft. The stirring fan has a discharge portion for discharging gas inside the cylindrical portion to the outside of the blade fixing portion. The discharge portion is open to the outside of the blade fixing portion, at a position away from the one end face of the shaft.

Abstract: The heat exchanger is provided with a body, multiple heat transfer tubes (20) which are arranged inside of the body, and multiple support plates (30) which are arranged at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the heat transfer tubes (20) and in which multiple tube insertion through-holes (40) for inserting the multiple heat transfer tubes (20) are formed. Between two support plates (30) adjacent in the longitudinal direction among the plurality of support plates (30), the shapes of the tube insertion through-holes (40) for one heat transfer tube (20) are different.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a 3-d channel gas heat exchanger. The 3-D channel gas heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange plates configured to have heating surface units for exchanging heat formed on one sides of the heat exchange plates and a plurality of passages and that are formed in between the plurality of heat exchange plates and wherein the plurality of passages comprise, first passages configured to convey a first fluid having a first temperature through the first passages, second passages configured to convey a second fluid through the second passages for transferring heat to the first fluid having the first temperature and third passages configured to prevent freezing in the second passages by transferring heat to at least some of the second passages when a temperature (T) of the second fluid is below a predetermined temperature value (Tref).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe servers having thermal management features and thermal management systems for servers. These embodiments include heat sinks to be thermally coupled by one or more heat pipes to transfer heat from hotter downstream heat sinks to cooler upstream heat sinks in order to distribute thermal loading across multiple devices. In one embodiment a single heat pipe may be used to thermally couple two heat sinks, whereas in other embodiments a modular heat pipe arrangement may be used. Techniques for thermally coupling modular heat pipes to one another such that vapor sections of adjacent heat pipes overlap are also disclosed. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a system for cooling a surface. The system can include a housing. The housing can include an evaporator portion. The housing can include at least one trifurcated heat exchange portion. The at least one trifurcated heat exchange portion can include a condenser portion coupled to the evaporator portion. The at least one trifurcated heat exchange portion can include a coolant portion substantially surrounded by the condenser portion. The at least one trifurcated heat exchange portion can include a phase change material portion substantially surrounding the condenser portion.

Abstract: A multiply-wound tube includes: a tube body formed by winding, into a roll, a metal plate comprising a core material layer made of a first metal material and a brazing material layer made of a second metal material having a lower melting point than the core material layer; and a joint portion that is formed at a portion of the metal plate that is wound in layers, wherein the portion of the metal plate that is wound in layers is brazed together by the brazing material layer being melted by heat from a laser projected onto the tube body.

Abstract: A passive thermal diode (10), comprising: a heat source (12); a heat sink (14); a thermal coupling element (16) removably coupled to the heat source (12) and the heat sink (14); a lever (18), the lever (18) connected to the thermal coupling element (16) via a pivot point (19); and at least one spring (20) connected to the lever (18), the spring (20) comprised of a shape memory alloy, wherein the lever (18) transmits a force to displace the thermal coupling element (16) when the force is produced by the spring (20) on the lever (18).