The compact cooler AlphaCooler is an active personal cooling system. It has been widely used by racing drivers to maintain normal body temperature when racing activities. It works by pumping a chilled fluid through a vest lined with a network of tubing, and using a circulating chilled liquid as the cooling medium. Metabolic heat is transferred to the circulating liquid, which is pumped back to a cooling unit where the heat is rejected.
AlphaCooler is a commercial off-the-shelf product. No Ice. No Hassel. Full Power. It can provide 24/7 continuous cooling in a hot environment.
It is an active compressor-driven cooling unit. It works safely, rapidly, and efficiently. The coolant fluid is chilled by AlphaCooler, using miniature rotary vapor compression compressor cooling, and re-circulated back to the heat-transfer garment to continuously cool the user.
AlphaCooler can work with a garment or a cooling vest, by providing circulating fluid, e.g. chilled water or glycol mixture, and require a dc power source. The temperature of the liquid for the vapor compression system can be controlled by the user by varying the speed of the compressor.
RIGID patented AlphaCooler is able to run on battery, DC power, car power, solar, or an electrical outlet. The advances of this compact cooler are ultra-compact size, lightest weight, and outstanding power, which greatly enhance their portability.