CPLC – Cold Plate Liquid Cooled Heater/Cooler
Heat, cool or freeze your samples, not your deck
Heat and cool samples precisely, without fear of contamination. Our Peltier-based heater/cooler uses liquid cooling for near-silent operation without generating waste heat or air on deck.On-deck heater/coolers can be problematic when working without on-deck air-conditioning. Labs report problems with on-deck waste heat that increases the ambient temperature of the deck, air movement from fans increases the risk of sample cross-contamination, and there’s excessive noise when many devices work together. Cold plate liquid cooling moves heat dispersal off deck and can solve those problems.
OFF DECK LIQUID COOLING
The CPLC replaces the usual on-deck heat sink/fan combination with liquid heat exchangers and transfer heat to the environment via a heat exchanger outside the deck. For fast heating and cooling steps that require high precision there’s less risk of disturbance or contamination from waste heat generation or air movement from fans.
ON DECK ACCURATE HEATING & COOLING
The CPLC uses a two Peltier heating/cooling capability. In a multi-unit setup, the Peltiers enable individual heating/cooling settings using just the one heat exchanger. The heat exchanger can be a passive ambient temperature unit, or an active cooler in case of very high/low temperature setting, including sub-zero.
Temperature range 4° C to 105° C, uniformity of 0.5 K, accuracy of 0.3 K.
EASY to INTEGRATE
The CPLC occupies only one ANSI/SLAS plate position on deck. It comes with an API ready to integrate with your automated liquid handling workstation. Control your CPLC with the separate off-deck Inheco Single TEC Control unit (STC) which further minimizes deck space and reduces noise and temperature. Or choose the Inheco Multi TEC Control (MTC) unit to control up to six devices in parallel when using several Inheco products on your deck.
ADAPTABLE
You can use your preferred disposable with the CPLC, including vials and reservoirs - we offer over 200 adapters, manufactured inhouse to ensure a perfect fit to the geometry of the disposable item, or can tailor an adapter to fit your needs.
RELIABLE and SUPPORTED
Every Inheco device is designed, engineered and made in Germany and undergoes rigorous quality control before delivery. It comes with a global two-year warranty and full customer service including remote support, diagnostic and servicing options that focusses on minimizing operational downtime.
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CPLC Brochure (PDF)
Manual CPLC (PDF)
Manual Heat Exchanger (PDF)
Production Facility Inspection (PDF)
UL Certificate (PDF)
EC Declaration (PDF)
Technical Specifications CPLC
| CPLC type |
Ultraflat HT 2-TEC
7100117
|
|---|---|
| Input voltage / max. current | 24 Vdc / 4.08 A |
| Temperature range | +4 °C to +105 °C [+39.2 °F to +221 °F] |
| Temperature cycling | Yes |
| Max reachable temperature difference in the heating mode | Up to 80 K |
| Max. reachable temperature difference in the cooling mode | Up to 30 K |
| Sensor type | Two PT100 |
| Inlet and outlet hose connection in mm | outer diameter 12.7 inner diameter 7.6 |
| Outer dimensions for length x width in mm | 128.9 x 89.1 |
| Outer dimensions for height in mm | 66.1 |
| Weight incl. cord | approx. 1.10 kg [2.43 lbs] |
| Noise | 0dB(A) (max) |
| Environmental conditions | |
|---|---|
| Tolerable relative humidity: | |
| Operation | 30-80% relative (non-condensing*) |
| Transportation and storage | 10-80% relative (non-condensing) |
| Temperature: | |
| Operation | +15 °C to +32 °C [+59 °F to 90 °F] |
| Transportation and storage | -20°C to +60°C [-4°F to +140°F], (non-condensing) |
* Condensate can prevent the CPLC from operating properly and can damage the CPLC. Condensate should be eliminated on a daily basis or more often, for example by heating cycles in between cooling cycles.
CPLC Accessories
Why use a liquid-cooled heater/cooler?
When your application needs cooling or heating surfaces, Peltier technology is often preferred. It offers heating and cooling plus temperature control all in one unit. But if your units discharge waste heat or air on-deck they can cause excess heat or sample contamination, as well as noise. Moving heat exchange off-deck eliminates those problems.What to look for in a heater/cooler
Accurate and uniform heating and cooling are important, as are the ability to maintain temperature precisely. Depending on your set-up, contamination risk and noise may also determine your choice.
- Cooling capability – off-deck and liquid cooled or on-deck heat sink/fan combination.
- Temperature uniformity – delivering identical temperature across the entire block, with identical results for samples in the middle or on the edge of the block, and throughout the run.
- Temperature accuracy – ensuring accurate and stable, reproduceable temperatures for the duration of the run, and for every sample in the block.
- Uniform temperature change (ramp rates) – maintaining temperature uniformity across the entire block.
- Temperature range – maximum and minimum temperature offered, including the option for sub-zero temperatures.
- Small footprint – delivering the required performance while taking up as little space on deck as possible.
- Low profile – to make pipetting and use of taller disposables easier.
Heat your samples not your deck with Peltier modules PLUS liquid heat exchange
Heating and coolingThe CPLC heats and cools using a Peltier unit and prevents self-heating, enabling accurate incubation at ambient conditions.
- Peltier Modules or Thermoelectric Coolers (TECs) use the Peltier effect to create a heat flux between the junction of two different types of materials. A Peltier module is a solid-state active heat pump which transfers heat from one side of the device to the other side against the temperature gradient (from cold to hot), with consumption of electrical energy. TECs run with DC voltage, and it’s easy to control the heat transfer through the module by changing the current. When the polarity of the DC is switched, the TEC swaps from cooling to heating mode. That makes TECs an excellent solution when exact control of temperature and heating and cooling rates are needed.
- Temperature range: +4°C to +105°C, uniformity of 0.5 K, accuracy of 0.3 K.
The CPLC uses an off-deck liquid heat exchanger to remove waste heat.
Optional Heated Lid
- The Heated Lid can be used as an add-on heater on top of the CPLC, to increase the rate of heating, improve temperature uniformity (especially for deepwell plates), and enable longer incubation.
- The Heated Lid helps to avoid condensation at the top of the plate, and reduce losses due to evaporation, without needing the space of a dedicated incubator.
- The flexible cable and low weight (420g) mean it can be transported by most gripper systems, while being heavy enough to seal the plate, so allowing full automated processing.
- API available. The Inheco CPLC is quick to connect, and ready for future developments in your lab.