Heat engine
US12052849B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P80/15
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A heat engine (10), particularly a heat pump, has a first heat exchanger (11), a compressor (12), a second heat exchanger (13), and a throttle device (14) connected by a refrigerant line (15), through which a refrigerant flows, and electronics (21, 22, 23) with power electronics for supplying power to and/or control electronics for controlling the heat engine (10). A heat transfer mechanism (24) absorb at least thermal energy emitted by the electronics (21, 22, 23) and transfer it to the refrigerant and/or, insofar as one exists, to a system medium flowing through the first or second heat exchanger.
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