Solid-state electrocaloric cooling system and method
US4757688A · kind A · utility
33Cited by
6References
4Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B30/00
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A solid-state system and method for extracting heat from a given load which includes connecting a first diode heat pipe between an electrocaloric heating and cooling element and a load and a second diode heat pipe between the electrocaloric heating and cooling element and a heat sink. By appropriately pulsing the electrocaloric element to provide continuous heating and cooling thereof, heat may be continuously extracted from the load and through the two diode heat pipes to a heat sink.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.