Magnetic heat pumps using the inverse magnetocaloric effect
US5091361A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 3, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B30/00
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat pump system operates by the inverse magnetocaloric effect in which the working medium is a superconductive body of type II superconductive material having a critical temperature above 23.degree. K. The superconductive body is cooled to below its critical temperature and subjected to a changing magnetic field, which decreases the concentration of paired charged carriers without their complete elimination and induces cooling and/or absorbs heat of the working medium.
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