Thermal oscillator
US9640748B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10N10/00
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermal oscillator (10) for creating an oscillating heat flux from a stationary spatial thermal gradient between a warm reservoir (20) and a cold reservoir (30) is provided. The thermal oscillator (10) includes a thermal conductor (11) which is connectable to the warm reservoir (20) or to the cold reservoir (30) and configured to conduct a heat flux from the warm reservoir (20) towards the cold reservoir (30), and a thermal switch (12) coupled to the thermal conductor (11) for receiving the heat flux and having a certain difference between two states (S1, S2) of thermal conductance for providing thermal relaxation oscillations such that the oscillating heat flux is created from the received heat flux.
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