Controllable magnetorheological fluid temperature control device
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a first and second conductive elements;
a container of magnetorheological fluid disposed between the first and second conductive elements; and
an electromagnet configured to produce a magnetic field within the container of magnetorheological fluid and conductively couple and uncouple the first and second conductive elements by moving the first conductive element relative to the container.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for controlling heat transfer between two objects. In one embodiment, an apparatus for controlled heat transfer is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a first and second conductive elements, a container of magnetorheological fluid disposed between the first and second conductive elements, an electromagnet disposed about the container, wherein the electromagnet is configured to produce a magnetic field within the container of magnetorheological fluid and conductively couple the first and second conductive elements, and at least one biasing element wherein the biasing element is coupled to the first conductive element and is configured to move the first conductive element relative to the container to conductively couple and uncouple the first conductive element and the second conductive element.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first and second conductive elements; a container of magnetorheological fluid disposed between the first and second conductive elements; and an electromagnet configured to produce a magnetic field within the container of magnetorheological fluid and conductively couple and uncouple the first and second conductive elements by moving the first conductive element relative to the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, the method comprising:
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flowing a current through an electromagnet to align particles in magnetorheological fluid such that a first conductive element is conductively coupled to a second conductive element; and reducing the current through the electromagnet such that the first conductive element is biased away from a first end of a container and the second conductive element is biased away from a second end of the container to break an alignment of the particles in the magnetorheological fluid such that the first conductive element is not conductively coupled to the second conductive element. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus, comprising:
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a container containing magnetorheological fluid; a solenoid configured to generate a magnetic field in the container; a first conductive element disposed at a first end of the container; a second conductive element disposed at a second end of the container; a first biasing element; and a second biasing element, the first biasing element configured to move the first conductive element relative to the container and the second biasing element configured to move the second conductive element relative to the container to conductively couple and uncouple the first conductive element to the second conductive element. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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