Magneto-caloric thermal diode assembly
First Claim
1. A magneto-caloric thermal diode assembly, comprising:
- a first magneto-caloric cylinder;
a first plurality of thermal stages stacked along an axial direction between a cold side and a hot side;
a second magneto-caloric cylinder; and
a second plurality of thermal stages stacked along the axial direction between the cold side and the hot side,whereinthe first plurality of thermal stages and the first magneto-caloric cylinder configured for relative rotation between the first plurality of thermal stages and the first magneto-caloric cylinder,the second plurality of thermal stages and the second magneto-caloric cylinder configured for relative rotation between the second plurality of thermal stages and the second magneto-caloric cylinder,the second magneto-caloric cylinder and the second plurality of thermal stages are nested concentrically within the first magneto-caloric cylinder and the first plurality of thermal stages, andeach thermal stage of the first and second pluralities of thermal stages comprises a plurality of magnets and a non-magnetic ring, the plurality of magnets in each of the thermal stages of the first and second pluralities of thermal stages distributed along a circumferential direction within the non-magnetic ring in each of the thermal stages of the first and second pluralities of thermal stages.
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Abstract
A magneto-caloric thermal diode assembly includes a first magneto-caloric cylinder and a second magneto-caloric cylinder. First and second pluralities of thermal stages are stacked along an axial direction between a cold side and a hot side. The second magneto-caloric cylinder and the second plurality of thermal stages are nested concentrically within the first magneto-caloric cylinder and the first plurality of thermal stages. Each thermal stage of the first and second pluralities of thermal stages includes a plurality of magnets and a non-magnetic ring. The plurality of magnets is distributed along a circumferential direction within the non-magnetic ring in each thermal stage of the first and second pluralities of thermal stages.
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20 Claims
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1. A magneto-caloric thermal diode assembly, comprising:
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a first magneto-caloric cylinder; a first plurality of thermal stages stacked along an axial direction between a cold side and a hot side; a second magneto-caloric cylinder; and a second plurality of thermal stages stacked along the axial direction between the cold side and the hot side, wherein the first plurality of thermal stages and the first magneto-caloric cylinder configured for relative rotation between the first plurality of thermal stages and the first magneto-caloric cylinder, the second plurality of thermal stages and the second magneto-caloric cylinder configured for relative rotation between the second plurality of thermal stages and the second magneto-caloric cylinder, the second magneto-caloric cylinder and the second plurality of thermal stages are nested concentrically within the first magneto-caloric cylinder and the first plurality of thermal stages, and each thermal stage of the first and second pluralities of thermal stages comprises a plurality of magnets and a non-magnetic ring, the plurality of magnets in each of the thermal stages of the first and second pluralities of thermal stages distributed along a circumferential direction within the non-magnetic ring in each of the thermal stages of the first and second pluralities of thermal stages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A magneto-caloric thermal diode assembly, comprising:
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a first magneto-caloric cylinder; a first plurality of thermal stages stacked along an axial direction between a cold side and a hot side; a second magneto-caloric cylinder; and a second plurality of thermal stages stacked along the axial direction between the cold side and the hot side, wherein the first plurality of thermal stages and the first magneto-caloric cylinder configured for relative rotation between the first plurality of thermal stages and the first magneto-caloric cylinder, the second plurality of thermal stages and the second magneto-caloric cylinder configured for relative rotation between the second plurality of thermal stages and the second magneto-caloric cylinder, the second magneto-caloric cylinder and the second plurality of thermal stages are nested concentrically within the first magneto-caloric cylinder and the first plurality of thermal stages, and each thermal stage of the first and second pluralities of thermal stages comprises a plurality of non-magnetic blocks and a magnetic ring, the plurality of non-magnetic blocks in each of the thermal stages of the first and second pluralities of thermal stages distributed along a circumferential direction within the magnetic ring in each of the thermal stages of the first and second pluralities of thermal stages.
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