Air Conditioning System

• US 20090308080A1
• Filed: 11/26/2008
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Kim, Yong Chul, Han, Kwang Ok
• Application Number:
  US12/323,761
• Publication Number:
  US 20090308080A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 62/3.100
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 21/00 Machines, plants or systems, using electric or magnetic effects
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 2321/0022 with a rotating or otherwise moving magnet
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/00 Energy efficient heating, ventilation or air conditioning [HVAC]

Abstract

An air conditioning system includes at least a magnetic disc disposed in parallel along a rotary shaft thereof, permanent magnets installed within rotational radii of the respective magnetic discs, and applying magnetic fields to the magnetic disc rotating within a predetermined section, a heat exchanger for heating installed on a side of the permanent magnets, and having at least a heat radiation fin, and a heat exchanger for cooling installed on a side opposite the permanent magnets, and having at least a heat absorption fin. The air conditioning system has a simple structure, is safe from the fear of environmental pollution, and is suitable for a next-generation air conditioning system to be applied to a hybrid or electric automobile because it does not use engine heat or a refrigerant

Claims

1. An air conditioning system comprising:

at least a magnetic disc disposed in parallel along a rotary shaft thereof;

at least a magnet installed within a rotational radii of the respective magnetic discs, and applying magnetic fields to the magnetic disc, wherein the magnet is fixed;

a heat exchanger for heating installed on a side of the magnets, and having at least a heat radiation fin; and

a heat exchanger for cooling installed on a side opposite the magnets, and having at least a heat absorption fin.

2. The air conditioning system as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least one magnet is a permanent magnet, superconductive magnet or an electromagnet

3. The air conditioning system as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least one magnetic disc is made of a ferromagnetic material.

4. The air conditioning system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the rotary shaft is configured to move in an axial direction thereof whereby a desired air conditioning temperature can be controlled through adjusting magnetic flux density of the magnet.

5. The air conditioning system as set forth in claim 1, wherein magnetic object pairs are installed on the upper and lower circumference of the magnetic disc corresponding to the magnet.

6. The air conditioning system as set forth in claim 5, wherein the rotary shaft is configured to be rotatable within a predetermined angle whereby an area where the magnetic object pairs face the magnet can be adjusted by rotating the magnetic disc around the rotary shaft.

7. The air conditioning system as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least one magnetic object pair is installed on an outer circumference of the magnetic disc in a diagonal direction thereof and at least one pair of the magnets is spaced apart from the magnetic object pair, and applying magnetic fields to the magnetic object pair within a predetermined angle, wherein the magnetic disc is configured to be able to reciprocate in an axial direction thereof.

8. The air conditioning system as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least one magnetic object pair is installed on an outer circumference of the magnetic disc in a diagonal direction thereof and at least one pair of the magnets is spaced apart from the magnetic object pair, and applying magnetic fields to the magnetic object pair within a predetermined angle, wherein the magnetic disc is configured to be able to rotate around the rotary shaft thereof at a predetermined angle.

9. The air conditioning system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a heating channel and a cooling channel that are partitioned by a partition, wherein the heat exchanger for heating is disposed on the heating channel, and the heat exchanger for cooling is disposed on the cooling channel.

10. The air conditioning system as set forth in claim 9, further comprising a common fan installed upstream the heat exchangers in order to ventilate both the heating channel and the cooling channel, wherein the partition downstream the heat exchangers includes a temperature door.

11. The air conditioning system as set forth in claim 9, further comprising fans installed upstream the heat exchangers in order to feed air each heat exchanger.

12. An air conditioning system comprising:

at least a hollow magnetic disc configured to rotate;

magnets installed within rotational radii of the respective magnetic discs, and applying magnetic fields to the magnetic disc, wherein the magnets are fixed;

an adiabatic partition installed in each magnetic disc so as not to be rotated together with each magnetic disc, and partitioning an interior of each magnetic disc into a space of a magnet side and a space opposite the magnet side;

a heating channel causing a fluid to be fed into the magnetic discs, to pass through the magnet side, and to exchange heat at a heat exchanger for heating; and

a cooling channel causing a fluid to be fed into the magnetic discs, to pass through a side opposite the magnet side, and to exchange heat at a heat exchanger for cooling.

13. The air conditioning system as set forth in claim 12, wherein the magnet is a permanent magnet superconductive magnet or an electromagnet.

14. The air conditioning system as set forth in claim 12, wherein the magnetic disc is made of a ferromagnetic material.

15. The air conditioning system as set forth in claim 12, wherein at least one magnetic object pair is installed on an outer circumference of the magnetic disc in a diagonal direction thereof and at least a pair of magnets is spaced apart from the magnetic object pair, and applying magnetic fields to the magnetic object pair within a predetermined angle, wherein the magnetic disc is configured to be able to reciprocate in an axial direction thereof.

16. The air conditioning system as set forth in claim 12, wherein at least one magnetic object pair is installed on an outer circumference of the magnetic disc in a diagonal direction thereof and at least a pair of magnets is spaced apart from the magnetic object pair, and applying magnetic fields to the magnetic object pair within a predetermined angle, wherein the magnetic disc is configured to be able to rotate around the rotary shaft thereof at a predetermined angle.

17. An air conditioning system comprising:

a movable cylinder configured to reciprocate in an axial direction thereof;

at least one magnetic object pair installed on an outer circumference of the movable cylinder in a diagonal direction; and

at least one permanent magnet pair spaced apart from the magnetic object pair, and applying magnetic fields to the magnetic object pair within a predetermined section,

wherein an area where the magnetic object pair faces the permanent magnet pair is adjusted by rotating the movable cylinder around a shaft thereof at a predetermined angle.