ENERGY TRANSDUCER AND METHOD
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5-1. A method as recited in claim 5 wherein:
- said secondary force being a mechanical stress.
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Abstract
The invention is an energy transducer that utilizes a material'"'"'s internal energy as an energy source by operating in a cycle where there is a net loss in the material'"'"'s internal energy without the need to raise the temperature of the material above ambient temperature. The invention is accomplished by the use of selected materials in which the material'"'"'s mechanical strain, magnetization or electric polarization can be controlled by cross coupling forces, and where the cross coupling coefficients are not equal to each other in finite operating regions.
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5-1. A method as recited in claim 5 wherein:
said secondary force being a mechanical stress.
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