MAGNETO-CALORIC THERMAL DIODE ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A magneto-caloric thermal diode assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of elongated magneto-caloric members; and
a plurality of thermal stages stacked along a lateral direction between a cold side and a hot side, a cold side thermal stage of the plurality of thermal stages positioned at the cold side, a hot side thermal stage of the plurality of thermal stages positioned at the hot side, each of the plurality of thermal stages comprising a plurality of magnets and a plurality of non-magnetic blocks distributed in a sequence of magnet then non-magnetic block along a transverse direction that is perpendicular to the lateral direction,whereinthe plurality of thermal stages and the plurality of elongated magneto-caloric members are configured for relative motion between the plurality of thermal stages and the plurality of elongated magneto-caloric members along the transverse direction,the plurality of magnets and the plurality of non-magnetic blocks are spaced along the transverse direction within each of the plurality of thermal stages,each of the plurality of magnets in the plurality of thermal stages between the cold side thermal stage and the hot side thermal stage is spaced from a respective non-magnetic block in an adjacent thermal stage towards the cold side thermal stage along the lateral direction, andeach of the plurality of magnets in the plurality of thermal stages between the cold side thermal stage and the hot side thermal stage is in conductive thermal contact with a respective non-magnetic block in an adjacent thermal stage towards the hot side thermal stage along the lateral direction.
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Abstract
A magneto-caloric thermal diode assembly includes a plurality of elongated magneto-caloric members. Each of a plurality of thermal stages includes a plurality of magnets and a plurality of non-magnetic blocks distributed in a sequence of magnet then non-magnetic block along a transverse direction. The plurality of thermal stages and the plurality of elongated magneto-caloric members are configured for relative motion along the transverse direction. The plurality of magnets and the plurality of non-magnetic blocks are spaced along the transverse direction within each of the plurality of thermal stages. Each of the plurality of magnets in the plurality of thermal stages is spaced from a respective non-magnetic block in an adjacent thermal stage towards a cold side thermal stage along the lateral direction and is in conductive thermal contact with a respective non-magnetic block in an adjacent thermal stage towards a hot side thermal stage along the lateral direction.
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20 Claims
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1. A magneto-caloric thermal diode assembly, comprising:
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a plurality of elongated magneto-caloric members; and a plurality of thermal stages stacked along a lateral direction between a cold side and a hot side, a cold side thermal stage of the plurality of thermal stages positioned at the cold side, a hot side thermal stage of the plurality of thermal stages positioned at the hot side, each of the plurality of thermal stages comprising a plurality of magnets and a plurality of non-magnetic blocks distributed in a sequence of magnet then non-magnetic block along a transverse direction that is perpendicular to the lateral direction, wherein the plurality of thermal stages and the plurality of elongated magneto-caloric members are configured for relative motion between the plurality of thermal stages and the plurality of elongated magneto-caloric members along the transverse direction, the plurality of magnets and the plurality of non-magnetic blocks are spaced along the transverse direction within each of the plurality of thermal stages, each of the plurality of magnets in the plurality of thermal stages between the cold side thermal stage and the hot side thermal stage is spaced from a respective non-magnetic block in an adjacent thermal stage towards the cold side thermal stage along the lateral direction, and each of the plurality of magnets in the plurality of thermal stages between the cold side thermal stage and the hot side thermal stage is in conductive thermal contact with a respective non-magnetic block in an adjacent thermal stage towards the hot side thermal stage along the lateral direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A magneto-caloric thermal diode assembly, comprising:
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a plurality of elongated magneto-caloric members; and a plurality of thermal stages stacked along a lateral direction between a cold side and a hot side, a cold side thermal stage of the plurality of thermal stages positioned at the cold side, a hot side thermal stage of the plurality of thermal stages positioned at the hot side, each of the plurality of thermal stages comprising a plurality of magnets and a plurality of non-magnetic blocks distributed in a sequence of magnet then non-magnetic block along a transverse direction that is perpendicular to the lateral direction, wherein each elongated magneto-caloric member of the plurality of elongated magneto-caloric members is received within a respective one of the plurality of thermal stages such that the plurality of thermal stages and the plurality of elongated magneto-caloric members are configured for relative motion between the plurality of thermal stages and the plurality of elongated magneto-caloric members along the transverse direction, the plurality of magnets and the plurality of non-magnetic blocks are spaced along the transverse direction within each of the plurality of thermal stages, each of the plurality of magnets in the plurality of thermal stages between the cold side thermal stage and the hot side thermal stage is spaced from a respective non-magnetic block in an adjacent thermal stage towards the cold side thermal stage along the lateral direction, and each of the plurality of magnets in the plurality of thermal stages between the cold side thermal stage and the hot side thermal stage is in conductive thermal contact with a respective non-magnetic block in an adjacent thermal stage towards the hot side thermal stage along the lateral direction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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