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 and second pluralities of thermal stages and the first and second magneto-caloric cylinders are configured for relative rotation between the first and second pluralities of thermal stages and the first and second magneto-caloric cylinders,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 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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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 and second pluralities of thermal stages and the first and second magneto-caloric cylinders are configured for relative rotation between the first and second pluralities of thermal stages and the first and second magneto-caloric cylinders, 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 distributed along a circumferential direction within the non-magnetic ring in each thermal stage 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 and second pluralities of thermal stages and the first and second magneto-caloric cylinders are configured for relative rotation between the first and second pluralities of thermal stages and the first and second magneto-caloric cylinders, 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 distributed along a circumferential direction within the magnetic ring in each thermal stage of the first and second pluralities of thermal stages.
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