Thermal flux generating device with magnetocaloric material
First Claim
1. A thermal flux generating device with magnetocaloric material (10, 20, 100, 50, 60) comprising:
- at least one thermal flux generating unit housed in an external shell (11, 21, 91, 201) and equipped with at least one thermal element containing at least one magnetocaloric element;
at least one magnetic arrangement arranged so as to generate a magnetic field;
at least one electric drive arranged so as to facilitate relative movement of the magnetic arrangement in relation to each of the at least one magnetocaloric element (13, 23, 56, 66, 99, 207) to subject each of the at least one magnetocaloric element to a variation in magnetic field and to cause a temperature of the magnetocaloric element to vary;
means for collecting at least one of calories and frigories emitted by each of the at least one magnetocaloric element due to the variation in the magnetic field;
the electric drive being integrated into the thermal flux generating device with magnetocaloric material (10, 20, 100, 50, 60, 90, 200) and comprising at least one electric coil (14, 24, 55, 65, 97, 205) equipped with a winding supported by an armature (16) and supplied with electric current so as to generate the variation in the magnetic field which causes the movement of a mobile assembly (12, 22, 52, 62, 96, 204) that supports the magnetic arrangement;
the at least one magnetocaloric element (13, 23, 56, 66, 99, 207) being located directly adjacent to the magnetic arrangement and positioned in an air gap formed by at least a first space (E1) delimited radially between the magnetic arrangement and the armature (16) of the electric coils.
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Abstract
The thermal flux generating device (10) with magnetocaloric material comprises an external cylindrical shell (11), made out of metal or any other adequate material, which delimits the inside of the device (10). Inside this shell (11), a rotor (12) is mounted coaxially which consists of a rotary magnetic arrangement, at least one roughly circular ring of elements (13) comprising at least one magnetocaloric material, this ring is positioned coaxially around the rotor (12) and a set of electric coils (14), with radial axes, evenly positioned around the rotor (12) and which make up a stator (15) electrically supplied so as to create a rotating field that rotationally drives the magnetic arrangement.
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14 Claims
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1. A thermal flux generating device with magnetocaloric material (10, 20, 100, 50, 60) comprising:
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at least one thermal flux generating unit housed in an external shell (11, 21, 91, 201) and equipped with at least one thermal element containing at least one magnetocaloric element; at least one magnetic arrangement arranged so as to generate a magnetic field; at least one electric drive arranged so as to facilitate relative movement of the magnetic arrangement in relation to each of the at least one magnetocaloric element (13, 23, 56, 66, 99, 207) to subject each of the at least one magnetocaloric element to a variation in magnetic field and to cause a temperature of the magnetocaloric element to vary; means for collecting at least one of calories and frigories emitted by each of the at least one magnetocaloric element due to the variation in the magnetic field; the electric drive being integrated into the thermal flux generating device with magnetocaloric material (10, 20, 100, 50, 60, 90, 200) and comprising at least one electric coil (14, 24, 55, 65, 97, 205) equipped with a winding supported by an armature (16) and supplied with electric current so as to generate the variation in the magnetic field which causes the movement of a mobile assembly (12, 22, 52, 62, 96, 204) that supports the magnetic arrangement; the at least one magnetocaloric element (13, 23, 56, 66, 99, 207) being located directly adjacent to the magnetic arrangement and positioned in an air gap formed by at least a first space (E1) delimited radially between the magnetic arrangement and the armature (16) of the electric coils. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A thermal flux generating device comprising a magnetocaloric material, the thermal flux generating device comprising:
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at least one thermal flux generating unit housed within an external shell and equipped with at least one thermal element containing at least one magnetocaloric element; at least one magnetic arrangement arranged centrally within the housing for generating a magnetic field; at least one electric drive arranged so as to facilitate movement of the magnetic arrangement relative to the at least one magnetocaloric element so as to subject the at least one magnetocaloric element to a variation in magnetic field and vary a temperature of the magnetocaloric element; a mechanism for collecting at least one of calories and frigories emitted by the at least one magnetocaloric element due to the variation in the magnetic field; the electric drive being integrated into the thermal flux generating device with the magnetocaloric material and comprising at least one electric coil equipped with a winding supported by an armature and supplied with electric current so as to generate the variation in the magnetic field which causes the movement of a mobile assembly that supports the magnetic arrangement; the at least one magnetocaloric element being located in an air gap formed between the magnetic arrangement and the armature of the electric coils such that the at least one magnetocaloric element being directly adjacent to the magnetic arrangement so as to be subjected to a maximum magnetic flux.
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14. A thermal flux generating device comprising a magnetocaloric material, the thermal flux generating device comprising:
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at least one thermal flux generating unit housed within a stator of an external shell and equipped with at least one thermal element containing at least one magnetocaloric element; at least one magnetic arrangement arranged within the housing and supported by a rotor of the thermal flux generating device for generating a magnetic field; at least one electric drive arranged so as to facilitate movement of the magnetic arrangement relative to the at least one magnetocaloric element so as to subject the at least one magnetocaloric element to a variation in magnetic field and vary a temperature of the magnetocaloric element; a mechanism for collecting at least one of calories and frigories emitted by the at least one magnetocaloric element due to the variation in the magnetic field; the electric drive being integrated into the thermal flux generating device with the magnetocaloric material and comprising at least one electric coil equipped with a winding supported by an armature and supplied with electric current so as to generate the variation in the magnetic field which causes the movement of the rotor which supports the magnetic arrangement; the at least one magnetocaloric element being located on a radially inner most section of the stator, in an air gap formed between the stator and the rotor supporting the magnetic arrangement such that the at least one magnetocaloric element being directly adjacent to the magnetic arrangement so as to be subjected to a maximum magnetic flux.
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