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US 2020/0049385 A1Published application
Device and process for the production and transfer of heating and cooling power
OwnerErnesto COLOGNESIinventor
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Abstract
A device and process for the production and transfer of heating and cooling power are described, in which a resonant electric circuit having at least one capacitor with a dielectric of electrocaloric material connected to an inductor is used. The resonant circuit comprises a variable electrical power supply section with a working frequency corresponding to the resonance frequency of the circuit.
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A device comprising
- an electrical resonant circuit having a first inductor connected to a first capacitor,
- an electrical power supply section to power said electrical resonant circuit,
- wherein said first capacitor has a dielectric of electrocaloric material for the production and transfer of heating and cooling power, and
- wherein the electrical power supply section of said electrical resonant circuit comprises a constant voltage source and a pulse source with a predetermined duty cycle for modulating said constant voltage.
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A process comprising the steps of
- a) providing an electrical resonant circuit having a first inductor connected to a first capacitor, and
- b) electrically powering said first capacitor and said first inductor with a voltage having a working frequency equal to the resonance frequency of the electrical resonant circuit,
- wherein said first capacitor has a dielectric of electrocaloric material for producing and transferring heating and cooling power, and
- wherein step b) provides a constant voltage and modulates said constant voltage with a pulse source having a predetermined duty cycle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.