EP3433548A1 - Magnetocaloric device - Google Patents
Magnetocaloric deviceInfo
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- EP3433548A1 EP3433548A1 EP17712981.4A EP17712981A EP3433548A1 EP 3433548 A1 EP3433548 A1 EP 3433548A1 EP 17712981 A EP17712981 A EP 17712981A EP 3433548 A1 EP3433548 A1 EP 3433548A1
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- magnetocaloric
- insulating
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B21/00—Machines, plants or systems, using electric or magnetic effects
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B2321/00—Details of machines, plants or systems, using electric or magnetic effects
- F25B2321/002—Details of machines, plants or systems, using electric or magnetic effects by using magneto-caloric effects
- F25B2321/0022—Details of machines, plants or systems, using electric or magnetic effects by using magneto-caloric effects with a rotating or otherwise moving magnet
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02B30/00—Energy efficient heating, ventilation or air conditioning [HVAC]
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- the invention relates to a magnetocalonc device, in particular to a magnetocalonc heat pump, according to the preamble part of claim 1.
- Magnetocalonc materials can be used for pumping heat since they change their temperature upon an application and removal of an external magnetic field.
- the magnetocalonc effect occurs under application of an external magnetic field to a suitable magnetocalonc material and under an ambient temperature in the vicinity of its Curie temperature.
- the applied external magnetic field causes an alignment of the randomly aligned magnetic moments of the magnetocalonc material from a disordered paramagnetic phase to an ordered ferromagnetic phase and thus a magnetic phase transition, which can also be described as an induced increase of the Curie temperature of the material above the ambient temperature.
- This magnetic phase transition implies a decrease in magnetic entropy AS and in a nearly adiabatic process (thermal isolation from the ambient temperature) leads to an increase in the entropy contribution of the crystal lattice of the magnetocalonc material by phonon generation in order to conserve entropy under the adiabatic condition.
- a temperature rise ( ⁇ ) of the magnetocalonc material occurs.
- this additional heat is removed from the material by heat transfer to an ambient heat sink.
- the heat is transported from the material to the ambient heat sink by a heat transfer medium.
- Water is an example of a heat transfer medium used for heat removal from the magnetocalonc material.
- an antifreeze additive such as ethylene or propylene glycol, ethanol, or a salt may be added to the water.
- removing the external magnetic field can be described as a decrease of the Curie temperature back below an initial temperature of the magnetocalonc material, and thus allows the magnetic moments reverting back to a random arrangement.
- the external magnetic field is removed under nearly adiabatic conditions, i.e., thermal isola- tion from the ambient temperature, which means that the overall entropy within the system stays unchanged. Since the magnetic entropy increases to its starting level without the external magnetic field, the entropy contribution of the crystal lattice of the magneto- caloric material itself is reduced, and under nearly adiabatic process conditions, thus, results in a cooling of the magnetocalonc material below the initial temperature.
- the described process cycle including magnetization and demagnetization is typically performed periodically in device applications.
- Document US 2012/0031107 A1 describes a thermal generator with at least one thermal module comprising at least two magnetocalonc elements.
- the thermal generator is characterized in that it comprises at least two magnetic assemblies in which one magnetic assembly subjects at least one magnetocalonc element of the thermal module to alternate magnetic phases.
- the thermal generator is further characterized in that it comprises a thermally insulating body insulating the magnetic assemblies from each other and forming thermally insulated cells comprising one magnetic assembly and its corresponding magnetocalonc elements.
- the prior art designs can be improved.
- the object of the invention is to create an improved magnetocalonc device. In particular it is an object of the invention to reduce heat leaks caused by the temperature differences between the environment of the magneto- caloric material and the magnetocalonc material itself.
- the object is achieved according to the invention with a magnetocalonc device as defined in claim 1 .
- the invention provides a magnetocalonc device, in particular to a magnetocalonc heat pump, comprising:
- a field generator preferably formed by a magnet assembly, arranged to provide a changing external magnetic field, preferably a periodically changing external magnetic field
- a magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement comprising a magnetocaloric element, preferably a plurality of magnetocaloric elements, wherein the magnetocaloric element comprises magnetocaloric material, and wherein the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement is arranged to be exposed to the changing external magnetic field of the field generator.
- the magnetocaloric device further comprises:
- the insulating means is arranged such that the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement is hermetically surrounded by the insulating means.
- the magnetocaloric device according to the invention advantageously provides an insu- lating means around the magnetocaloric element, which comprises the magnetocaloric material.
- the thermal conductivity between the magnetocaloric element and the magnet assembly and/or the ambient environment is reduced compared to magnetocaloric devices without an insulation means that surrounds the magnetocaloric element.
- the magnetocaloric device according to the invention enables a reduced amount of heat leaks and therefore more heat can be pumped for a given work input, which results in an improved efficiency of the magnetocaloric device.
- a low heat transfer of parts of the magnetocaloric device can advantageously reduce the overall heat transfer coefficient of the magnetocaloric device.
- the insulating means can prevent or decrease water condensation, freezing or heat transfer to the ambient or between components in the system at different temperatures, which are thermally connected by the ambient environment.
- the heat transfer coefficient for natural convection is typically less than 10 W/m 2 /K.
- the heat transfer due to condensation typically leads to a heat transfer coefficient larger than 100000 W/m 2 /K, and the convection forced by a rotating field generator can lead to a heat transfer coefficient of more than 100 W/m 2 /K. Therefore it is particularly advantageous to provide a magnetocaloric device, wherein the insulating means can reduce the heat transfer due to condensation and/or the convection forced by a rotating field generator.
- the highest temperature gradients of the magnetocaloric device are usually in a sur- rounding of the magnetocaloric element, according to a heating and cooling of the magnetocaloric material during the magnetization and demagnetization phases triggered by the periodically changing external magnetic field. Therefore it is particularly advantageous to provide the insulating means in the surrounding of the magnetocaloric element.
- a further advantage of the insulating means is that the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement is protected against influences of the environment, such as water, dust or dirt. This is particularly advantageous for allowing an outdoor use of the magnetocaloric device or for using the magnetocaloric device in rooms with a high humidity.
- the magnetocaloric device according to the invention can be a magnetocaloric heat pump that is arranged to be used as a cooling device or as a heating device. More particularly, the magnetocaloric device can be a wine cooler, a refrigerator, a freezer or an air-conditioner.
- the magnetocaloric device further comprises a fluid directing system, comprising at least a first and a second channel, arranged to direct a fluid through the first channel to the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement and to direct the fluid through the second channel away from the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement, and wherein the insulating means further comprise a flow-through for a passing of the fluid through the at least first and second channel.
- the at least first and second channels are typically arranged for providing a fluid flow of the fluid directing system through the flow-through to a heat exchanger outside of the insulating means. In order to not disturb a heat exchange of the heat exchanger by the insulating means, an arranging of the heat exchanger outside of the insulating means is particularly advantageous.
- the insulating means is an insulating casing.
- the insulating casing of a preferred variant is at least partly not in contact with the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement.
- the insulating casing is filled or adapted to be filled with an insulation.
- the insulator casing might be an enclosure or a shield and it can be made of different materials, such as for instance glass, a metal or plastic. It can also be provided as a foam, filled with air or a further fluid as insulation. It is advantageous to provide an insulating casing since this casing can be easily arranged such that the mag- netocaloric regenerator arrangement is hermetically surrounded by the insulating casing.
- the magnetocaloric device according to the invention can therefore lead to cheap and simple additional production steps compared to prior art magnetocaloric devices.
- the insulation has a lower thermal conductivity than atmospheric air. This is particularly advantageous for providing a thermal insulation of the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement.
- the insulation has a higher thermal conductivity, as it is the case for an example for an insula- tion casing that is filled with a foam.
- the insulating means is an insulating coating, which is completely in contact with the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement.
- the insulating coating might be for instance a foam, a varnish, a paint or a foil.
- the insulating coating can advantageously protect the magnetocaloric element against influences of the envi- ronment, such as rain, dust or dirt. It is particularly simple to provide an insulating coating that hermetically surrounds the magnetocaloric arrangement by automated production steps.
- the flow-trough is arranged to leave a gap between insulating casing and the at least first and second channel and a sealing member is arranged to seal the gap.
- the at least first and second channel are configured to be rotated with respect to the casing and the sealing member is formed as a rotational seal or as a sealing bearing allowing a rotation of the at least first and second channel while sealing the gap to the insulating casing.
- the sealing member may be chosen in order to thermally disconnect the component from the insulating casing.
- this is realized by using a material with low thermal conductivity compared to the materials that the insulat- ing materials and the shaft are made from.
- This can be ceramic materials, polymeric materials, metals or metal alloys with comparatively low thermal conductivity, or a combination thereof.
- the shape can be such that advantageously little cross section exists for thermal conduction from the component to the insulating casing, or a porous or hollow structure can decrease the thermal connection between the at least first and second channel and the insulating casing.
- the magnetocaloric device further comprises a filling valve arranged at the insulating casing and configured to allow a filling of the insulating casing with the insulation.
- the filling valve can provide a comfortable way for the filling of the magnetocaloric device with the insulation.
- the filling valve is further configured to allow an emptying of the insulating casing, in particular an emptying into an appropriate insulation storage box. This can be advantageous in order to change the insulation or for a repairing of parts of the magnetocaloric device.
- the filling valve of this development is arranged to seal a valve opening of the insulating casing, which is provided by the sealing valve.
- the insulating casing can just be filled via the filling valve by using a respective filling device, which is configured with respect to a design of the filling valve.
- the insulation is a dry gas.
- the dry gas comprises dry air and/or an inert gas such as nitrogen, helium, neon, argon, krypton, or xenon.
- an inert gas such as nitrogen, helium, neon, argon, krypton, or xenon.
- argon has a thermal conductivity of about 0.016 W/(mK) and krypton of about 0.009 W/(mK) at a temperature of 25°C.
- the insulation of this variant can advantageously reduce the thermal conductivity in a surrounding of the magnetocaloric element.
- the insulation comprises a foam, preferably a foam combined with a gas.
- the foam is combined with solids, as for example milled graphite, which can lead to an advantageously low thermal conductivity of the insulation.
- a drying agent is provided in the insulating means, preferably in a carrier that is arranged within the insulating means.
- the drying agent can additionally support a drying of the insulation.
- the drying agent can reduce the thermal conductivity of the surrounding of the magnetocaloric element and therefore advantageously improve the efficiency of the magnetocaloric device.
- the drying agent is preferably formed by an inert substance which can be advantageously arranged in the carrier within the insulation means, in a preferred variant of this development. Thereby, the drying agent that is arranged in the carrier is also in contact with the insulation in order to support the drying of the insulation.
- drying agent is that it can in case of leakage and therefore gradual penetration of humidity into the insulating means a drying of this humidity during operation and after days and years of operation without having to perform maintenance on the system.
- Non-limiting examples for the drying agent are silica, silica gel, calcium chloride, metal organic framework materials, a molecular sieve arranged within the insulating means, aluminium oxide, calcium, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxid, calcium sulphate, potassium carbonate, potassium hydroxide, copper sulphate, lithium aluminium hydride, sodium hydroxid, sodium sulphate, magnesium sulphate, zeolites and superabsorbent.
- the field generator and the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement are both located in the insulating means.
- the field generator comprises a first and a second magnetic body and the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement is arranged in a magnetic gap formed by the first and second magnetic body.
- the magnetic gap can be small in this development, since the magnetic gap is located in the insulating means so that consequently the insulating means is not located in the magnetic gap. A decreasing magnetic gap increases the external magnetic field. Therefore, a small magnetic gap can improve the efficiency of the magnetocaloric device and thereby reduces costs arising during an operation of the magnetocaloric device.
- the field generator of this development can be provided in small sizes if the magnetic gap is small.
- the insulating means of this development is preferably formed by the insulating casing.
- the insulating casing allows an insulator to be provided even within a small magnetic gap of the magnetocaloric device.
- all further parts of the magnetocaloric device are located in the insulating means. Further parts can be a motor that rotates the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement with respect to the field generator and a crankshaft that connects the motor with the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement or with the field generator.
- No further part according to this development is a heat exchanger which is connected to the fluid directing system of the magnetocaloric device.
- the heat exchanger is arranged outside of the insulating means.
- the insulating means of the magnetocaloric device of this development is configured to provide an access for electrical connectors, in order to provide the motor inside the insulating means with electrical power from outside of the insulating means.
- the insulating casing is formed as an evacuable vacuum chamber.
- the thermal conductivity of a gas in the insulating casing just depends on, i.e. is proportional to a level of pressure, if the mean free path of a particle within the gas is larger than a distance between walls of the insulating casing or the distance between other components in the insulating casing preferably such parts that are at different relative temperatures more preferably the distance especially the shortest distance between magnetocaloric regenerator and magnet assembly.
- the smaller the magnetic gap the larger can be the level of pressure without loosing a proportional dependence between thermal conductivity and level of pressure.
- the mean free path of particles in a medium vacuum can be larger than several meters.
- the thermal conductivity can by decreased, depending on a level of pressure, which is below atmospheric pressure.
- the mean free path of a particle in a fluid further depends on the mass of the particle. Therefore, it can be advantageous to use heavy gases as insulation in order to reduce the mean free path and therefore reduce the thermal conductivity of the insulation.
- the magnetocaloric device comprises a crankshaft, which is arranged and configured to move the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement and the field generator with respect to each other during an operation of the magnetocaloric device, and wherein the insulating means allows an access to the crankshaft from an outer side of the insulating means.
- the access is preferably provided by a further opening of the insulating means, wherein the opening is arranged to leave a shaft gap between insulating means and the crankshaft and wherein a shaft sealing member is arranged to seal the shaft gap.
- the shaft sealing member is formed as a rotational seal or as a sealing bearing allowing a rotation of the crankshaft while sealing the gap to the insulating means.
- the shaft sealing may be formed in order to thermally disconnect the shaft from the insulating means. In a variant, this is realized by using a material with a low thermal conductivity compared to the materials that the insulating materials and the shaft are made from.
- This can be ceramic materials, polymeric materials, metals or metal alloys with low thermal conductivity, or a combination thereof.
- shape can be such that advantageously little cross section exists for thermal conduction from the shaft to the insulating means, or a porous or hollow structure can decrease the thermal connection between the crankshaft and the insulating means.
- the magnetocaloric device further comprises a support structure, which is arranged to support the field generator and the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement, and wherein the insulating means allows an access to the support structure from the outer side of the insulating means to allow an attaching of the magnetocaloric device to an external object.
- the support structure can improve a robustness of the magnetocaloric device.
- the access according to this development can be provided by screw holes that are provided to attach the support structure at the external object via screws.
- the support structure is further arranged to provide a constant distance between insulating means and magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement over time.
- the magnetocaloric device comprises at least one further magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement comprising a further magnetocaloric element, wherein the magnetocaloric element comprises magnetocaloric material, and wherein the further magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement is arranged to be exposed to the changing external magnetic field, and wherein a further insulating means is provided such that the further magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement is located in the insulating means.
- the further magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement can increase a total amount of magnetocaloric material exposed to the external magnetic field and therefore increase the efficiency of the magnetocaloric device.
- one insulating means can be provided for both the first and any further magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement. This could reduce the costs of such a combined system.
- the insulating casing can be made from metal preferably thin metal such as sheet metal, preferably stainless steel. Alternatively, plastic preferably engineering plastics such as PVC, ABS, Ultrason, etc. can be used.
- the insulating casing can furthermore be part of another component of the magnetocaloric heat pump or of the device, the magnetocaloric heat pump is part of. This may for example be the housing or the insulation or the support structure of a refrigeration, air-conditioner, or a heat pump in general.
- FIG. 1 a first embodiment of a magnetocaloric device according to the invention, wherein an insulating casing is located in a magnetic gap of a field generator;
- FIG. 2 a second embodiment of the magnetocaloric device according to the invention, wherein the field generator and a magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement are located in the insulating casing, while a motor of the magnetocaloric device is located outside of the insulating casing;
- FIG. 3 a third embodiment of the magnetocaloric device according to the invention, wherein the field generator the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement and the motor of the magnetocaloric device are located in the insulating casing.
- FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a magnetocaloric device 100 according to the invention, wherein an insulating means 105 formed by an insulating casing 1 10 is located in a magnetic gap 125 of a field generator 120.
- the magnetocalonc device 100 of this first embodiment is a magnetocalonc heat pump, which comprises the field generator 120, comprising the magnetic gap 125 between a first magnet assembly 126 and a second magnet assembly 128, and a magnetocalonc regenerator arrangement 130, arranged in the magnetic gap 125.
- the magnetocalonc regenerator arrangement 130 comprises a plurality of magnetocalonc elements 132, wherein each of the magnetocalonc elements 132 comprises magnetocalonc material 135, and wherein the magnetocalonc regenerator arrangement 130 is arranged to be exposed to a periodically changing external magnetic field 122, which is provided by the field generator 120.
- the magnetocalonc device 100 further comprises a fluid directing system 140, comprising a first 141 , a second 142, a third 143 and a fourth 144 channel, arranged to direct a cold fluid through the first channel 141 to the magnetocalonc regenerator arrangement 130 and to direct the cold fluid through the second channel 142 away from the magnetocalonc regenerator arrangement 130, and to direct a hot fluid through the third channel 143 to the magnetocalonc regenerator arrangement 130 and to direct the hot fluid through the fourth channel 144 away from the magnetocalonc regenerator arrangement 130.
- the fluid is thereby directed according to magnetization and demagnetization phases of a process cycle of the magnetcaloric heat pump 100, wherein the process cycle is well known by prior art.
- the cold fluid, which is directed through the second channel 142 away from the magnetocalonc regenerator arrangement 130 is directed to a first heat exchanger 146 before it is again directed through the first channel 141 to the magnetocalonc regenerator arrangement 130.
- the hot fluid, which is directed through the fourth channel 144 away from the magnetocalonc regenerator arrangement 130 is directed via a pump 147 to a second heat exchanger 148 before it is again directed through the third channel 143 to the magnetocalonc regenerator arrangement 130.
- the magnetocalonc device 100 further comprises the insulating casing 1 10, wherein the magnetocalonc regenerator arrangement 130 is located in the insulating casing 1 10 and the insulating casing 1 10 is arranged such that the magnetocalonc regenerator arrangement 130 is hermetically surrounded by the insulating casing 1 10 with a flow-through 150 for a passing of the fluid through the first 141 , second 142, third 143 and fourth 144 channel.
- the flow-trough 150 is arranged to leave a gap between insulating casing 1 10 and the channels 141 , 142, 143, 144 and a flow sealing member 155 is arranged to seal the gap.
- the insulating casing 1 10 is filled with an insulation 160 that has a lower thermal conductivity than atmospheric air.
- the insulation 160 is dry air and a drying agent 165 is additionally provided in a carrier 168 that is arranged within the insulating casing 1 10.
- the drying agent 165 additionally reduces a humidity of the dry air, in order to reduce the thermal conductivity of the insulation 160.
- the insulating casing is formed as an evacuable vacuum chamber.
- the insulating casing 1 10 is arranged in the magnetic gap 125 of the field generator 120.
- a motor 170 of the magnetocaloric device 100 is connected to a power supply (not shown) via electrical connectors 175 and is arranged to rotate the first and second magnet assembly 126, 128 of the field generator 120 during an operation of the magnetocalo- ric device by rotating a crankshaft 180 that is attached to the first and second magnet assembly 126, 128.
- the insulating casing 1 10 allows an access to the crankshaft 180 from an outer side of the insulating casing 1 10.
- the access is provided by a first and a second opening 182, 184 of the insulating casing 130, wherein the first and second opening 182, 184 is arranged to leave a shaft gap between insulating casing 1 10 and the crankshaft 180 and wherein a respective shaft sealing member 185 is arranged to seal the respective shaft gap.
- the shaft sealing member 185 is formed as a rotational seal allowing a rotation of the crankshaft 180 while sealing the shaft gap to the insulating casing 1 10.
- the sealing member is formed as a sealing bearing.
- any kind of insulation means is arranged in the magnetic gap instead of an insulating casing.
- an insulating coating is provided in a preferred embodiment not shown, wherein the insulating coating is completely in contact with the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement.
- the insulating coating can be for instance a foam, a varnish, a paint or a foil.
- the crankshaft is arranged to rotate the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement while the field generator is fixed.
- the channels of the fluid directing system of this further embodiment are arranged in the crankshaft and connected to the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement via rotary valves.
- the insulating casing 1 10 further comprises a filling valve 188 arranged at the insulating casing 1 10 and configured to allow a filling of the insulating casing 1 10 with the insulation 160.
- the filling valve 188 is further configured to allow an emptying of the insulating casing 1 10, in particular an emptying into an appropriate insulation storage box.
- the magnetocaloric device 100 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 further comprises a support structure 190, which is arranged to support the field generator 120 and the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement 130, and wherein the insulating casing 1 10 allows an access to the support structure 190 from the outer side of the insulating casing 1 10 to allow an attaching of the magnetocaloric device 100 to an external object 195.
- the magnetocaloric device comprises at least one further magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement comprising a further plurality of magnetocaloric elements, wherein each of the magnetocaloric elements comprises magnetocaloric material, and wherein the further magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement is arranged to be exposed to the periodically changing external magnetic field, and wherein a further insulating casing is provided such that the further magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement is located in the insulating casing.
- the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement and the further magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement are both arranged in the magnetic gap of the field generator.
- the magnetocaloric device is provided such that the first magnetic assembly, the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement, the second magnetic assembly, the further magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement and a third magnetic assembly are arranged in this order along the crankshaft.
- an insulating casing is provided such that the magnetocaloric regenerator and the further magnetocaloric regenerator are located in the insulating casing.
- FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the magnetocaloric device 200 according to the invention, wherein the field generator 120 and the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement 130 are located in the insulating casing 210, while the motor 170 of the magneto- caloric device 200 is located outside of the insulating casing 210.
- the magnetocaloric device 200 is arranged as the magnetocaloric device 100 shown in FIG. 1 , the only difference is that in addition to the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement 130, the field generator 120 is also located in the insulating 210 casing. As a consequence, the first and second opening 182, 184 of the insulating casing 210, which forms the insulating means 205 are not provided in the magnetic gap 125, but between field generator 120 and motor 170, and between field generator 120 and a bearing 220 of the crankshaft 180.
- the use of an insulating casing as insulating means, as shown in FIG. 2, is preferred.
- an insulating coating such as a foam, is also possible and within the scope of the present invention.
- the insulating casing is filled with atmospheric air in further variants of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2.
- the support structure 190 is arranged as shown in FIG. 1 to support the field generator 120 and the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement 130, but not illustrated in FIG.2 for reasons of clarity.
- FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the magnetocaloric device 300 according to the invention, wherein the field generator 120 the magnetocaloric regenerator arrangement 130 and the motor 170 of the magnetocaloric device 300 are located in the insulating casing 310, which forms the insulating means 305.
- the field generator 120 and the motor 170 are also located in the insulating casing 310.
- the crankshaft 180 is completely located in the insulating casing 310 so that there is not a first and a second opening 182, 184, but a bearing 320 of the crankshaft 180 within the insulating casing 310. This bearing may or may not be connected to or supported by the insulating casing.
- a connection opening 330 is provided in the insulating casing 310 for the electrical connectors 175. Thereby the electrical connectors enable an electrical power supply of the motor 170 from outside of the insulating casing 310.
- the opening 330 comprises a connector gap between the electrical connectors 175 and the insulating casing 310, wherein a connector sealing member is arranged to seal the gap.
- the support structure 340 is arranged in the insulating casing 310 in contrast to the support structure 190, illustrated in FIG. 1 .
- the support structure and the insulating casing may be one component serving both functions or they may be attached or integrated into each other. Therefore, the insulating casing 310 forms an outer surface of the magnetocaloric device 300 and can be attached to the external object 195, in order to provide the magnetocaloric device 300 in a fixed position.
- the motor is further insulated by an additional insulating casing, which guides heat from the motor to an outside of the insulating casing, preferably with cooling fins that connect the additional insulating casing with the insulating casing.
- the device of this embodiment advantageously reduces a heat production inside the insulating casing, compared to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3.
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