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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2018
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Wei Xie, Manchester, CT (US);
Subramanyaravi Annapragada, South Windsor, CT (US);
Joseph V. Mantese, Ellington, CT (US);
Scott Alan Eastman, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Parmesh Verma, South Windsor, CT (US);
Suman Dwari, Vernon, CT (US);
Michael L. Perry, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Vladimir Blasko, Avon, CT (US);
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
An electrocaloric module includes an electrocaloric element that includes an electrocaloric film, a first electrode on a first surface of the electrocaloric film, and a second electrode on a second surface of the electrocaloric film. A support is attached along an edge portion of the electrocaloric film, leaving a central portion of the electrocaloric film unsupported film. At least one of the first and second electrodes includes a patterned disposition of conductive material on the film surface. The electrocaloric module also includes a first thermal connection configured to connect to a first thermal flow path between the electrocaloric element and a heat sink, a second thermal connection configured to connect to a second thermal flow path between the electrocaloric element and a heat source, and a power connection connected to the first and second electrodes and configured to connect to a power source.