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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2019
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Yongduk Lee, Vernon, CT (US);
Joseph V. Mantese, Ellington, CT (US);
Subramanyaravi Annapragada, South Windsor, CT (US);
Wei Xie, Malden, MA (US);
Luis Arnedo, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Vladimir Blasko, Avon, CT (US);
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
A heat transfer system () is disclosed that includes a first electrocaloric module () comprising a first electrocaloric material, a first high-side voltage electrode, and a first low-side voltage electrode, arranged to impart an electric field to the electrocaloric material. The system also includes a second electrocaloric module () comprising a second electrocaloric material, a second high-side voltage electrode, and a second low-side voltage electrode, arranged to impart an electric field to the electrocaloric material. A bi-directional power transfer circuit () is also included arranged to alternately transfer power from the electrodes of the first electrocaloric module () to the second electrocaloric module (), and from the electrodes of the second electrocaloric module () to the first electrocaloric module ().