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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
May. 18, 2022
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Ogasahara, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic refrigerator includes: a pipe through which a heat transport medium is transported between a high-temperature end and a low-temperature end through a magneto-thermal container; a pump to transport the heat transport medium through the pipe between the high-temperature end and the low-temperature end; a valve to switch the pipe between an opened state and a closed state; and a controller to control the valve to switch a transport path of the heat transport medium. The controller is configured to switch the transport path between a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the magneto-thermal containers are connected in series between the high-temperature end and the low-temperature end to allow transport of the heat transport medium. In the second mode, the magneto-thermal containers are connected in parallel between the high-temperature end and the low-temperature end to allow transport of the heat transport medium.