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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2009
Christian Muller, Strasbourg, FR;
Jean-claude Heitzler, Horbourg-Wihr, FR;
Christian Muller, Strasbourg, FR;
Jean-Claude Heitzler, Horbourg-Wihr, FR;
Cooltech Applications Société par actions simplifiée, Holtzheim, FR;
Abstract
A thermal generator () comprises at least one thermal flow generation unit () that is provided with at least one thermal module () each containing a magnetocaloric member () through which a coolant flows. A magnetic arrangement () is actuated for alternatively subjecting each magnetocaloric member () to a variation in magnetic field, the alternating movement of the coolant is synchronized with the magnetic field variation, the magnetocaloric member () is integrated into a closed flow circuit () that connects the two opposite ends () of the magnetocaloric member (), and the closed circuit includes a single element () for moving the coolant through the magnetocaloric member ().