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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2013
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Takashi Ono, Kirishima, JP;
Eizou Matsui, Kizugawa, JP;
KYOCERA CORPORATION, Kyoto-Shi, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
[Object] To provide a hybrid system of which overall efficiency is improved. [Solution] A hybrid system of the invention includes: a fuel cell device; and a thermoacoustic cooler. The thermoacoustic coolerincludes: a thermoacoustic energy generating sectionin which thermoacoustic energy is generated by a temperature gradient between a high-temperature side and a low-temperature side; and a cooling sectionin which a function of cooling is performed in the low-temperature side using the temperature gradient between the high-temperature side and the low-temperature side which is produced when the thermoacoustic energy transmitted from the thermoacoustic energy generating sectionis converted into energy. The system is configured to cause exhaust gas emitted from the fuel cell device to flow through the high-temperature side of the thermoacoustic energy generating section. Therefore, it is possible to achieve the hybrid system of which overall efficiency is improved.