发明名称 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY BY THERMALLY CYCLING AN ELECTRICALLY POLARIZABLE MATERIAL USING HEAT FROM CONDENSERS |
摘要 |
A method for converting heat to electric energy is described which involves thermally cycling an electrically polarizable material sandwiched between electrodes. The material is heated by extracting thermal energy from a gas to condense the gas into a liquid and transferring the thermal energy to the electrically polarizable material. An apparatus is also described which includes an electrically polarizable material sandwiched between electrodes and a heat exchanger for heating the material in thermal communication with a heat source, wherein the heat source is a condenser. An apparatus is also described which comprises a chamber, one or more conduits inside the chamber for conveying a cooling fluid and an electrically polarizable material sandwiched between electrodes on an outer surface of the conduit. A gas introduced into the chamber condenses on the conduits and thermal energy is thereby transferred from the gas to the electrically polarizable material. |
申请公布号 |
EP2633614(A2) |
申请公布日期 |
2013.09.04 |
申请号 |
EP20110836859 |
申请日期 |
2011.10.14 |
申请人 |
THE NEOTHERMAL ENERGY COMPANY |
发明人 |
ERBIL, AHMET;WALBERT, DAVID, F. |
分类号 |
H01L37/02;F28B1/02;H01L35/30;H01L35/32 |
主分类号 |
H01L37/02 |
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