| 摘要 |
<p>An energy converter 10 for converting a stationary spatial thermal gradient between a warm reservoir 20 and a cold reservoir 30 into electric and/or magnetic energy is proposed. The energy converter 10 includes a thermal oscillator 11 for creating an oscillating heat flux from the stationary spatial gradient by means thermal relaxation oscillations, and a converting layer 12 coupled to the thermal oscillator 11 and configured to provide electric and/or magnetic energy by changing its electric and/or magnetic polarization due to the created oscillating heat flux. Where the converting layer 12 can be either pyroelectric or pyromagnetic.</p> |
