摘要 |
The present invention relates to an energy cell (10) operable to generate a pressurized fluid for use as an energy source when a phase change material (PCM) changes from solid phase to liquid phase. The energy cell (10) comprises a housing means (12) holding the phase change material (PCM), and an insulating means (14) arranged between the housing means (12), and the phase change material (PCM). The energy cell (10) also comprises a heat exchanging means (16) encompassed by the phase change material (PCM) and comprising a number of pipe means (400), and a number of disc means (402, 404), each provided with a number of aperture means (500) and each encompassing a part of the pipe The energy cell (10) also comprises a centrally located, bladder means (410) which at its end parts are fixed to the energy eel! (10) and are open, and between the end parts being flexible. Each pipe means (400) comprises a heat transfer media. The phase change material (PCM) encompasses the pipe means (400) and the disc means (402, 404) and being able to pass through the aperture means (500). The bladder means (410) comprises a hydraulic fluid being able to flow in and out through the open end parts of the bladder means (410)3 and being affected by the phase change material (PCM).
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