ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATION DEVICE OR HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE, AND ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATION UNIT

摘要

The subject of the present invention is an electrical energy generation device or heat transfer device, containing at least one element (2) having magnetothermal properties, which is incorporated into a circuit (3) capable of conducting a magnetic flux, and in thermal contact with a cold fluid (4), a thermally insulating fluid, and a hot fluid respectively, all of said fluids flowing in at least one pipe (7, 8), at least one means (12) for generating a permanent magnetic field and, in the case of the electrical energy generation device (1), a means (13) for converting the magnetic field circulating in the circuit (3) capable of conducting a magnetic flux into an electrical current and, in the case of the heat transfer device (1'), a means (10) for generating a variable magnetic field and for applying this magnetic field to each element (2) having magnetothermal properties, and a valve (11) for injecting said fluids into the inlet end of each pipe (7, 8) and for making said fluids flow between said inlet end and the outlet end (7', 8') of each pipe (7, 8). The invention also relates to an electrical energy generation unit comprising an electrical energy generation device (1) and a heat transfer device (1').