REFRIGERATION THROUGH VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED ENTROPY CHANGE

Authors

Christian Binek, Lincoln, NEFollow

Date of this Version

2017

Citation

Patent No.: US 9,574,802 B2

Comments

Appl. No.: 15/161,888

Abstract

A method for refrigeration through voltage-controlled entropy change includes applying a voltage signal to a piezoelectric material to generate strain in the piezoelectric material, generating strain in a magnetic material attached to the piezoelectric material, and generating a change in a temperature of the magnetic material in response to the strain in the magnetic material.