Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solid-state latent heat pump system
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Application No.: US15240098Application Date: 2016-08-18
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Publication No.: US10234176B2Publication Date: 2019-03-19
- Inventor: Bernd W. Gotsmann , Fabian Menges
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP
- Agent Daniel P. Morris
- Main IPC: F25B21/02
- IPC: F25B21/02 ; F25B23/00 ; F25B21/04 ; G06F1/20

Abstract:
A heat pump system includes a structure, in turn including a solid-state phase change material. The solid-state phase change material has a first phase state and a second phase state dependent on the temperature. A heat source is configured to supply heat to a first area of the structure, thereby creating a first domain having the first phase state and thereby storing latent heat in the first domain. The first domain is separated by domain walls from second domains having the second phase state. A heat sink is configured to receive heat from a second area of the structure. Furthermore, an electrical energy supply is configured to supply an electrical current to the structure, thereby moving the first domain and the corresponding latent heat stored in the first domain along the structure from the first area to the second area. A related thermal computing device, a related method, and a related computer program product are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180051917A1 SOLID-STATE LATENT HEAT PUMP SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2018-02-22
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