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- Patent Title: Standing wave thermoacoustic piezoelectric system and apparatus for generating electrical energy from heat energy
- Patent Title (中): 驻波热声压电系统和从热能产生电能的装置
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Application No.: US12763705Application Date: 2010-04-20
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Publication No.: US08371129B2Publication Date: 2013-02-12
- Inventor: Osama J Aldraihem
- Applicant: Osama J Aldraihem
- Applicant Address: SA Riyadh
- Assignee: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
- Current Assignee: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
- Current Assignee Address: SA Riyadh
- Agency: Timberline Patent Law Group PLLC
- Agent Mark Farrell
- Main IPC: F25B9/00
- IPC: F25B9/00

Abstract:
A standing wave thermoacoustic piezoelectric apparatus capable of generating electrical energy from heat energy is provided. The standing wave thermoacoustic piezoelectric apparatus includes a housing, a porous stack and a piezoelectric bimorph. The housing comprises a compressible fluid and has a first portion and a second portion. The second portion receives the heat energy from a heat source for creating a temperature gradient between the first portion and the second portion. A cold heat exchanger within the first portion is positioned at one end of the porous stack. The compressible fluid traverses between the first portion and the second portion through the porous stack to generate standing acoustic waves for generating acoustic energy. The piezoelectric bimorph positioned at an end of the first portion opposite to an end of the first portion having the cold heat exchanger, oscillates based on the acoustic energy for generating the electrical energy.
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