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Permanent magnet assembly

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1176028

A permanent magnet assembly is disclosed that is adapted to provide a magnetic field across an arc-shaped gap. Such a permanent magnet assembly can be used, for example, to provide a time-varying magnetic field to an annular region for use in a magnetic refrigerator.

Research Organization:
Astronautics Corporation of America, Milwaukee, WI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-03NT41948
Assignee:
Astronautics Corporation of America (Milwaukee, WI)
Patent Number(s):
7,148,777
Application Number:
11/050,109
OSTI ID:
1176028
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (5)

Optimal Temperature -Entropy Curves for Magnetic Refrigeration book January 1988
Rotary Recuperative Magnetic Heat Pump book January 1988
Test Results of an Active Magnetic Regenerative Refrigerator book January 1992
Modeling the Active Magnetic Regenerator book January 1992
Permanent magnet array for the magnetic refrigerator journal January 2002