Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120285179 | THERMO-MAGNETIC CYCLE APPARATUS - A thermo-magnetic cycle apparatus includes: a magnetic element having a Curie temperature distribution in a predetermined distribution direction; a magnetic-field supplier which supplies an external magnetic field to the magnetic element; a pump pumping heat transport medium to flow frontward and backward in the predetermined distribution direction, the heat transport medium transporting heat of the magnetic element; and a shift device which causes a position of a high temperature end and/or a low temperature end of the magnetic element to move. | 11-15-2012 |
20120299306 | COGENERATION SYSTEM - A cogeneration system includes a fuel evaporator; an internal combustion engine which outputs mechanical energy by combusting fuel evaporated by the fuel evaporator; an electric energy generator that converts the mechanical energy to an electric energy; a cold energy recovery portion which recovers cold energy generated when the fuel evaporator evaporates the fuel; an exhaust heat recovery portion which recovers heat exhausted from the engine; and a gas cleaner that cleans nitrogen oxides contained in gas exhausted from the engine. When the fuel is supplied to the gas cleaner, the fuel reduces the nitrogen oxides by reacting with the nitrogen oxides. | 11-29-2012 |
20130025547 | FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM - A fuel supply system includes an energy output device, a reformer and a cooling unit. The energy output device consumes fuel, which is a compound including hydrogen, and outputs energy. The reformer decomposes fuel so as to generate hydrogen which is to be supplied to the energy output device. The cooling unit cools the hydrogen generated in the reformer. | 01-31-2013 |
20130108516 | REACTOR | 05-02-2013 |
20130300007 | FUEL CARBURETOR - A fuel carburetor includes a fuel passage, a heat medium passage, a space part, and an absorbent material. Ammonia as fuel flows through the fuel passage. The heat medium passage is arranged adjacent to the fuel passage, and a heat medium flows through the heat medium passage. Ammonia gas leaking out of the fuel passage flows into the space part. The absorbent material is provided in the space part for absorbing the ammonia gas. The fuel carburetor is configured to exchange heat between the fuel flowing through the fuel passage and the heat medium flowing through the heat medium passage so as to heat and vaporize the fuel. | 11-14-2013 |
20130327062 | MAGNETIC HEAT PUMP SYSTEM AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM USING THAT SYSTEM - A magnetic heat pump system which arranges permanent magnets at the two sides of a magnetocalorific effect material to thereby strengthen the magnetic field to improve the cooling and heating ability, which magnetic heat pump system uses first and second magnets which move inside and outside of the containers in the state facing each other to change a magnitude of a magnetic field which is applied to a plurality of containers in which a magnetocalorific effect material is stored so as to change a temperature of a heat transport medium which is made to flow through the containers by a reciprocating pump, the intensity of the magnetic field which is applied to the magnetocalorific effect material in the containers being increased to enlarge the change of temperature of the heat transport medium which is discharged from the magnetic heat pump and improve the cooling and heating efficiency. | 12-12-2013 |
20140305138 | THERMO-MAGNETIC CYCLE APPARATUS - A magneto-caloric effect type heat pump apparatus provides a thermo-magnetic cycle apparatus. A magnetic field modulating device has a rotary permanent magnet. By rotating the permanent magnet, magnetic field applied to a magneto-caloric element is modulated alternatively in a magnetized state and a demagnetized state. A magnetized period, when the magnetic field is applied, is shorter than a demagnetized period, when the magnetic field is removed. Thereby, it is possible to reduce weight of the magnetic field modulating device having the permanent magnet. The magneto-caloric element has a heat exchange portion which varies heat exchanging efficiency depending on flow directions of a heat transport medium. The heat exchanging efficiency in the magnetized period is higher than the heat exchanging efficiency in the demagnetized period. Therefore, it is possible to provide sufficient heat exchanging quantity even in a short magnetized period. | 10-16-2014 |
20140311165 | THERMO-MAGNETIC CYCLE APPARATUS - A vehicle air-conditioner has a magneto-caloric effect type heat pump apparatus (MHP apparatus). MHP apparatus has a magneto-caloric element (MCE element) which generates heat dissipation and heat absorption in response to strength change of an external magnetic field. The MCE element can demonstrate high performance when an element temperature is in a highly efficient temperature zone. A controller has an initial control part which adjusts the element temperature so that the element temperature approaches to the highly efficient temperature zone when the MHP apparatus is in an initial state in which the temperature is out of the highly efficient temperature zone. Thereby, starting of MHP apparatus is promoted. The initial control part may activate an auxiliary apparatus. The auxiliary apparatus heats or cools a part or all of the MCE elements. | 10-23-2014 |