Investigations of Cooling Efficiencies in Solid-State Electrocaloric Device

Autor: Lang Chen, Rami Chukka, Santirajan Shannigrahi
Přispěvatelé: School of Materials Science & Engineering
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Integrated Ferroelectrics. 133:3-8
ISSN: 1607-8489
1058-4587
DOI: 10.1080/10584587.2012.660852
Popis: Electrocaloric working elements are modeled by 2-D geometry and the thermodynamic efficiencies of Carnot, Ericsson and Brayton cycles were investigated in a solid-state electrocaloric cooling device. Using a comprehensive model for coupled thermal, electrical interactions in ferroelectric PMN-0.3PT single crystals, we demonstrated high Carnot efficiencies followed by Ericsson and Brayton cycles respectively. We also developed a physical model based on cascade systems to improve the device efficiency of Ericsson.
Databáze: OpenAIRE