Global Patent Index - EP 2567158 B1

EP 2567158 B1 20150722 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING THERMAL ENERGY

Title (en)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING THERMAL ENERGY

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM UMWANDELN THERMISCHER ENERGIE

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ POUR LA CONVERSION D'ÉNERGIE THERMIQUE

Publication

EP 2567158 B1 20150722 (DE)

Application

EP 11722711 A 20110509

Priority

  • AT 7752010 A 20100507
  • AT 2011000217 W 20110509

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011137476A1] The invention relates to a device (1) and a method for converting thermal energy of low temperature to thermal energy of high temperature by means of mechanical energy and vice versa, said device comprising a rotor (2) that is rotatably supported about a rotational axis (3), a flow channel for a working medium that runs through a closed cycle being provided in the rotor, wherein the flow channel has a compression channel (8), a relaxation channel (10), and two connection channels (9, 11) extending substantially parallel to the rotational axis (3), and furthermore heat exchangers (13, 14) for exchanging heat between the working medium and a heat-exchange medium are provided, wherein the compression channel (8) and the relaxation channel (10) each have a heat-exchange segment (8', 10'), each of which has a heat exchanger (13, 14) that rotates together with the compression channel (8) or the relaxation channel (10) associated therewith, said heat exchanger being formed by at least one heat-exchange channel (15, 18) that conducts the heat-exchange medium.

IPC 8 full level

F25B 3/00 (2006.01); F25B 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F25B 3/00 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 9/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AT 509231 A4 20110715; AT 509231 B1 20110715; CN 102893103 A 20130123; CN 102893103 B 20170308; EP 2567158 A1 20130313; EP 2567158 B1 20150722; US 2013042994 A1 20130221; US 9797628 B2 20171024; WO 2011137476 A1 20111110

DOCDB simple family (application)

AT 7752010 A 20100507; AT 2011000217 W 20110509; CN 201180022990 A 20110509; EP 11722711 A 20110509; US 201113695756 A 20110509