CN105164416A - 泵设备 - Google Patents
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Abstract
本发明涉及一种泵设备,该泵设备包括包含具有磁热效应的材料的单元、在该单元的区域中被引导并由液态或气态导热介质穿流的通道系统以及根据行波原理工作的泵系统。
Description
背景技术
利用“磁热效应”作为热泵工作的单元公开已久。在这些单元中,具有磁热效应的材料周期性地暴露在磁场下。在磁场的影响下,材料的热容量或热存储能力改变。
借助输入和输出的介质(气体、液体),热能可被输入给该单元、转变成另一温度级并且再次被输出。所述介质的输入和输出需要泵设备。所述泵设备必须少维护地且高效地工作。下面示出一种泵设备,该泵设备特别好地适于这种应用目的。
图1示出单元1,为该单元输入温度为δ1的介质并且从该单元输出温度为δ2的介质。为了产生温度转变的效果,为这类单元优选输入转动能量。由于单元中所使用的部件的热时间常数比较大,因而单元中通过外部驱动装置引起的转动运动的转动频率必须要小(尤其是在0.5Hz至20Hz之间、优选在1Hz至10Hz之间的范围内)。所述外部驱动装置例如可以通过由明显更快运行的、大多为圆柱状的电动机2和减速传动装置3组成的组合构成。
盘状的缓慢运行的电机4的使用明显更紧凑、更安静、更少维护和更节能。电机4在此可特别有利地构造为多极的轴向磁通电机。在图2中,此类电机构成为不对称的(单侧)轴向磁通电机。该轴向磁通电机构造为同步电机并且包括定子5和转子6。转矩和因此转动运动通过经由固定于转子6上的永磁体7将转动场施加在线圈8上而产生。转矩可通过轴9输出。
图3示出以对称的双侧构造的轴向磁通电机形式的类似装置。根据外转子原理的永磁体激励式同步电机的使用(参见图4)也良好地适于上述目的。两种电机方案的特征都在于转子和定子之间的空隙。
发明内容
转子和定子之间的空隙在此以特别好的方式适于安装一个或多个用于输送导热介质的泵。
基于所追求的整个设备在空间和功能上的集成并且鉴于所描述的具有低转速的驱动装置特性,已表明,可有利地使用根据行波原理工作的泵系统。这类泵系统例如在欧洲专利文献EP1317626B1中被描述。
具体实施方式
图5示出如何在定子5上在环形凹槽中放置根据行波原理的泵系统。当凸块10通过转子6的转动运动周期性地掠过膜组件11时,可通过接口12和13输送液态或气态介质。软管状膜组件11的横截面在此相应于欧洲专利EP1317626B1中所描述的组件。泵可以几乎无磨损地运行并且几乎是免维护的、低噪音的和高效的。在此,根据行波泵原理在运动件上不需要密封装置。因为在凸块10和膜组件11之间几乎不产生摩擦,所以所涉及的部件几乎不会受到磨损。因为这种泵设备可以以挤压方式工作或可作为叶片泵工作(例如可通过凸块高度来调节),所以可形成例如在10mbar至20mbar的大范围内的压力水平。另外设有未示出的用于提供可变磁场的机构。
图6示出通过另一同心膜组件14和另一凸块15而具有两个独立介质回路的布置结构的扩展方案。对此,另一介质回路可通过接口16和17运行。另外,图6示出横截面(也可想到宽度、高度)不同的膜组件11和14。以此例如可补偿凸块的不同的径向回转速度,以便在两个回路中实现相同的体积流。但也能够实现具有不同体积流或压力水平的其它混合运行方式。
与此类似,用于其它回路的尤其是同心的其它布置结构在此也是可想到的并且是可行的。
图7示出上述用于对称(双侧)构造的轴向磁通电机的布置结构的扩展方案,该扩展方案如上文描述的那样可实现不同的变型方案。
图8示出沿径向在圆周上分段的布置结构。该分段可以以任意数量和形状实现。
图9示出在每个回转轨道上具有多个凸块的布置结构(可想到任意数量和形状)。
图10示出膜组件的其它位置。
图11示出在根据外转子原理的永磁体激励式同步电机中膜组件的类似可想到的位置。
如果使用其它结构形式的、例如根据内转子原理的电机,那么这些想法类似地适用于在两个平面平行的盘之间或适用于在磁热单元中或上的两个圆柱形装置的内壁和外壁之间的相应的径向空隙之间。
尤其是可规定,为了改善该设备的效率而可采取减小尤其是在膜11、14和凸块10、15之间的摩擦的措施。就此而言,通过设置滚轮或例如通过对膜11、14或凸块10、15涂层来改善滑动特性,可进一步改善本来就已经较小的摩擦。
本发明的所描述的实施方式可彼此结合。这些实施方式分别是示例性的,所述实施方式的各个特征本身已经是对于本发明重要的或已经可以是对于本发明重要的。另外,泵系统仅示例性地安装在转子和定子之间的空隙中。原则上,泵系统可设置在泵设备或驱动单元的任意的彼此相对运动的部件之间。另外,电机可侧向配置给单元或者可在单元内集成在任意部位上。就此而言得到结构空间小的集成的实现方案。
Claims (7)
1.泵设备,该泵设备包括包含具有磁热效应的材料的单元、在该单元的区域中被引导并由液态或气态导热介质穿流的通道系统以及根据行波原理工作的泵系统。
2.根据权利要求1所述的泵设备,其特征在于,所述泵系统在空间上集成设置在所述工作单元中。
3.根据权利要求1或2所述的泵设备,其特征在于,所述工作单元包括旋转工作的电机,该电机具有转子和定子,并且所述泵系统至少部分地安装在所述电机的在转子和定子之间形成的空隙中。
4.根据权利要求1至3之一所述的泵设备,其特征在于,设有用于周期性地提供磁场的机构。
5.用于将导热介质输送通过单元的方法,该单元包含具有磁热效应的材料,其中,根据行波原理工作的、旋转操作的并且输送所述导热介质的泵系统以在0.2Hz至20Hz的范围内、优选在1Hz至10Hz的范围内的转动频率工作。
6.根据权利要求5所述的方法,其特征在于,使具有磁热效应的材料周期性地暴露在磁场下。
7.根据行波原理工作的泵系统的应用,该泵系统用于将导热介质输送通过工作单元,该工作单元设有具有磁热效应且周期性暴露在磁场下的材料。
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