EP4453483A1 - Modulation de puissance acoustique dans une machine thermoacoustique - Google Patents
Modulation de puissance acoustique dans une machine thermoacoustiqueInfo
- Publication number
- EP4453483A1 EP4453483A1 EP22839824.4A EP22839824A EP4453483A1 EP 4453483 A1 EP4453483 A1 EP 4453483A1 EP 22839824 A EP22839824 A EP 22839824A EP 4453483 A1 EP4453483 A1 EP 4453483A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- heat
- temperature
- acoustic
- thermoacoustic
- source
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Pending
Links
Classifications
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B9/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
- F25B9/14—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point characterised by the cycle used, e.g. Stirling cycle
- F25B9/145—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point characterised by the cycle used, e.g. Stirling cycle pulse-tube cycle
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F02G2243/00—Stirling type engines having closed regenerative thermodynamic cycles with flow controlled by volume changes
- F02G2243/30—Stirling type engines having closed regenerative thermodynamic cycles with flow controlled by volume changes having their pistons and displacers each in separate cylinders
- F02G2243/50—Stirling type engines having closed regenerative thermodynamic cycles with flow controlled by volume changes having their pistons and displacers each in separate cylinders having resonance tubes
- F02G2243/54—Stirling type engines having closed regenerative thermodynamic cycles with flow controlled by volume changes having their pistons and displacers each in separate cylinders having resonance tubes thermo-acoustic
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B2309/00—Gas cycle refrigeration machines
- F25B2309/14—Compression machines, plants or systems characterised by the cycle used
- F25B2309/1402—Pulse-tube cycles with acoustic driver
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B2309/00—Gas cycle refrigeration machines
- F25B2309/14—Compression machines, plants or systems characterised by the cycle used
- F25B2309/1403—Pulse-tube cycles with heat input into acoustic driver
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B2309/00—Gas cycle refrigeration machines
- F25B2309/14—Compression machines, plants or systems characterised by the cycle used
- F25B2309/1404—Pulse-tube cycles with loudspeaker driven acoustic driver
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B2309/00—Gas cycle refrigeration machines
- F25B2309/14—Compression machines, plants or systems characterised by the cycle used
- F25B2309/1405—Pulse-tube cycles with travelling waves
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B2309/00—Gas cycle refrigeration machines
- F25B2309/14—Compression machines, plants or systems characterised by the cycle used
- F25B2309/1413—Pulse-tube cycles characterised by performance, geometry or theory
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B2309/00—Gas cycle refrigeration machines
- F25B2309/14—Compression machines, plants or systems characterised by the cycle used
- F25B2309/1425—Pulse tubes with basic schematic including several pulse tubes
Definitions
- the invention relates to the field of thermoacoustic machines.
- thermoacoustic machines intended to operate in heat pump mode, as distinct from operation in engine mode.
- the heat pump mode corresponds to the use of the mechanical energy of a sound wave to pump energy to a thermal source, also called a pumping source, raise it to temperature and then deposit it at a second thermal source, also called rejection source, the temperature of the rejection source therefore being higher than the temperature of the pumping source.
- a heat pump can be used as a heating system, by raising the temperature of the exhaust source used as the heating medium, or as a cooling system, by lowering the temperature of the pumping source used as the cooling medium.
- thermoacoustic machine is a thermal machine in which, according to the physical principle of thermoacoustics, thermodynamic cycles take place within a working fluid. In motor mode, these cycles generate mechanical energy in the form of an acoustic wave from a heat input. In heat pump mode, these cycles generate heat pumping using the mechanical energy of the acoustic wave.
- thermoacoustic machines which are intended to operate in heat pump mode comprise one or more acoustic sources, which are typically electromechanical actuators or thermoacoustic wave generators, configured to generate an acoustic wave within a waveguide containing the working fluid.
- acoustic sources which are typically electromechanical actuators or thermoacoustic wave generators, configured to generate an acoustic wave within a waveguide containing the working fluid.
- This acoustic wave makes it possible to bring in the form of work the mechanical energy necessary to ensure concomitantly the transfer and the rise in temperature of heat drawn from a cold external source to a hot external source.
- thermoacoustic cell arranged in the waveguide.
- the cell comprises a regenerator and two heat exchangers arranged on either side of the regenerator.
- thermodynamic cycle implemented by the acoustic wave allows by consumption of the acoustic work the generation of a heat flow from one end of the regenerator to the other which results in the establishment a temperature gradient along the regenerator.
- the heat exchangers ensure for their part a transfer of heat between the working fluid and a heat transport element such as a heat transfer fluid in connection with a respective external heat source.
- one of the exchangers transfers heat from a first heat-transfer fluid to a working fluid, thereby pumping heat into a pumping circuit in which this first heat-transfer fluid circulates.
- the other exchanger transfers heat from the working fluid to a second heat transfer fluid, thus rejecting heat into a rejection circuit in which this second heat transfer fluid circulates.
- the machine is controlled in "on-off" mode, i.e. by supplying the acoustic sources until the temperature of the rejection source - for heating - or of the pumping source - for refrigeration - reaches a set temperature, after which source control is interrupted as long as the set temperature is maintained.
- the invention aims to improve the energy efficiency of a thermoacoustic machine, in particular of a thermoacoustic machine operating in heat pump mode.
- thermoacoustic machine comprising:
- a waveguide intended to receive a working fluid
- an acoustic source configured to generate an acoustic wave so as to propagate acoustic energy in the waveguide
- thermoacoustic cell comprising a regenerator, a first heat exchanger configured to carry out a heat exchange between the working fluid and a first element for transporting heat to a first external source, and a second heat exchanger configured to carry out a heat exchange heat between the working fluid and a second heat transport element from a second external source.
- the machine comprises a device for measuring at least one parameter representative of a temperature of the first external source and/or of the second external source and a control member configured to modulate the acoustic power of the source acoustic so as to modify the temperature of the first external source and/or of the second external source as a function of the at least one parameter.
- the invention makes it possible to control the machine by reducing or canceling the power interruptions of the acoustic source.
- the invention makes it possible to reach a target temperature in the first or in the second external source and to maintain this temperature in an interval around the target temperature by modifying the acoustic power generated by the acoustic source.
- control member when the machine is implemented with the aim of heating a room formed by the first external source, the control member can be configured to reduce the acoustic power to a non-zero value when the room reaches a set temperature and, in the event of a subsequent reduction in room temperature, to increase the sound power by the amount required to regain the set temperature.
- control member when the machine is implemented for the purpose of refrigerating a room formed by the second external source, the control member can be configured to reduce the acoustic power to a non-zero value when the room reaches a set temperature and, in the event of a subsequent increase in room temperature, to increase the sound power by the amount required to again reach the set temperature.
- said at least one parameter can be chosen from the following parameters:
- the acoustic source comprises a motor provided with a mobile element, the control member being configured to modify an amplitude and/or a frequency of displacement of this mobile element.
- the motor is an electric motor, for example a linear motor.
- the movable element can be a piston, for example a single or double piston.
- the motor is a rotary motor.
- control member is more specifically configured to modify the amplitude of a voltage and/or of a supply intensity of the acoustic source, so as to modulate the acoustic power that it generates .
- the acoustic source can also be a thermal thermoacoustic engine.
- said thermoacoustic cell is a first thermoacoustic cell, the acoustic source being formed by a second thermoacoustic cell, this second thermoacoustic cell comprising a regenerator, a first heat exchanger configured to carry out a heat exchange between the working fluid and a third element for transporting heat to a third external source, and a second heat exchanger configured to carry out a heat exchange between the working fluid and a fourth element for transporting heat from a fourth external source.
- the controller is preferably configured to modify an amount of heat transported by the third heat transport element and/or the fourth heat transport element.
- the third and fourth external sources can each be different from both the first external source and the second external source.
- the third or the fourth external source can be identical to one of the first external source and the second external source so as to form a three-thermal machine.
- the third heat transport element and the fourth heat transport element each comprise a heat transfer fluid, the control member being configured to modify a temperature and/or a flow rate of the heat transfer fluid from the third heat transfer element. heat transport and/or the fourth heat transport element.
- the invention also relates to a method for controlling such a thermoacoustic machine.
- This method preferably includes a modulation step which includes:
- Said reference value can be a predetermined value or a previously measured value.
- the reference value When the reference value is predetermined, it can be variable and dependent on an external factor such as the daytime or nighttime period or other.
- the modulation step is repeated over time.
- Said reference value is preferably a set value.
- the invention can be implemented so that the temperature of the first external source and/or of the second external source reaches a setpoint temperature and/or so that this temperature remains identical or close to such a temperature. set point.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an installation comprising a thermoacoustic machine according to a first embodiment of the invention, this machine comprising four acoustic motors and four thermoacoustic heat pump cells;
- FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an installation comprising a thermoacoustic machine according to a second embodiment of the invention, this machine comprising two heat engines and two thermoacoustic heat pump cells.
- thermoacoustic machine 1 Schematically shown in Figure 1 is an installation comprising a thermoacoustic machine 1, external sources 2 and 3 as well as a distribution network 4 connecting the machine 1 to the external sources 2 and 3.
- the thermoacoustic machine 1 is intended for operation in heat pump mode, in the physical sense of the expression.
- the machine 1 comprises a waveguide 5, four acoustic sources 6, 7, 8 and 9, four thermoacoustic cells 10, 11, 12 and 13, a control member 14 and a measuring device 15.
- thermoacoustic cells 10 to 13 comprises a regenerator 16, a first heat exchanger 17 and a second heat exchanger 18.
- the waveguide 5 is a tube defining an internal space, in a closed loop, forming an acoustic waveguide.
- the internal space of the waveguide 5 contains a pressurized working fluid making it possible to propagate an acoustic wave.
- the working fluid can be a monatomic gas, a polyatomic gas such as a mixture comprising helium and argon or another mixture, or even a mixture of a gas and a liquid.
- Such a geometry of the waveguide 5, which is in no way limiting, makes it possible to promote the development of a wave of a progressive character and more specifically to obtain locally at the level of the regenerators 16 a wave of a progressive character.
- the waveguide 5 is preferably made of a material such as a metal or other alloy making it possible to contain the working fluid under pressure.
- thermoacoustic sources 6 to 9 and the thermoacoustic cells 10 to 13 are mounted in series along the waveguide 5, in an alternating manner, so that each of the cells 10 to 13 is arranged between two respective ones of said acoustic sources 6 to 9 .
- each of the acoustic sources 6 to 9 is a linear motor comprising a movable element of the piston type.
- Each of the sources 6 to 9 is configured to generate an acoustic wave in the working fluid, under the action of a displacement of the piston, so as to propagate acoustic energy in the waveguide 5.
- the regenerator 16 and the exchangers 17 and 18 are arranged in the waveguide 5 so as to be traversed by the working fluid in order to be able to carry out a thermoacoustic energy conversion.
- the regenerator 16 is a porous structure, that is to say a structure provided with pores or cavities or openings making it possible to increase or maximize the surface of contact and therefore of exchange with the working fluid while minimizing the losses of charge.
- the regenerator 16 of each of the cells 10 to 13 can for this purpose comprise a stack of slats or grids, made of a material having a high heat capacity and a low thermal conductivity, for example a stainless steel or a ceramic material.
- regenerators 16 behave like thermal sponges with respect to the working fluid, by storing and releasing heat alternately.
- the heat exchangers 17 and 18 are arranged on either side of the regenerator 16 so as to be able to carry out, at the ends of the regenerator 16, a heat exchange between the working fluid and a respective heat transport element.
- the first heat exchanger 17 is in this example configured to carry out a heat exchange between the working fluid and a first heat transport element consisting of a heat transfer fluid circulating in a conduit 20 connected to the external source 2, while the second heat exchanger 18 is configured to carry out a heat exchange between the working fluid and a second heat transport element also consisting of a heat transfer fluid circulating in a conduit 21 connected to the external source 3.
- each of the exchangers 17 and 18 may comprise, in a manner known per se, conductive elements forming, for example, a stack of fins in contact with the working fluid.
- conductive elements forming, for example, a stack of fins in contact with the working fluid.
- fins can be made of a conductive metal such as copper or aluminum.
- the conduits 20 and 21, which form said distribution network 4 make it possible to transport heat between the working fluid and, respectively, the sources 2 and 3 which are external to the machine 1, via the heat transfer fluid circulating in these ducts.
- the first heat transport element and/or the second heat transport element may not be a heat transfer fluid but a solid element such as fins, part of which forms the, or is connected au, distribution network 4.
- the distribution network 4 comprises a heat pipe (not shown).
- the external sources 2 are rejection sources together constituting a room to be heated and the external sources 3 are pumping sources formed by an external space which forms a thermal reservoir of relatively cold air or water with respect to to the air circulating in the room.
- the ducts 20 associated with the thermoacoustic cells 10 to 13 form in this example a parallel assembly.
- the ducts 21 associated with the thermoacoustic cells 10 to 13 form a parallel assembly.
- a series connection can be implemented (not shown).
- Sources 2 and 3 thus form thermal reservoirs external to machine 1.
- the machine 1 can also be implemented not to heat a room but conversely to cool it.
- the pumping sources 3 can together constitute a room to be cooled and the rejection sources 2 can be formed by an external space which forms a thermal reservoir of air or water relatively hot with respect to the air circulating in the room.
- the present description applies by analogy to such an implementation variant.
- Motor piston displacement 7 is out of phase with motor piston displacement 6
- motor piston displacement 8 is out of phase with motor piston displacement 7
- motor piston displacement 9 is out of phase with displacement of the piston of motor 8 and the movement of the piston of motor 6 is out of phase with the movement of the piston of motor 9.
- Such a control of the sources 6 to 9 makes it possible to propagate acoustic energy in the waveguide 5 according to a direction of propagation producing a progressive or quasi-progressive acoustic wave in the regenerator 16 of each of the thermoacoustic cells 10 to 13 moving in a direction going from interchange 17 to interchange 18.
- thermoacoustic energy associated with a transfer of heat on the one hand from the heat transfer fluid circulating in the pipe 21 to the working fluid via the heat exchanger 18 and, on the other hand, from the working fluid towards the heat transfer fluid flowing in the pipe 20 via the exchanger 17, in other words a pumping heat from outdoor space 3 and heat rejection to room 2.
- the machine 1 thus makes it possible to heat the room 2 so that the air it contains reaches a set temperature.
- the machine 1 makes it possible to modify the temperature of the room 2, in particular to increase it when it is lower than the setpoint temperature and to reduce it when it is higher than the setpoint temperature, by modulation of the acoustic power generated by motors 6 to 9.
- the measuring device 15 is for this purpose configured to measure the temperature of the room 2.
- the temperature of the room 2 thus measured is compared with the setpoint temperature, using a calculation means (not shown) of the machine 1.
- the acoustic power of motors 6 to 9 is modified, in this case lowered if the temperature in room 2 is higher than the set temperature and raised if the temperature in room 2 is lower than the set temperature.
- This process of measurement, comparison and modification of acoustic power constitutes a modulation step which can be repeated continuously over time.
- the machine 1 thus makes it possible to pump heat from the external source 3 to heat the room 2 so as to reach the setpoint temperature and to maintain a temperature equal to or close to the setpoint temperature over time, without it whether it is necessary to interrupt the power supply to motors 6 to 9 when the set temperature is reached then to re-power them when the temperature of room 2 moves away from the set temperature, or at least by reducing the number of interruptions necessary .
- control member 14 is more specifically configured to modulate the acoustic power of the motors 6 to 9 by modifying the amplitude of their supply voltage so as to modify the amplitude of the displacement of their piston.
- this acoustic power modulation can be achieved by modifying other control parameters of the motors 6 to 9, for example the amplitude of their supply intensity and/or their phase.
- the modulation of acoustic power can result from a modification of the frequency and/or of the amplitude of displacement of the mobile element of the motors 6 to 9.
- thermoacoustic cells 10 to 13 can also be modulated in order to modify the temperature of the external sources 2 and/or 3, for example the flow rate and/or the temperature of the heat transfer fluid circulating in the conduit 20 and/or in the duct 21 connected to one or more of the thermoacoustic cells 10 to 13.
- the measuring device 15 can be configured to measure one or more parameters other than the temperature of the external sources 2, such as the temperature of the heat transfer fluid circulating in the conduit 20 and/or in the conduit 21 connected to one or more thermoacoustic cells 10 to 13, the temperature and/or the acoustic pressure of the working fluid, and/or the temperature of the external sources 3, in particular when the latter form a room to be refrigerated.
- the modulation of the acoustic power of the machine 1, with a view to reaching a set temperature in the external sources 2 and/or 3, is carried out according to one or more parameters representative of the temperature of the external sources 2 and/or 3, including the parameters listed above but not limited thereto.
- the acoustic sources 6 to 9 of the machine 1 of FIG. 1 can comprise actuators other than linear motors, for example rotary motors.
- the movable element of the acoustic source can be a single or double piston or the like.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a second embodiment which differs from the embodiment of FIG. 1 in that the machine 1 comprises not four but two thermoacoustic cells 11 and 13 for heat pumping and in that it comprises not four acoustic sources but two acoustic sources 30 and 31 which are in this example of heat engines.
- the machine 1 comprises not four but two thermoacoustic cells 11 and 13 for heat pumping and in that it comprises not four acoustic sources but two acoustic sources 30 and 31 which are in this example of heat engines.
- the preceding description applies by analogy to this second embodiment, which is essentially described according to its differences with respect to that of FIG. 1.
- the acoustic sources 30 and 31 and the thermoacoustic cells 11 and 13 are mounted in series along the waveguide 5, alternately, so that each of the cells 10 and 13 is arranged between the acoustic sources 30 and 31, and vice versa.
- Acoustic sources 30 and 31 are each formed by a thermoacoustic cell of the same type as cells 11 to 13 described above.
- each of the cells 30 and 31 comprises a regenerator 32, a first heat exchanger 33 and a second heat exchanger 34 which are arranged in the waveguide 5 so as to be traversed by the working fluid in order to be able to carry out a thermoacoustic energy conversion.
- the first heat exchanger 33 is configured to carry out a heat exchange between the working fluid and a third heat transport element consisting of a heat transfer fluid circulating in a conduit 35 connected to an external source. 36.
- the second heat exchanger 34 is itself configured to carry out a heat exchange between the working fluid and a fourth heat transport element consisting of a heat transfer fluid circulating in a conduit 37 connected to an external source 38.
- Ducts 35 and 37 form a distribution network 40 distinct from the distribution network 4 of the thermoacoustic cells 11 and 13.
- the external sources 36 and 38 which form heat reservoirs external to the machine 1, are in this example distinct from the external sources 2 and 3 to which the thermoacoustic cells 11 and 13 are connected. Exteriors 2 and 36 are identical.
- the external sources 36 are rejection sources containing a relatively cold fluid and the external sources 38 are sources which supply heat thanks to a relatively hot fluid.
- the machine 1 makes it possible to refrigerate/air-condition a room constituted by the external sources 3 which in this case form pumping sources, the external sources 2 forming sources of rejection.
- control member 14 of the machine 1 is here configured to modify the temperature and/or the flow rate of the heat transfer fluid circulating in the conduits 37 connected to the motors 30 and 31, so as to modify the quantity of heat transferred by this coolant.
- such a thermal gradient makes it possible to generate and maintain an acoustic wave in the working fluid, so as to propagate acoustic energy in the waveguide 5.
- the acoustic energy moves along a direction of propagation producing a progressive or quasi-progressive acoustic wave in the regenerator 16 of each of the thermoacoustic cells 11 and 13, going from the exchanger 17 to the exchanger 18.
- thermoacoustic cells 11 and 13 can thus carry out a conversion of thermoacoustic energy as described above so as to pump heat from the room 3 and to reject it towards the outside space 2, making it possible to refrigerate the room 3 from so that the air it contains reaches a set temperature.
- the measuring device 15 is configured to measure the temperature of the room 3, the machine 1 being able to carry out said modulation step by controlling the power supply to the heat engines 30 and 31, in this example by modifying the temperature and/or the flow rate of the heat transfer fluid circulating in the conduits 37.
- the distribution network 4 and/or 40 can include a heat pipe (not shown).
- the sources 30 and 31 and the cells 11 and 13 can be arranged differently from each other, the sources 30 and 31 being able to follow each other and the cells 11 and 13 to follow each other. one another, as distinct from the alternating arrangement shown in Figure 2.
- the machine 1 can comprise one or more linear and/or rotary motors and/or one or more heat engines.
- Machine 1 can obviously include a different number of acoustic sources and/or thermoacoustic cells.
- the various components of this machine may present structural and/or geometric differences with respect to the preceding description.
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Electrostatic, Electromagnetic, Magneto- Strictive, And Variable-Resistance Transducers (AREA)
- Control Of Electric Motors In General (AREA)
- Fluid-Pressure Circuits (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR2114174A FR3130947B1 (fr) | 2021-12-21 | 2021-12-21 | Modulation de puissance acoustique dans une machine thermoacoustique |
| PCT/EP2022/086845 WO2023118041A1 (fr) | 2021-12-21 | 2022-12-20 | Modulation de puissance acoustique dans une machine thermoacoustique |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| EP4453483A1 true EP4453483A1 (fr) | 2024-10-30 |
Family
ID=80735613
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP22839824.4A Pending EP4453483A1 (fr) | 2021-12-21 | 2022-12-20 | Modulation de puissance acoustique dans une machine thermoacoustique |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US20250075948A1 (fr) |
| EP (1) | EP4453483A1 (fr) |
| CN (1) | CN118591709A (fr) |
| FR (1) | FR3130947B1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2023118041A1 (fr) |
Family Cites Families (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4114380A (en) * | 1977-03-03 | 1978-09-19 | Peter Hutson Ceperley | Traveling wave heat engine |
| US5174130A (en) * | 1990-03-14 | 1992-12-29 | Sonic Compressor Systems, Inc. | Refrigeration system having standing wave compressor |
| US5263341A (en) * | 1990-03-14 | 1993-11-23 | Sonic Compressor Systems, Inc. | Compression-evaporation method using standing acoustic wave |
| JP4364032B2 (ja) * | 2004-03-26 | 2009-11-11 | 学校法人同志社 | 熱音響装置 |
| JP4652821B2 (ja) * | 2005-01-07 | 2011-03-16 | 学校法人同志社 | 熱音響装置 |
| US8584471B2 (en) | 2010-04-30 | 2013-11-19 | Palo Alto Research | Thermoacoustic apparatus with series-connected stages |
| US8375729B2 (en) * | 2010-04-30 | 2013-02-19 | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated | Optimization of a thermoacoustic apparatus based on operating conditions and selected user input |
-
2021
- 2021-12-21 FR FR2114174A patent/FR3130947B1/fr active Active
-
2022
- 2022-12-20 CN CN202280090261.XA patent/CN118591709A/zh active Pending
- 2022-12-20 WO PCT/EP2022/086845 patent/WO2023118041A1/fr not_active Ceased
- 2022-12-20 EP EP22839824.4A patent/EP4453483A1/fr active Pending
- 2022-12-20 US US18/722,289 patent/US20250075948A1/en active Pending
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| US20250075948A1 (en) | 2025-03-06 |
| WO2023118041A1 (fr) | 2023-06-29 |
| CN118591709A (zh) | 2024-09-03 |
| FR3130947B1 (fr) | 2026-02-27 |
| FR3130947A1 (fr) | 2023-06-23 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| EP2534357B1 (fr) | Machine thermoacoustique a boucle de retroaction electrique | |
| CA2763419C (fr) | Regulation de la temperature d'un regenerateur thermique utilise dans une installation de stockage d'energie par compression adiabatique d'air | |
| EP2409093B1 (fr) | Generateur thermique magnetocalorique et son procede d'echange thermique | |
| EP1366280B1 (fr) | Groupe electrogene a mouvement lineaire alternatif a base de moteur stirling, et procede mis en oeuvre dans ce groupe electrogene | |
| FR2971552A1 (fr) | Machine thermoacoustique a boucle de retroaction electrique | |
| FR2924746A1 (fr) | Installation de production d'electricite a partir d'energie solaire. | |
| EP4453483A1 (fr) | Modulation de puissance acoustique dans une machine thermoacoustique | |
| FR2998357A1 (fr) | Groupe de conversion d'une energie thermique en une energie hydraulique | |
| WO2023099185A1 (fr) | Machine thermoacoustique à modulation de déphasage | |
| EP4308802B1 (fr) | Cartouche pour machine thermique à cycle thermodynamique et module pour machine thermique associé | |
| WO2023083836A1 (fr) | Machine thermoacoustique avec commande d'inversion de phases | |
| FR2851796A1 (fr) | Pompe hydraulique et installation hydraulique comportant une telle pompe. | |
| EP4308801B1 (fr) | Machine thermique | |
| WO2023117522A1 (fr) | Procédé de régulation d'une pression d'un liquide diélectrique circulant au sein d'un système de refroidissement | |
| WO2016131917A1 (fr) | Moteur thermoacoustique | |
| FR3016927A1 (fr) | Moteur a combustion externe | |
| FR3053401A1 (fr) | Systeme comprenant des moyens de refroidissement de machine thermique | |
| FR3146435A1 (fr) | Véhicule automobile à traction comprenant un système de refroidissement de la batterie | |
| FR2851795A1 (fr) | Pompe hydraulique et intallation hydraulique comportant une telle pompe | |
| EP1570214A1 (fr) | Echangeur de chaleur pour application aux fluides oscillants notamment dans une cellule thermoacoustique | |
| FR2957137A1 (fr) | Module a echangeurs thermiques pour moteur stirling et moteur strirling comportant au moins un tel module | |
| WO1992014055A1 (fr) | Moteur de conversion d'energie radiative en energie mecanique |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: UNKNOWN |
|
| STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION HAS BEEN MADE |
|
| PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012 |
|
| STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION WAS MADE |
|
| 17P | Request for examination filed |
Effective date: 20240701 |
|
| AK | Designated contracting states |
Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): 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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
|
| DAV | Request for validation of the european patent (deleted) | ||
| DAX | Request for extension of the european patent (deleted) | ||
| STAA | Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent |
Free format text: STATUS: EXAMINATION IS IN PROGRESS |