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AN ELECTROCALORIC REFRIGERATOR

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 10920
Amount: $49,939.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1989
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
4186 Sorrento Valley Blvd #h
San Diego, CA 92121
United States
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HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr Randall B Olsen
 Principal Investigator
 (619) 455-8200
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Abstract

AN ADVANCED REFRIGERATOR/HEAT PUMP (R/HP) WILL BE DEVELOPED BASED ON THE ELECTROCALORIC EFFECT. THE PROJECT IS A SPINOFF OF RESEARCH ON PYROELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION AND DOE. THE ELECTROCALORIC SYSTEM WILL BE SMALLER AND LIGHTER THAN SIMILARLY RATED REFRIGERATORS BASEDON CONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGY. OTHER ADVANTAGES THAT THE ELECTROCALORIC TECHNOLOGY OFFERS INCLUDE SAFETY, HIGH EFFICIENCY, HIGH RELIABILITY, LONG LIFE, AND NO CHLOROFLUOROCARBON RELEASE PROBLEMS. THE FIRST OBJECTIVE OFPHASE I IS TO OBTAIN DIRECT THERMODYNAMIC DATA ON A SPECIFICELECTROCALORIC MATERIAL RELATING TO REFRIGERATION AND HEAT PUMPING. THE REVERSIBLE ADIABATIC TEMPERATURE CHANGE INDUCED BY AN APPLIED ELECTRIC FIELD WILL BE MEASURED. THISQUANTITY, WHEN COMBINED WITH THE HEAT CAPACITY, WILL INDICATE THE AMOUNT OF HEAT THAT CAN BE REVERSIBLY ABSORBED FROM A THERMAL LOAD. THE SECOND OBJECTIVE OF PHASE I IS TO DESIGN AND ESTIMATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PHASE II ELECTROCALORIC R/HP.

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