Patent ID: 11859878
Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H  Y | IPC F  H

Claim 9:
10. A heat transfer system, comprising:
an electrocaloric element comprising an electrocaloric material, and electrodes arranged to impart an electric field to the electrocaloric material;
a first thermal flow path between the electrocaloric material and a heat sink;
a second thermal flow path between the electrocaloric material and a heat source;
an electric power source on operative electrical communication with the electrodes; and
a parallel shunt connection including a parallel shunt load, said parallel shunt connection in operative electrical communication with the power source in parallel with the electrocaloric element;
wherein the parallel shunt connection is configured to preclude current flow through the parallel shunt connection in response to normal operation and to allow current flow through the parallel shunt connection in response to detection of an arc between the electrodes.