Patent ID: 11933524
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 12:
13. The device of claim 1, further comprising:
one or more components each comprising:
the one of the heat transfer laminates comprising a first heat transfer laminate having opposite surfaces comprising a first surface opposite a second surface; and
the first flexible electrocaloric element having the fixed portion attached to a first portion of the first heat transfer laminate and the second flexible electrocaloric element having the fixed portion attached to a second portion of the first heat transfer laminate; and wherein:
the first flexible electrocaloric element defines a first contact zone where a first air gap decreases to zero at a location between the first flexible electrocaloric element and the first heat transfer laminate, when a voltage is applied between the flexible electrode layer of the first flexible electrocaloric element and the electrode of the first heat transfer laminate.