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

Claim 16:
17. A method of transferring heat, comprising
selectively applying voltage from a power source to activate electrodes and apply an electric field to an electrocaloric material;
in coordination with application of voltage to the electrodes, transferring heat from a heat source to the electrocaloric material and from the electrocaloric material to a heat sink;
monitoring for occurrence of arcing between the electrodes; an
in response to detection of arcing between the electrodes, directing electrical current from the arcing electrodes to a shunt load in series or in parallel with the arcing electrodes with respect to the power source;
wherein electrical current is directed from the arcing electrodes to a shunt load in series with the arcing electrodes and to a shunt load in parallel with the arcing electrodes in response to detection of arcing.