Patent ID: 11871670
Assignee: HELIOS NOVA B.V.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A generator configured to generate electrical energy from heat, comprising:
a moveable carrier, which is reciprocally moveable along a movement path and connected to a kinetic-electric converter;
a stationary support arranged at the movement path;
wherein one of the carrier and the support is provided with a magnet arranged along or in the movement path and the other of the carrier and the support is provided with separate ferromagnetic elements arranged along or in the movement path;
a heat supply associated with the one of the carrier and the support that is provided with the magnet, wherein the heat supply is configured to direct heat onto successively at least one of the ferromagnetic elements to warm at least one of the ferromagnetic elements to above a Curie temperature thereof to thereby impart reciprocal movement of the carrier relative to the support through magnetic interaction between the magnet and the ferromagnetic elements; and
a cooling system configured for cooling the ferromagnetic elements, wherein the cooling system comprises a basin with water or coolant, over and into which the other of the carrier and the support extends for the water or coolant to be in thermal contact with the at least one of the ferromagnetic elements for cooling to below a Curie temperature after heating to above the Curie temperature thereof, wherein the basin is connected to a water or coolant circuit, and
wherein the reciprocal movement of the moveable carrier circulates the water or coolant through the circuit.