Patent ID: 9544945
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: F24D,F24H,H05B,Y02B

Claim:
1. A heat source apparatus, comprising: an induction generator; an induction coil operatively coupled to the induction generator and configured to create an adjustable magnetic field within a space; a substrate positioned within at least a portion of the space, the substrate configured to generate heat when a changing magnetic field is applied thereto and including a plurality of passages extending at least partially therethrough; a plurality of heat pipes, each enclosing a heatable solution, wherein at least a portion of each of the plurality of heat pipes is positioned in a distinct passage of the plurality of passages such that an interior surface of a passage of the plurality of passages is in contact with an exterior surface of a heat pipe of the plurality of heat pipes; a heat exchanger thermally coupled to the plurality of heat pipes, wherein the plurality of heat pipes transfer the generated heat from the substrate to the heat exchanger; and a fan configured to move an airflow across the heat exchanger.