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Thermal Energy Converters

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Caloric systems

 

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Caloric Systems

Solid-state cooling with magnetocaloric, elastocaloric or electrocaloric systems is a promising alternative to conventional cooling technology.

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Elastocaloric Systems

Solid-state caloric cooling systems based on the elastocaloric effect of shape memory alloys are regarded as an alternative to compressor technology

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Magnetocalorics: refrigerant-free cooling system

Refrigerant-free cooling equipment based on magnetocaloric materials could provide the basis for greener cooling systems in the future.
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Permanent Magnet Systems

Permanent magnets have several advantages over electromagnets and might in future substitute expensive superconducting magnets. Fraunhofer IPM designs and builds permanent magnet systems to customers' needs.
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Heat pipes and Peltier modules

 

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Thermal management for electronics

Based on caloric systems, Peltier coolers and heat pipes, Fraunhofer IPM develops individual solutions for the cooling of electronic components.

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Pulsating heat pipes

With pulsating heat pipes (PHP), many problems of heat dissipation may be effectively solved.

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Switchable heat pipes

A new generation of thermal switches for temperature control without sensor technology or control engineering

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Thermoelectric modules and systems

 

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Thermoelectric components and modules

Tailor-made thermoelectrical components and modules.

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Half-Heusler modules

Thermoelectric high-temperature modules based on half-Heusler-alloys.

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Systems for waste heat conversion

 

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Hot air test stand

Measuring the efficiency of heat exchangers and systems for waste heat recovery.

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Thermoelectrics

Waste heat recovery with thermoelectric generators.

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Measuring technology for materials and structural analysis

 

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3D CT

Material and component analysis by means of computer tomography

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Measuring the thermal conductivity of thin films (TDTR)

The Time Domain Thermal Reflectance (TDTR) method provides an elegant, contactless means of measuring the thermal conductivity of thin films.
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