Although magnetic refrigeration is unquestionably a propitious advanced technology which should be favoured due to its advantages, there are

some drawbacks that need to be aware of too. First of all, it is not an easy work to perform the giant magnetocaloric effect. The materials needed to be refined in order to allow greater frequencies of magnetic refrigerators. (Gschneidner et al., 1997) While there is screening of electronic components rises from magnetic fields, but the magnetic fields are stationary.(Kitanovski & Egolf, 2006) As a result, range covered for protection is limited. The applications of different types of magnets are restricted as the permanent magnets have narrow field strength; electro magnets and superconducting magnets which have excellent field strength are sumptuous.(Russek & Zimm, 2006) If these magnets are used, supposedly cost-effective for this technology is no longer applicable. In this technology, the changes in temperature are circumscribed. (Kitanovski & Egolf, 2006) By involving more than one machine at different stages, efficiency loses through the heat transfer within the stages.(Chen Z et al., 2003) If it happens to have a large difference between the higher and lower temperature, this will result in a greater stages involved, which is then not considered as cost-effective anymore. (Auracher & Egolf, 2006) The temperature levels should be steadily increasing in terms of stability to perform efficiently in a magnetic refrigeration system.(Brown, 1976) A highly wavering condition will cause difficulties for the machines to operate.(Yu B.F et al., 2003) Furthermore, there will be a gap between the magnet and the magnetocaloric material, which will eventually caused the magnetic field reduction.(Kitanovski & Egolf, 2006) Hence, moving machines will be needed in higher accuracy which is also relatively more costly. Reference Brown, G.V.. (1976). Magnetic heat pumping near room temperature.Journal of Applied Physics. 47 (8), 3673-3680.

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