Device and method for thermoelectronic energy conversion

    公开(公告)号:US09865789B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-09

    申请号:US14418917

    申请日:2012-07-30

    CPC classification number: H01L35/04 H01J45/00 H01L35/32

    Abstract: A thermoelectronic energy converter device (100) comprises an electron emitter (11) being adapted for a temperature-dependent release of electrons (1), an electron collector (21) being adapted for collecting the electrons (1), wherein the electron collector (21) is spaced from the electron emitter (11) by an evacuated gap (2), a gate electrode (31) being arranged between the electron emitter (11) and the electron collector (21) for subjecting the electrons (1) in the gap (2) to an accelerating electric potential, wherein the gate electrode (31) has a plurality of electrode openings (34) being arranged for transmitting electrons (1) miming from the electron emitter (11) to the electron collector (21), and a magnetic field device (50) being arranged for creating a magnetic field with magnetic field lines extending between the electron emitter and the electron collector (11, 21), wherein the magnetic field device (50) is arranged such that at least a portion of the magnetic field lines pass through the electrode openings (34). Furthermore, a method of converting energy using the thermoelectronic energy converter device (100) is described.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL ENERGY-TO-ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSION
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    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL ENERGY-TO-ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSION 审中-公开
    热能转换的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160308108A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-20

    申请号:US14690996

    申请日:2015-04-20

    Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for thermal-to-electric conversion involving relatively hot and cold juxtaposed surfaces separated by a small vacuum gap wherein the cold surface provides an array of single charge carrier converter elements along the surface and the hot surface transfers excitation energy to the opposing cold surface across the gap through Coulomb electrostatic coupling interaction.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于热 - 电转换的改进方法和装置,其涉及由小的真空间隙分开的相对热和冷的并置表面,其中冷表面沿着表面提供单个电荷载流子转换器元件的阵列,并且热表面将激发能量传递到 通过库仑静电耦合相互作用反对跨越间隙的冷表面。

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