DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THERMOELECTRONIC ENERGY CONVERSION
    101.
    发明申请
    DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THERMOELECTRONIC ENERGY CONVERSION 有权
    用于热电能转换的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150243867A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-27

    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.

    Abstract translation: 热电子能量转换器装置(100)包括适于电子(1)的温度依赖性释放的电子发射器(11),适于收集电子(1)的电子收集器(21),其中电子收集器 21)通过抽空间隙(2)与电子发射器(11)间隔开,栅电极(31)布置在电子发射体(11)和电子收集器(21)之间,用于使电子(1)在 间隙(2)到加速电位,其中栅电极(31)具有多个电极开口(34),用于将从电子发射器(11)模拟的电子(1)传输到电子收集器(21), 和磁场装置(50),其布置成用于产生具有在所述电子发射器和所述电子收集器(11,21)之间延伸的磁场线的磁场,其中所述磁场装置(50)被布置成使得至少一部分 的磁场线 ss通过电极开口(34)。 此外,描述了使用热电子能量转换器装置(100)转换能量的方法。

    THERMIONIC CONVERTER DEVICE
    102.
    发明申请
    THERMIONIC CONVERTER DEVICE 审中-公开
    THERMIONIC转换器设备

    公开(公告)号:US20150207457A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-23

    申请号:US14425503

    申请日:2013-09-02

    Abstract: Converter device for converting energy from electromagnetic radiation, in particular concentrated solar energy, in electrical power, comprising a thermionic emitter (2) and an absorber (1) of electromagnetic radiation, configured to transform electromagnetic radiation energy to thermal energy, having an outer surface (10) configured to be exposed to electromagnetic radiation and an inner surface integrally coupled to the thermionic emitter (2), the outer surface (10) being provided with a sub-micrometer periodic surface structure, the thermionic emitter (2) being monolithically integrated on said inner surface of the absorber (1), the absorber (1) being made of a material selected from the group comprising or consisting of carbide or aluminium nitride-based ceramic materials, and pyrolitic graphite, the thermionic emitter (2) being made of a material selected from the group comprising or consisting of thin film diamond deposited through chemical vapour deposition (CVD), thin film titanium nitride (TiN) or molybdenum silicide or di carbides or di borides-based ceramic materials, and refractory metals.

    Abstract translation: 用于从电磁辐射(特别是集中的太阳能)转换能量的转换器装置,包括电离辐射器(2)和电磁辐射吸收器(1),其被配置为将电磁辐射能转换成热能,其具有外表面 (10)被配置为暴露于电磁辐射和与所述热离子发射器(2)整体耦合的内表面,所述外表面(10)设置有亚微米周期表面结构,所述热离子发射器(2)是单片集成 在吸收器(1)的所述内表面上,吸收器(1)由选自由碳化物或氮化铝基陶瓷材料组成或由碳化物或氮化铝基陶瓷材料组成的组中的材料制成,并且热电石墨由热电子发射体(2)制成 选自由通过化学气相沉积(CVD)沉积的薄膜金刚石或薄膜金刚石构成的材料 氮化钛(TiN)或硅化钼或二碳化物或二硼化物基陶瓷材料和难熔金属。

    Photon enhanced thermionic emission
    105.
    发明授权
    Photon enhanced thermionic emission 有权
    光子增强热电子发射

    公开(公告)号:US08853531B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-07

    申请号:US12589122

    申请日:2009-10-16

    CPC classification number: H01J40/06 H01J45/00 H01J2201/30434 H02S99/00

    Abstract: Photon Enhanced Thermionic Emission (PETE) is exploited to provide improved efficiency for radiant energy conversion. A hot (greater than 200° C.) semiconductor cathode is illuminated such that it emits electrons. Because the cathode is hot, significantly more electrons are emitted than would be emitted from a room temperature (or colder) cathode under the same illumination conditions. As a result of this increased electron emission, the energy conversion efficiency can be significantly increased relative to a conventional photovoltaic device. In PETE, the cathode electrons can be (and typically are) thermalized with respect to the cathode. As a result, PETE does not rely on emission of non-thermalized electrons, and is significantly easier to implement than hot-carrier emission approaches.

    Abstract translation: 光子增强型热离子发射(PETE)被用于提高辐射能量转换效率。 一个热(大于200°C)的半导体阴极被照亮使其发射电子。 因为阴极是热的,在相同的照明条件下比在室温(或较冷)阴极发射的电子要大得多的发射电子。 作为这种增加的电子发射的结果,相对于常规光伏器件,能量转换效率可以显着增加。 在PETE中,阴极电子可以(并且通常被)相对于阴极热化。 因此,PETE不依赖于非热电子发射,并且比热载流子发射方法更容易实现。

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