Cs-Ba ultrahigh-temperature solar TEC commutation element optimization

Journal Article · Fri Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1996 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.49865· OSTI ID:385526

Ender, A J; Kuznetsov, V I; Babanin, B I ^[1]; Ogloblin, B G; Klimov, A V; Kirillov, E J ^[2]

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1. Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Polytekhnicheskaya St. 26, St. Petersburg, (Russia) 194021
2. Central Design Bureau of Machine Building, Krasnogvardeyskaya Square 3, St. Petersburg, (Russia) 195272

Theoretically studied is a problem involving the optimization of high-temperature thermionic energy converters (TEC) taking into account electrical and thermal losses in a metal jumper connecting at series TEC commutation the emitter of one diode with the collector of the other. It is shown that for emitter temperature of 2600 K at optimal selection of jumper dimensions the difference between an ideal conversion efficiency and actual converter efficiency amounts to about 4{percent}. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}

• OSTI ID: 385526
• Report Number(s): CONF-960109--
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 361; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPCS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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