Distributed electrical leads for thermionic converter

Patent · Tue Apr 24 00:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5589861

Fitzpatrick, G O; Britt, E J

In a thermionic converter, means are provided for coupling an electrical lead to at least one of the electrodes thereof. The means include a bus bar and a plurality of distributed leads coupled to the bus bar each of which penetrates through one electrode and are then coupled to the other electrode of the converter in spaced apart relation. 6 claims.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): US 4151438
• OSTI ID: 5589861
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 17 Aug 1977; Other Information: PAT-APPL-825,518
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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