Distributed electrical leads for thermionic converter

Patent · 01 January 1979

OSTI ID:863335

Fitzpatrick, Gary O ^[1]; Britt, Edward J ^[2]

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1. Livermore, CA
2. Cupertino, CA

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.

• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States Department (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4151438
• OSTI ID: 863335
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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