Thermionic converter with differentially heated cesium-oxygen source and method of operation

Rasor, Ned S; Riley, David R; Murray, Christopher S; Geller, Clint B

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Title: Thermionic converter with differentially heated cesium-oxygen source and method of operation

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A thermionic converter having an emitter, a collector, and a source of cesium vapor is provided wherein the source of cesium vapor is differentially heated so that said source has a hotter end and a cooler end, with cesium vapor evaporating from said hotter end into the space between the emitter and the collector and with cesium vapor condensing at said cooler end. The condensed cesium vapor migrates through a porous element from the cooler end to the hotter end.

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Rasor, Ned S ^[1]; Riley, David R ^[2]; Murray, Christopher S ^[3]; Geller, Clint B ^[4]

Cupertino, CA
West Newton, PA
Bethel Park, PA
Pittsburgh, PA

Issue Date:: Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000

Research Org.:: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 873144

Patent Number(s):: 6100621

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02N - ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
H01J45/00 - Discharge tubes functioning as thermionic generators {

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02N - ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
H02N3/00 - Generators in which thermal or kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy by ionisation of a fluid and removal of the charge therefrom

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DOE Contract Number:: AC11-93PN38195

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: thermionic; converter; differentially; heated; cesium-oxygen; source; method; operation; emitter; collector; cesium; vapor; provided; hotter; cooler; evaporating; space; condensing; condensed; migrates; porous; element; cesium vapor; thermionic converter; oxygen source; differentially heated; /310/

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