Tube-in-tube thermophotovoltaic generator

Ashcroft, John; Campbell, Brian; DePoy, David

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Title: Tube-in-tube thermophotovoltaic generator

Abstract

A thermophotovoltaic device includes at least one thermal radiator tube, a cooling tube concentrically disposed within each thermal radiator tube and an array of thermophotovoltaic cells disposed on the exterior surface of the cooling tube. A shell having a first end and a second end surrounds the thermal radiator tube. Inner and outer tubesheets, each having an aperture corresponding to each cooling tube, are located at each end of the shell. The thermal radiator tube extends within the shell between the inner tubesheets. The cooling tube extends within the shell through the corresponding apertures of the two inner tubesheets to the corresponding apertures of the two outer tubesheets. A plurality of the thermal radiator tubes can be arranged in a staggered or an in-line configuration within the shell.

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Ashcroft, John ^[1]; Campbell, Brian ^[1]; DePoy, David ^[2]

Scotia, NY
Clifton Park, NY

Issue Date:: Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 1998

Research Org.:: Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL), Niskayuna, NY (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 871658

Patent Number(s):: 5772793

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

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28D - HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28F - DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION

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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28D - HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
F28D7/106 - {consisting of two coaxial conduits or modules of two coaxial conduits}

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F28 - HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL F28F - DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
F28F1/003 - {Multiple wall conduits, e.g. for leak detection
F28F21/04 - of ceramic

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
H02S10/30 - Thermophotovoltaic systems

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E10/50 - Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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DOE Contract Number:: AC12-76SN00052

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: tube-in-tube; thermophotovoltaic; generator; device; thermal; radiator; tube; cooling; concentrically; disposed; array; cells; exterior; surface; shell; surrounds; inner; outer; tubesheets; aperture; corresponding; located; extends; apertures; plurality; tubes; arranged; staggered; in-line; configuration; thermal radiator; cells disposed; thermophotovoltaic device; photovoltaic cells; inner tube; photovoltaic device; outer tube; exterior surface; photovoltaic cell; outer tubes; concentrically disposed; radiator tube; cooling tube; tube extends; thermophotovoltaic cell; /136/

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Baldasaro, P. F.; Campbell, B. C.; Depoy, D. M.
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Woolf, L. D.
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Feasibility assessment of low temperature voltaic energy conversion report, April 1994

Electric power production using new GaSb photovoltaic cells with extended infrared response conference, January 1995

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report, April 1994

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journal, November 1986