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Title: Harvesting Electricity From Wasted Heat

Abstract

Scientists as SLAC National Laboratory explain the concept, Photon Enhanced Thermionic Emission (PETE), and how this process can capture more energy from photovoltaic panels by harnessing heat energy from sunlight.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1136982
Resource Type:
Multimedia
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAICS; HEAT ENERGY; HEAT CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; PHOTON ENHANCED THERMIONIC EMISSION; PETE

Citation Formats

Schwede, Jared. Harvesting Electricity From Wasted Heat. United States: N. p., 2014. Web.
Schwede, Jared. Harvesting Electricity From Wasted Heat. United States.
Schwede, Jared. Mon . "Harvesting Electricity From Wasted Heat". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1136982.
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title = {Harvesting Electricity From Wasted Heat},
author = {Schwede, Jared},
abstractNote = {Scientists as SLAC National Laboratory explain the concept, Photon Enhanced Thermionic Emission (PETE), and how this process can capture more energy from photovoltaic panels by harnessing heat energy from sunlight.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2014},
month = {6}
}

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