Progress toward high power output in thermionic energy converters
MF Campbell, TJ Celenza, F Schmitt… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Thermionic energy converters are solid‐state heat engines that have the potential to
produce electricity with efficiencies of over 30% and area‐specific power densities of 100 …
produce electricity with efficiencies of over 30% and area‐specific power densities of 100 …
Thermionic energy conversion for concentrating solar power
Concentrating solar power (CSP) is a mainstream of solar energy utilization, and thermionic
emission is a potential way to convert concentrated solar radiation into power with a …
emission is a potential way to convert concentrated solar radiation into power with a …
Review on thermionic energy converters
KAA Khalid, TJ Leong… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thermionic energy converter (TEC) is a heat engine that generates electricity directly using
heat as its source of energy and electron as its working fluid. Despite having a huge …
heat as its source of energy and electron as its working fluid. Despite having a huge …
[HTML][HTML] Thermionic energy conversion in the twenty-first century: advances and opportunities for space and terrestrial applications
Thermionic energy conversion (TEC) is the direct conversion of heat into electricity by the
mechanism of thermionic emission, the spontaneous ejection of hot electrons from a surface …
mechanism of thermionic emission, the spontaneous ejection of hot electrons from a surface …
Trade-off between the near-field heat transfer and the space charge effect in graphene-anode thermionic energy converters
T Liang, J Chen, X Chen, S Su, J Chen - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The high work function of electrode materials inhibits the improvement of the performance of
thermionic energy converters. Space charge effect and near-field heat transfer are also …
thermionic energy converters. Space charge effect and near-field heat transfer are also …
Harvesting solar thermal energy with a micro-gap thermionic-thermoelectric hybrid energy converter: Model development, energy exchange analysis, and …
E Rahman, A Nojeh - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
We present a comprehensive analysis of a dual, micro-gap thermionic-thermoelectric hybrid
energy converter by developing a detailed theoretical model of the system. The space …
energy converter by developing a detailed theoretical model of the system. The space …
Interplay between near-field radiative coupling and space-charge effects in a microgap thermionic energy converter under fixed heat input
E Rahman, A Nojeh - Physical Review Applied, 2020 - APS
We investigate the performance of a microgap vacuum thermionic energy converter by
considering loss mechanisms due to the space-charge effect and interelectrode radiative …
considering loss mechanisms due to the space-charge effect and interelectrode radiative …
Micro-gap thermo-photo-thermionics: An alternative approach to harvesting thermo-photons and its comparison with thermophotovoltaics
E Rahman, A Nojeh - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This work investigates an alternative to thermophotovoltaics for harvesting thermal and
optical energy via photon coupling and thermionic energy conversion. In this device, a heat …
optical energy via photon coupling and thermionic energy conversion. In this device, a heat …
[HTML][HTML] Electron reflection in thermionic energy converters
IT Lim, SA Lambert, JL Vay, JW Schwede - Applied Physics Letters, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
We investigate the impact of electron reflection on space charge in thermionic energy
converters. Using the particle-in-cell code Warp3D, we simulate electron reflection and …
converters. Using the particle-in-cell code Warp3D, we simulate electron reflection and …
Computational model and optimisation of a vacuum diode thermionic generator for application in concentrating solar thermal power
AD Post, BV King, EH Kisi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
A complete model of a thermionic generator has been developed in order to optimise the
technology for application in the solar thermal generation of electricity. Steady state current …
technology for application in the solar thermal generation of electricity. Steady state current …