CH400269A - Dispositif convertisseur d'énergie thermique en énergie électrique, à effet thermotunnel - Google Patents

Dispositif convertisseur d'énergie thermique en énergie électrique, à effet thermotunnel

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Publication number
CH400269A
CH400269A CH720463A CH720463A CH400269A CH 400269 A CH400269 A CH 400269A CH 720463 A CH720463 A CH 720463A CH 720463 A CH720463 A CH 720463A CH 400269 A CH400269 A CH 400269A
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Switzerland
Prior art keywords
thermotunnel
effect
converting thermal
energy
electrical energy
Prior art date
Application number
CH720463A
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English (en)
Inventor
Norman Huffman Fred
Original Assignee
Atomic Energy Commission
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Publication of CH400269A publication Critical patent/CH400269A/fr

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J45/00—Discharge tubes functioning as thermionic generators
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Solid Thermionic Cathode (AREA)
  • Electron Sources, Ion Sources (AREA)
CH720463A 1962-06-22 1963-06-10 Dispositif convertisseur d'énergie thermique en énergie électrique, à effet thermotunnel CH400269A (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US204658A US3169200A (en) 1962-06-22 1962-06-22 Thermotunnel converter

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CH400269A true CH400269A (fr) 1965-10-15

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US (1) US3169200A (fr)
CH (1) CH400269A (fr)
GB (1) GB1003204A (fr)
NL (1) NL294387A (fr)

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US3169200A (en) 1965-02-09
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