HK1151390A1 - Method of and apparatus for thermal energy-to-electrical energy conversion - Google Patents

Method of and apparatus for thermal energy-to-electrical energy conversion

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Publication number
HK1151390A1
HK1151390A1 HK11105526.9A HK11105526A HK1151390A1 HK 1151390 A1 HK1151390 A1 HK 1151390A1 HK 11105526 A HK11105526 A HK 11105526A HK 1151390 A1 HK1151390 A1 HK 1151390A1
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Hong Kong
Prior art keywords
cold
thermal
gap
electrical energy
thermal energy
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HK11105526.9A
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Inventor
Peter Hagelstein
Dennis Wu
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Mtpv Power Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N10/00—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
    • H10N10/10—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects
    • H10N10/17—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects characterised by the structure or configuration of the cell or thermocouple forming the device
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J45/00—Discharge tubes functioning as thermionic generators
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S10/00—PV power plants; Combinations of PV energy systems with other systems for the generation of electric power
    • H02S10/30—Thermophotovoltaic systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N10/00—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N10/00—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
    • H10N10/01—Manufacture or treatment
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N10/00—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
    • H10N10/80—Constructional details
    • H10N10/85—Thermoelectric active materials
    • H10N10/851—Thermoelectric active materials comprising inorganic compositions
    • H10N10/852—Thermoelectric active materials comprising inorganic compositions comprising tellurium, selenium or sulfur
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • 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
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Junction Field-Effect Transistors (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
  • Cooling Or The Like Of Semiconductors Or Solid State Devices (AREA)
  • Cold Cathode And The Manufacture (AREA)
  • Transmitters (AREA)
HK11105526.9A 2006-08-07 2011-06-01 Method of and apparatus for thermal energy-to-electrical energy conversion HK1151390A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/500,062 US20080060694A1 (en) 2006-08-07 2006-08-07 Method of and apparatus for thermal energy-to-electrical energy conversion using charge carrier excitation transfer through electrostatic coupling between hot and relatively cold juxtaposed surfaces separated by a small gap and using single carrier cold-side conversion
PCT/IB2007/002258 WO2008017924A2 (en) 2006-08-07 2007-08-06 Method of and apparatus for thermal energy-to-electrical energy conversion

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HK1151390A1 true HK1151390A1 (en) 2012-01-27

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US (5) US20080060694A1 (xx)
EP (3) EP2067184B1 (xx)
JP (1) JP5250743B2 (xx)
CN (1) CN101904024B (xx)
CA (1) CA2695944C (xx)
HK (1) HK1151390A1 (xx)
RU (1) RU2009107774A (xx)
TR (1) TR201810954T4 (xx)
WO (1) WO2008017924A2 (xx)

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EP3118885A1 (en) 2017-01-18
WO2008017924A2 (en) 2008-02-14
EP2067184B1 (en) 2016-05-11
US20110011434A1 (en) 2011-01-20
EP2067184A2 (en) 2009-06-10
TR201810954T4 (tr) 2018-08-27
WO2008017924A3 (en) 2008-12-18
CN101904024A (zh) 2010-12-01
EP3392901B1 (en) 2020-07-08
US20160308108A1 (en) 2016-10-20
US20170207380A1 (en) 2017-07-20
RU2009107774A (ru) 2010-09-20
CA2695944A1 (en) 2008-02-14
US20080060694A1 (en) 2008-03-13
EP3392901A1 (en) 2018-10-24
JP5250743B2 (ja) 2013-07-31
US9647191B2 (en) 2017-05-09
JP2010500746A (ja) 2010-01-07
EP3118885B1 (en) 2018-05-09
CN101904024B (zh) 2013-03-13
US20210288237A1 (en) 2021-09-16
CA2695944C (en) 2016-11-15
US9035166B2 (en) 2015-05-19

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