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【解決手段】サブミクロンギャップ空間を得ることは可能であるが、高温表面および低温表面の熱的効果はカッピング、ワーピング、または要素の変形を引き起こすので、結果としてギャップ空間に変化が生じ、その結果として出力パワーの変化を制御できない。設計の重要な側面は、放出チップとシェル内側表面とを緊密に接触させることで、良好な熱伝達が可能になる点である。光起電力セルは放出チップを外側に押圧するので、放出チップは内側壁部に押圧される。高温熱界面材料は、シェル内側表面と放出チップとの間の熱伝達を改善する。
【選択図】図2B
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本出願は、参照によって本明細書に援用される、2010年に2月28日に出願された、米国仮特許出願第61/308,972号の利益を主張する。
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- 熱伝導シェルの内側表面から放射線放出層の収集表面によって熱エネルギを収集する工程であって、当該シェルの外側表面を高温熱エネルギ源に晒させる、工程と、
前記放射線放出層の放出表面から光起電力セルの受信表面までの距離を1ミクロン未満に維持する工程と、
前記放出表面からの電磁波放射を前記受信表面によって受信して、前記光起電力セルによって電力を生成する工程と、
加圧された熱伝導性変形可能膜によって前記光起電力セルに圧力を供給して、前記放射線放出層の前記収集表面を前記シェルの前記内側表面と密着して接触させ、冷却効果を最大限に発揮させる工程と、
前記熱伝導性変形可能膜に接触するヒートシンクに圧力を供給して、冷却効果を最大限に発揮させる工程と、
を含む、サブミクロンギャップ熱光起電力技術を使用して熱エネルギを電気エネルギに変換する方法。 - 請求項1記載の方法において、
前記放出表面と前記受信表面との間に真空を生成して、熱伝導効率を最低にする工程を更に含む方法。 - 請求項2記載の方法において、
前記真空は10-3トール未満である方法。 - 請求項1記載の方法において、
前記シェルの内側を真空に維持する工程を更に含む方法。 - 請求項1記載の方法において、
前記光起電力セルの前記受信表面と前記放射線放出層の前記放出表面との間の距離は、おおよそ0.10ミクロンから0.30ミクロンの間である方法。 - 請求項1記載の方法において、
前記光起電力セルの前記受信表面と前記放射線放出層の前記放出表面との間の距離を、断熱スペーサの使用によって維持する工程をさらに含む方法。 - 請求項1記載の方法において、
前記変形可能膜は、リニアアクチュエータおよび液体金属充填空洞によって加圧される方法。 - 請求項1記載の方法において、
放射線放出層の前記収集表面と前記熱伝導シェルの前記内側表面との間に熱界面を挿入する工程を更に含む方法。 - 請求項8記載の方法において、
前記熱界面は、熱伝導グラファイトを含む方法。 - 請求項1記載の方法において、
冷却液をヒートシンク空洞に通過させて循環させて、前記光起電力セル、前記ヒートシンク、液体金属チャンバおよび前記変形可能膜の温度を下げる工程をさらに含む方法。 - 請求項10記載の方法において、
弾性ベローズおよび配水ハウジングを使用して冷却液を分配する工程を更に含む方法。 - 熱伝導シェルの内側表面からの熱エネルギを収集するための放射線放出層の収集表面であって、当該シェルの外側表面が高温熱エネルギ源に晒される収集表面と、
前記放射線放出層の放出表面から1ミクロン未満の距離に維持された光起電力セルの受信表面と、
前記光起電力セルによって電力を生成するために、前記放出表面から前記受信表面によって受信される電磁波放射と、
前記放射線放出層の前記収集表面を前記シェルの前記内側表面と密着して接触させ、冷却効果を最大限に発揮するために、加圧された熱伝導性変形可能膜によって加圧された前記光起電力セルと、
冷却効果を最大限に発揮するために、前記熱伝導性変形可能膜に接触するように加圧されたヒートシンクと、
を含む、サブミクロンギャップ熱光起電力技術を使用して熱エネルギを電気エネルギに変換する装置。 - 請求項12記載の装置において、
放射線放出層の前記収集表面と前記熱伝導シェルの前記内側表面との間に熱界面を挿入させる装置。 - 請求項12記載の装置において、
前記熱界面は、熱伝導グラファイトを含む装置。 - 請求項12記載の装置において、
前記放出表面と前記受信表面との間で真空が維持される装置。 - 請求項12記載の装置において、
前記シェルの内部が真空に維持される装置。 - 請求項12記載の装置において、
前記光起電力セルの前記受信表面と前記放射線放出層の前記放出表面との距離を維持する断熱スペーサを更に含む装置。 - 請求項12記載の装置において、
前記変形可能膜がリニアアクチュエータおよび液体金属充填空洞によって加圧される装置。 - 請求項12記載の装置において、
弾性ベローズおよび配水ハウジングを使用して分配される冷却液を更に含む装置。 - サブミクロンギャップ熱光起電力技術を使用して、熱エネルギを電気エネルギに変換する装置であって、カッドの要素を囲い込むためのシェルを含み、当該シェルは、
グラファイト熱界面を介して前記シェルと緊密な熱接触が維持された放出チップアレイと、
前記放出チップアレイから断熱スペーサによって空間を置いて離れる膜および光起電力アレイ組み立て部品と、
前記シェルと緊密な熱接触が維持された前記放出チップアレイを維持するための前記膜と接触している液体金属チャンバと、
前記膜、前記液体金属チャンバおよび前記光起電力アレイを冷却するための冷却液を受容するヒートシンク組み立て部品と、
ベローズ組み立て部品を介して前記ヒートシンク組み立て部品に冷却液を分配するための配水ハウジングと、
前記ヒートシンクが前記液体金属冷却剤および前記光起電力アレイに密着することを維持する空気圧組み立て部品と、
前記空気圧組み立て部品の圧力を維持するためのリニアアクチュエータ圧力アクチュエータと、を含む装置。 - 請求項20記載の装置において、
前記シェル内は真空に維持される装置。 - 請求項20記載の装置において、
前記膜は、前記リニアアクチュエータおよび液体金属充填空洞によって加圧される装置。 - 請求項20記載の装置において、
前記カッドは、複数の光起電力および放出チップアレイを含む装置。 - 請求項20記載の装置において、
シェルはM×Nアレイのカッドであり、ここでMおよびNは1以上である装置。 - 請求項20記載の装置において、
冷却制御モジュール、真空制御モジュールおよび空気圧制御モジュールを更に含む装置。
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