JP7353308B2 - 原子炉発電システムの電気出力を増強する方法および装置 - Google Patents
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- 電子発生パネル(10)であって、
Z値の小さい金属より成り、当該電子発生パネルを囲む外部ハウジングを形成する外被(26)と、
当該外被(26)内に位置するZ値の大きい金属より成り、当該外被(26)を当該外被から電気的に絶縁された状態で貫通する正の出力ピン(24)を有するエミッタ(22)を形成する電子発生器と、
当該エミッタ(22)と当該エミッタの側方の当該外被(26)との間に位置する電子電荷コレクタ(28)であって、当該コレクタから延び、当該正の出力ピン(24)から離隔して電気的に絶縁された状態で当該外被(26)を当該外被から電気的に絶縁された状態で貫通する負の出力ピン(30)を有する、Z値の小さい金属より成る電子電荷コレクタ(28)と、
当該エミッタ(22)と当該コレクタ(28)との間の空間を占める第1の絶縁材層(32)と、
当該外被(26)と当該コレクタ(28)との間の空間を占める第2の絶縁材層(32)と
を備える電子発生パネル(10)。 - 前記Z値の大きい金属が鉛またはタングステンである、請求項1の電子発生パネル(10)。
- 前記Z値の小さい金属がインコネルまたは合金鋼である、請求項1の電子発生パネル(10)。
- 前記絶縁材層(32)が酸化アルミニウムまたはB-10より成る、請求項1の電子発生パネル(10)。
- 前記エミッタ(22)を取り囲む絶縁材層(32)が厚さ約1mmの円筒体である、請求項1の電子発生パネル(10)。
- 複数の燃料集合体を具備する原子炉炉心の外周部とその周囲の構造部材(20)との間に配置されている、請求項1の電子発生パネル(10)。
- 前記周囲の構造部材がバッフルフォーマ板構造(14、18)であり、前記電子発生パネル(10)が前記炉心を取り囲む当該バッフルフォーマ板構造(14、18)のバッフル板(14)に固着されている、請求項6の電子発生パネル(10)。
- 前記電子発生パネルの厚さが約3mmである、請求項1の電子発生パネル(10)。
- 前記エミッタ(22)と前記エミッタの前記コレクタ(28)とは反対側にある前記外被(26)との間に位置するCo-59層(34)をさらに含み、前記第1の絶縁材層(32)は前記エミッタ(22)の周囲にあって当該Co-59層と前記エミッタ(22)との間へ延び、前記第2の絶縁材層(32)は前記コレクタ(28)と当該Co-59層(34)の周囲にあって前記外被(26)と当該Co-59層(34)との間へ延びる、請求項1の電子発生パネル(10)。
- 前記コレクタ(28)が前記エミッタ(22)の対向する両側にまたがり、前記エミッタの対向する両側に位置する前記コレクタが互いに導通する、請求項1の電子発生パネル(10)。
- 前記コレクタ(28)が前記エミッタ(22)を取り囲む円筒体である、請求項10の電子発生パネル(10)。
- モジュール式燃料ラック(38)の燃料集合セルの壁(40)に支持されている、請求項10の電子発生パネル(10)。
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