Thermophotovoltaic generator apparatus

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2006-06-13

2006-06-13

Diamond, Alan (Department: 1753)

Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric

Photoelectric

Cells

C136S246000, C136S259000, C257S433000, C431S100000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07060891

ABSTRACT:
A thermophotovoltaic generator apparatus has: a burner that is supplied with a fuel and an air, and burns the fuel; an emitter heated by combustion heat produced by the burner; a photoelectric conversion cell that converts radiant light from the emitter into electric power; and a cell holder portion that holds the photoelectric conversion cell. A cooling device is provided for causing a cooling liquid to receive heat from the photoelectric conversion cell by contacting the cooling liquid and a back surface of the cell holder portion with each other. A surface of the cell holder portion that contacts the cooling liquid is a non-horizontal surface. The apparatus employs at least two kinds of cooling liquids.

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