Interior thermal radiation control for alkali metal thermal to electric conversion
US6433268B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01G9/21
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An AMTEC cell is improved by using a grooved wall of high specularity in the low-pressure zone. The cell's parasitic heat transfer is reduced by reflecting radiant energy back toward the high-temperature end of the cell and by increasing the wall heat conduction path. Efficiency is improved by both increasing the temperature of the BASE structure and by reducing the parasitic heat transfer. A heat shield of similar construction located within the low-temperature zone is also disclosed.
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