AMTEC power system with thermal block
US8648245B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/40
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An AMTEC power system including a housing that defines a cold chamber and a hot chamber, an insulative material disposed between the cold chamber and the hot chamber, the insulative material including carbon foam, and at least one AMTEC cell received in the housing, the AMTEC cell extending into both the cold chamber and the hot chamber.
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