MEMS-based integrated inverter for wafer-scale thermionic energy converter
US9590535B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB81B3/0032
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A thermionic energy converter is provided that includes an anode, a cathode, where the anode is disposed opposite the cathode, and a suspension, where a first end of the suspension is connected to the cathode and a second end of the suspension is connected to the anode, where the suspension moveably supports the cathode above the anode to form a variable gap between the anode and the cathode, where the variable gap is capable of enabling a variable thermionic current between the anode and the cathode, where the thermionic converter is capable of an AC power output.
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