High-temperature ceramic combustor with thermophotovoltaic power generation
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsAsegun S. Henry, Alina Lapotin, Shomik Verma, Colin Clancy Kelsall, Kyle Joseph Buznitsky, Mehdi Pishahang
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Abstract
A device for electricity generation can include a combustor/recuperator system comprising a recuperator, a combustor, and an emitter; wherein the recuperator comprises an intake for air and fuel, wherein the combustor burns fuels, transfers exhaust gases to the recuperator to preheat the air and fuel, and transfers heat of combustion to the emitter; and wherein the emitter radiates heat generated by the combustor; and a combustion thermophotovoltaic (c-TPV) array comprising a means of absorbing incident radiation from the emitter.
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A device for electricity generation, comprising
- a combustor/recuperator system comprising a recuperator, a combustor, and an emitter;
- wherein the recuperator comprises an intake for air and fuel, wherein the combustor burns fuels, transfers exhaust gases to the recuperator to preheat the air and fuel, and transfers heat of combustion to the emitter;
- and wherein the emitter radiates heat generated by the combustor;
- and
- a thermophotovoltaic adjacent to the emitter;
- wherein the combustor/recuperator system comprises a stacked array of individual combustor/recuperator modules, wherein top, bottom, and side boundaries of each individual combustor/recuperator module are adiabatic;
- and
- wherein the stacked array comprises an emitter surface that emits heat towards the thermophotovoltaic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.