Combined heating and power modules and devices

A combined heat and power device comprising:

• a heating system including:
• at least one burner;
• at least one igniter configured to ignite the at least one burner;
• a fluid motivator assembly including an electrically powered prime mover;
• and
• a heat exchanger fluidly couplable to the fluid motivator assembly;
• and
• at least one thermophotovoltaic converter having a photon emitter and at least one photovoltaic cell, the photon emitter being thermally couplable to the at least one burner, the at least one photovoltaic cell being thermally couplable to the heat exchanger.

A combined heat and power device comprising:

• a heating system including:
• at least one burner;
• at least one igniter configured to ignite the at least one burner;
• a fluid motivator assembly including an electrically powered prime mover;
• and
• a heat exchanger fluidly couplable to the fluid motivator assembly;
• at least one thermophotovoltaic converter having a photon emitter and at least one photovoltaic cell, the photon emitter being thermally couplable to the at least one burner, the at least one photovoltaic cell being thermally couplable to the heat exchanger;
• and
• an electrical battery electrically connectable to the at least one igniter and the prime mover.

A combined heat and power device comprising:

• a heating system including:
• at least one burner;
• at least one igniter configured to ignite the at least one burner;
• a fluid motivator assembly including an electrically powered prime mover;
• and
• a heat exchanger fluidly couplable to the fluid motivator assembly;
• at least one thermophotovoltaic converter having a photon emitter and at least one photovoltaic cell, the photon emitter being thermally couplable to the at least one burner, the at least one photovoltaic cell being thermally couplable to the heat exchanger, the thermophotovoltaic converter being electrically couplable to the prime mover.