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公开(公告)号：US20210351722A1
公开(公告)日：2021-11-11
申请号：US17200085
申请日：2021-03-12
Applicant: Modern Electron, Inc.
Inventor： Justin B. Ashton , Stephen E. Clark , William Kokonaski , Daniel Kraemer , John J. Lorr , Max N. Mankin , David J. Menacher , Patrick D. Noble , Tony S. Pan , Alexander J. Pearse , Ad de Pijper , Lowell L. Wood
Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments include combined heating and power modules and combined heat and power devices. In an illustrative embodiment, a combined heat and power device includes 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 alkali metal thermal-to-electricity converter (AMTEC) has a high pressure zone and a low pressure zone, the high pressure zone being thermally couplable to the at least one burner, the low pressure zone being thermally couplable to the heat exchanger.
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公开(公告)号：US20210111011A1
公开(公告)日：2021-04-15
申请号：US17065132
申请日：2020-10-07
Applicant: Modern Electron, Inc.
Inventor： Stephen E. Clark , Roelof E. Groenewald , Arvind Kannan , Andrew T. Koch , Hsin-I Lu , Alexander J. Pearse , Peter J. Scherpelz
Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments include thermionic energy converters and electronic circuitry for generating pulses for igniting plasma in a hermetic package of a thermionic energy converter. In various embodiments, an illustrative thermionic energy converter includes a hermetic package charged with a non-cesium gas additive. The hermetic package is configured to route into the hermetic package pulses for igniting plasma in the hermetic package. A cesium reservoir is disposed in the hermetic package. A cathode is disposed in the hermetic package and an anode is disposed in the hermetic package.
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公开(公告)号：US20230025491A1
公开(公告)日：2023-01-26
申请号：US17870656
申请日：2022-07-21
Applicant: Modern Electron, Inc.
Inventor： Daniel Kraemer , Yan Chen , Patrick D. Noble , Vikas Patnaik
Abstract: Combustion systems and associated methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a combustion system comprises a first combustion zone, a second combustion zone downstream of the first combustion zone, and a heat module thermally coupled to the first combustion zone and/or second combustion zone. The first combustion zone is configured to (i) receive and combust preheated air and a first fuel and (ii) generate a first exhaust gas, and the second combustion zone is configured to (i) receive and combust the first exhaust gas and a second fuel and (ii) generate a second exhaust gas. The first exhaust gas can have a first excess air and the second exhaust gas can have a second excess air less than the first excess air. The heat module can comprise a thermionic converter or another heat-to-electricity converter able to generate a power output.
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公开(公告)号：US20220315424A1
公开(公告)日：2022-10-06
申请号：US17710810
申请日：2022-03-31
Applicant: Modern Electron, Inc.
Inventor： Justin B. Ashton , Roelof E. Groenewald , Kevin J. Hughes , William Kokonaski , Max N. Mankin , Tony S. Pan , Levi D. Rodriguez , Lowell L. Wood , John J. Lorr , Amit Goyal , Guido Radaelli , Vikram Seshadri , MJ Mahdi , Matthew Ballard , Stephen Harris , Alex Pearse
Abstract: Systems for producing hydrogen gas for local distribution, consumption, and/or storage, and related devices and methods are disclosed herein. A representative system includes a pyrolysis reactor system that can be coupled to a supply of reaction material that includes a hydrocarbon. The pyrolysis reactor system includes one or more combustion components positioned to transfer heat to the reaction material to convert the hydrocarbon into an output that includes hydrogen gas and carbon particulates. The pyrolysis reactor system also includes a carbon separation system positioned to separate the hydrogen gas the carbon particulates in the output. In various embodiments, the system also includes components to locally consume the filtered hydrogen gas, such as a power generator, heating appliance, and/or a combined heat and power device.
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公开(公告)号：US12253259B2
公开(公告)日：2025-03-18
申请号：US17870656
申请日：2022-07-21
Applicant: Modern Electron, Inc.
Inventor： Daniel Kraemer , Yan Chen , Patrick D. Noble , Vikas Patnaik
Abstract: Combustion systems and associated methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a combustion system comprises a first combustion zone, a second combustion zone downstream of the first combustion zone, and a heat module thermally coupled to the first combustion zone and/or second combustion zone. The first combustion zone is configured to (i) receive and combust preheated air and a first fuel and (ii) generate a first exhaust gas, and the second combustion zone is configured to (i) receive and combust the first exhaust gas and a second fuel and (ii) generate a second exhaust gas. The first exhaust gas can have a first excess air and the second exhaust gas can have a second excess air less than the first excess air. The heat module can comprise a thermionic converter or another heat-to-electricity converter able to generate a power output.
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公开(公告)号：US20220387952A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-08
申请号：US17832516
申请日：2022-06-03
Applicant: Modern Electron, Inc.
Inventor： Roelof E. Groenewald , Kevin J. Hughes , William Kokonaski , Max N. Mankin , Tony S. Pan , Lowell L. Wood , John J. Lorr , Amit Goyal , Guido Radaelli , Vikram Seshadri , MJ Mahdi , Matthew Ballard , Stephen Harris , Alex Pearse , Jeff Henry
Abstract: Combined combustion and pyrolysis (CCP) systems, and associated systems and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the CCP system includes an input valve fluidly coupleable to a fuel supply to receive a hydrocarbon reactant, a CCP reactor fluidly coupled to the input valve, and a carbon separation component fluidly coupled to the CCP reactor. The CCP reactor can include a combustion chamber, a reaction chamber in thermal communication with the combustion chamber and/or fluidly coupled to the input valve, and an insulating material positioned to reduce heat loss from the combustion chamber and/or the reaction chamber. The CCP reactor can also include a combustion component positioned to combust a fuel within the combustion chamber. The combustion can heat the reaction chamber and the hydrocarbon reactant flowing therethrough. The heat causes a pyrolysis of the hydrocarbon reactant that generates hydrogen gas and carbon.
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公开(公告)号：US20210257958A1
公开(公告)日：2021-08-19
申请号：US17155605
申请日：2021-01-22
Applicant: Modern Electron, Inc.
Inventor： Justin B. Ashton , Stephen E. Clark , William Kokonaski , Daniel Kraemer , John J. Lorr , Max N. Mankin , David J. Menacher , Patrick D. Noble , Tony S. Pan , Alexander J. Pearse , Ad de Pijper , Lowell L. Wood
Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments include combined heating and power modules and combined heat and power devices. In an illustrative embodiment, a combined heat and power device includes 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 has 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.
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公开(公告)号：US20200335314A1
公开(公告)日：2020-10-22
申请号：US16841327
申请日：2020-04-06
Applicant: Modern Electron, Inc.
Inventor： Stephen E. Clark , David A. Degtiarov , Gregory A. Kirkos , Daniel Kraemer , John J. Lorr , Max N. Mankin , Jason M. Parker , Alexander J. Pearse , Levi D. Rodriguez , Ad de Pijper
IPC: H01J45/00
Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments include thermionic energy converters with a thermal concentrating hot shell and emitters for thermionic energy converters. In some embodiments, an illustrative thermionic energy converter includes: an emitter electrode; a hot shell configured to concentrate heat flow toward the emitter electrode; a collector electrode; and a cold shell that is thermally isolated from the hot shell.
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公开(公告)号：US20230022372A1
公开(公告)日：2023-01-26
申请号：US17870604
申请日：2022-07-21
Applicant: Modern Electron, Inc.
Inventor： Vikas Patnaik , Ethan N. DiNinno , Patrick D. Noble
Abstract: Combined heat and power systems and associated methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the combined heat and power (CHP) system includes a heating appliance, a power cell thermally coupled to the heating appliance and configured to receive a portion of the heat generated by the heating appliance, and power electronics operatively coupled to the heating appliance and the power cell. The power cell can generate a power output from the heat generated by the heating appliance. The power electronics can include a controller configured to detect a loss in external power, and in response enter a blackout operation mode in which the heating appliance is electrically coupled to an energy storage device and/or electrically isolated from an external grid.
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10.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20220120217A1
公开(公告)日：2022-04-21
申请号：US17503187
申请日：2021-10-15
Applicant: Modern Electron Inc.
Inventor： Justin B. Ashton , Max N. Mankin , Daniel Kraemer , David J. Menacher , Patrick D. Noble , William Kokonaski , Peter J. Scherpelz , Kristen M. Palughi , Vikas Patnaik , Samantha A. Tran
Abstract: Combined heat and power (CHP) systems and related methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the CHP system includes a combustion component and a power cell operably coupled to the combustion component. The power cell can include a first heat exchanger thermally coupled to the combustion component to receive heat; a second heat exchanger; and an electricity generation component with a first portion thermally coupled to the first heat exchanger and a second portion thermally coupled to the second heat exchanger. The electricity generation component is positioned to receive at least a portion of the heat received at the first heat exchanger and generate an electrical output using the received heat. To recycle unused heat from the power cell, the second heat exchanger can be thermally coupleable to a third heat exchanger in a residential heating appliance.
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