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

IPC: H01J45/00 ,  H01J17/54 ,  H01J17/06

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.

公开(公告)号：US20210380407A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-09

申请号：US17337326

申请日：2021-06-02

Applicant: Modern Electron Inc.

Inventor： Justin B. Ashton ,  Roelof E. Groenewald ,  Kevin J. Hughes ,  Arvind Kannan ,  William Kokonaski ,  Max N. Mankin ,  Tony S. Pan ,  Levi D. Rodriguez ,  Lowell L. Wood ,  John J. Lorr ,  Amit Goyal ,  Guido Radaelli ,  Vikram Seshadri

IPC: C01B3/24

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 that can be coupled to a supply of reaction material that includes a hydrocarbon. The reactor includes one or more flow channels positioned to transfer heat to the reaction material to convert the hydrocarbon into an output that includes hydrogen gas and carbon particulates. The system also includes a carbon separation system operably coupled to the pyrolysis reactor 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.

公开(公告)号：US20210057123A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-25

申请号：US16998443

申请日：2020-08-20

Applicant: Modern Electron, Inc.

Inventor： Stephen E. Clark ,  Roelof E. Groenewald ,  Arvind Kannan ,  Hsin-I Lu ,  Daniel J. Merthe ,  Jason M. Parker ,  Alexander J. Pearse ,  Peter J. Scherpelz ,  Max N. Mankin ,  Tony S. Pan

IPC: G21H1/10 ,  G21C3/40

Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments include elements for mitigating electron reflection in a vacuum electronic device, vacuum electronic devices that incorporate elements for mitigating electron reflection, and methods of fabricating elements for reducing reflection of electrons off an electrode. An illustrative electrode assembly includes an electrode. Elements are configured to reduce reflection of electrons off the electrode.