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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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2.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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公开(公告)号：US20210257959A1
公开(公告)日：2021-08-19
申请号：US17155754
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：US11626273B2
公开(公告)日：2023-04-11
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
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：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：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：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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