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

IPC: H02N3/00 ,  H02K7/18 ,  F28F13/14 ,  F24D19/10 ,  F04D13/06 ,  F04D25/06

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.

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

IPC: H02S10/30 ,  H02S40/32 ,  H02S40/38

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.

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

IPC: F02C6/18 ,  F28D21/00 ,  F01K5/02

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.

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

IPC: H02S10/30 ,  F23D99/00

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.