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

IPC: H01J45/00 ,  H02N3/00

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.

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.