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：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：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.