公开(公告)号：US20170062195A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-02

申请号：US15308474

申请日：2015-05-11

Applicant: PHILIP JULIAN HARDCASTLE

Inventor： PHILIP JULIAN HARDCASTLE

IPC: H01J45/00

CPC classification number: H01J45/00

Abstract: There is provided a thermionic energy conversion device (10,11) comprising an emitter (cathode) (5); a collector (anode) (6); an electrical insulator (2) separating the emitter (5) and the collector (6); a negatively charged field inducing layer (4, 3) adapted to induce a field, the field inducing layer (4, 3) arranged distal the emitter (5) with the collector (6) there between, wherein in use, the device (10,11) is heated such that electrons are excited to escape from the emitter (5) towards the field inducing layer; and the electrons are repelled by the field towards the collector (6) for collection by the collector (6), thereby causing the collector (6) to raise in potential with respect to the emitter (5).

Abstract translation: 提供了包括发射极（阴极）（5）的热离子能量转换装置（10,11）。 收集器（阳极）（6）; 分离发射器（5）和集电极（6）的电绝缘体（2）; 适于诱导场的带负电荷的场感应层（4,3），在发射器（5）的远离所述发射器（5）的位置处的所述场致感层（4,3）与所述集电极（6）之间，其中在使用中，所述装置（10） ，11）被加热使得电子被激发以从发射极（5）向场诱导层逸出; 并且电子被磁场排斥到集电极（6）以供集电器（6）收集，从而使集电极（6）相对于发射极（5）升高电位。