公开(公告)号：US20120299438A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-29

申请号：US13467212

申请日：2012-05-09

申请人： Yuji KIMURA ,  Mitsuhiro KATAOKA ,  Susumu SOBUE

发明人： Yuji KIMURA ,  Mitsuhiro KATAOKA ,  Susumu SOBUE

IPC分类号： H01J45/00

CPC分类号： H01J45/00

摘要： A thermionic generator for converting thermal energy to electric energy includes: an emitter electrode for emitting thermal electrons from a thermal electron emitting surface when heat is applied to the emitter electrode; a collector electrode facing the emitter electrode spaced apart from the emitter electrode by a predetermined distance, and receiving the thermal electrons from the emitter electrode via a facing surface of the collector electrode; and a substrate having one surface. The emitter electrode and the collector electrode are disposed on the one surface of the substrate, and are electrically insulated from each other. The thermal electron emitting surface and the facing surface are perpendicular to the one surface.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将热能转换成电能的热电子发生器包括：发射极，用于当热量施加到发射极时从热电子发射表面发射热电子; 一个面对发射极的集电极，与发射极隔开预定的距离，并经集电极的相对表面从发射电极接收热电子; 和具有一个表面的基底。 发射电极和集电极设置在基板的一个表面上，并且彼此电绝缘。 热电子发射表面和相对表面垂直于一个表面。