公开(公告)号：WO2020185613A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-17

申请号：PCT/US2020/021526

申请日：2020-03-06

Applicant: MODERN ELECTRON, LLC

Inventor： ASHTON, Justin B. ,  CLARK, Stephen E. ,  KOKONASKI, William ,  KRAEMER, Daniel ,  LORR, John J. ,  MANKIN, Max N. ,  MENACHER, David J. ,  NOBLE, Patrick D. ,  PAN, Tony S. ,  DE PIJPER, Ad ,  WOOD, Lowell L.

IPC: H01J45/00 ,  F01K3/18 ,  F24H1/00 ,  F24H8/00

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 thermionic energy converter has a hot shell and a cold shell, the hot shell being thermally couplable to the at least one burner, the cold shell being thermally couplable to the heat exchanger.

公开(公告)号：WO2022212776A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：PCT/US2022/022935

申请日：2022-03-31

Applicant: MODERN ELECTRON

Inventor： ASHTON, Justin B. ,  GROENEWALD, Roelof E. ,  HUGHES, Kevin J. ,  KOKONASKI, William ,  MANKIN, Max N. ,  PAN, Tony S. ,  RODRIGUEZ, Levi D. ,  WOOD, Lowell L. ,  LORR, John J. ,  GOYAL, Amit ,  SESHARDRI, Vikram ,  RADAELLI, Fuido ,  MAHDI, MJ ,  BALLARD, Matthew ,  HARRIS, Stephen ,  PEARSE, Alex

IPC: C01B3/24 ,  C01B3/50 ,  B01D2256/16 ,  B01D46/0032 ,  C01B2203/0272 ,  C01B2203/04 ,  C01B2203/049 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0833 ,  C01B2203/1241 ,  C01B3/363

Abstract: Systems for producing hydrogen gas for local distribution, consumption, and/or storage, and related devices and methods are disclosed herein. A representative system includes a pyrolysis reactor system that can be coupled to a supply of reaction material that includes a hydrocarbon. The pyrolysis reactor system includes one or more combustion components positioned to transfer heat to the reaction material to convert the hydrocarbon into an output that includes hydrogen gas and carbon particulates. The pyrolysis reactor system also includes a carbon separation system positioned to separate the hydrogen gas the carbon particulates in the output. In various embodiments, the system also includes components to locally consume the filtered hydrogen gas, such as a power generator, heating appliance, and/or a combined heat and power device.

公开(公告)号：WO2020185944A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-17

申请号：PCT/US2020/022164

申请日：2020-03-11

Applicant: MODERN ELECTRON, LLC

Inventor： ASHTON, Justin B. ,  CLARK, Stephen E. ,  KOKONASKI, William ,  KRAEMER, Daniel ,  LORR, John J. ,  MANKIN, Max N. ,  MENACHER, David J. ,  NOBLE, Patrick D. ,  PAN, Tony S. ,  DE PIJPER, Ad ,  WOOD, Lowell L.

IPC: H01J45/00 ,  F02G5/02 ,  F02G5/04 ,  H02N3/00 ,  F23D14/32 ,  F23D11/38 ,  F23C3/00 ,  F23L15/04

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 module includes at least one burner. At least one thermionic energy converter is attached to the at least one burner, the at least one thermionic energy converter having a hot shell and a cold shell, the hot shell being configured to be thermally couplable to the at least one burner, the cold shell being configured to be thermally couplable to a heat exchanger.