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：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.