Conceptual design and performance analysis of concentrated solar‐driven TIC/AMTEC/TEG hybrid system

• Published in: International journal of energy research Vol. 42; no. 15; pp. 4674 - 4686
• Main Authors: Wu, Shuang‐Ying, Zhang, Yi‐Chen, Xiao, Lan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2018
• Subjects: alkali metal thermal electric converter (AMTEC); Alkali metals; AMTEC (converter); Area; Conceptual design; Conversion; Current density; Electrodes; Emitters; Energy conservation law; hybrid system; Hybrid systems; Parameters; parametric analysis; Parametric statistics; performance evaluation; thermionic converter (TIC); Thermionic converters; thermoelectric generator (TEG); Thermoelectric generators; Thermoelectricity

Summary Three kinds of static thermal to electrical conversion devices thermionic converter (TIC), alkali metal thermal electric converter (AMTEC), and thermoelectric generator (TEG) are incorporated into a novel thermoelectric hybrid system‐TIC/AMTEC/TEG hybrid system, driven by concentrated solar....