The design, development and fabrication of a single-cell cylindrical inverted converter are presented. The converter is a coaxial system of two electrodes, in which the outer clad heats the emitter directly and a collector is set inside the emitter. The materials and design elements of a testable prototype are described. Different design versions of structural system components are considered. The results of preliminary tests of the main system components are presented.
Development of a cylindrical inverted thermionic converter for solar power systems
SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL FORUM - 2000 ; 2000 ; Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA)
AIP Conference Proceedings ; 504 , 1 ; 1302-1306
2000-01-19
5 pages
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Development of a Cylindrical Inverted Thermionic Converter for Solar Power Systems
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