WO2004019419B1 - Thermophotovoltaic device - Google Patents

Thermophotovoltaic device

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Publication number
WO2004019419B1
WO2004019419B1 PCT/CA2003/001295 CA0301295W WO2004019419B1 WO 2004019419 B1 WO2004019419 B1 WO 2004019419B1 CA 0301295 W CA0301295 W CA 0301295W WO 2004019419 B1 WO2004019419 B1 WO 2004019419B1
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Prior art keywords
energy source
filter
thermophotovoltaic cells
thermovoltaic
thermophotovoltaic
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/CA2003/001295
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
WO2004019419A2 (en
WO2004019419A3 (en
Inventor
Gary Kovacik
Lewis Fraas
Chris Astle
Original Assignee
Alberta Res Council
Gary Kovacik
Lewis Fraas
Chris Astle
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Application filed by Alberta Res Council, Gary Kovacik, Lewis Fraas, Chris Astle filed Critical Alberta Res Council
Priority to US10/525,423 priority Critical patent/US20060107995A1/en
Priority to AU2003260219A priority patent/AU2003260219A1/en
Publication of WO2004019419A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004019419A2/en
Publication of WO2004019419A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004019419A3/en
Publication of WO2004019419B1 publication Critical patent/WO2004019419B1/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S10/00—PV power plants; Combinations of PV energy systems with other systems for the generation of electric power
    • H02S10/30—Thermophotovoltaic systems
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy

Abstract

A thermophotovoltaic device (10) includes an energy source (12) compatible with thermophotovoltaic cells (14) . A filter (16),adapted to filter out long wavelength energy, is positioned between the energy source (12) and the thermophotovoltaic cells (14). The filter (16) has dual walls (30).

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 24 January 2005 (24.01.2005) original claims 1-7 have been replaced by amended claims 1-6+ STATEMENTTHE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. In a thermoprtotovoltaic device (10) having an energy source (12) compatible with thermophotovoltaic cells and thermophotovoltaic cells (14), the improvement comprising: a filter (16) adapted to filter out long wavelength energy positioned between the energy source and the thermophotovoltaic cells, the filter (16) having dual walls (30 & 32) with a low conductivity space (34) that is evacuated to place it under vacuum between the walls which is adapted to break the convection heat transfer path from the energy source (12) to the thermophotovoltaic cells (14).
2. The thermovoltaic device as defined in Claim 1, further including a dielectric filter (36) adapted to filter mid-wavelength energy positioned between the energy source (12) and the thermophotovoltaic cells (14).
3. The thermovoltaic device as defined in Claim 1, wherein the dual walls (30 & 32) are of heat resistant glass.
4. The thermovoltaic device as defined in Claim 4, wherein the heat resistant glass is quartz.
5. The thermovoltaic device as defined in Claim 4, dual walls (30 & 32) are arranged as concentric tubes.
6. The thermovoltaic device as defined in Claim 1, the energy source being a burner with an emitter (22, 24, 26, 28).
PCT/CA2003/001295 2002-08-23 2003-08-22 Thermophotovoltaic device WO2004019419A2 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/525,423 US20060107995A1 (en) 2002-08-23 2003-08-22 Thermophotovoltaic device
AU2003260219A AU2003260219A1 (en) 2002-08-23 2003-08-22 Thermophotovoltaic device

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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CA 2399673 CA2399673A1 (en) 2002-08-23 2002-08-23 Thermophotovoltaic device
CA2,399,673 2002-08-23

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WO2004019419A3 WO2004019419A3 (en) 2005-01-13
WO2004019419B1 true WO2004019419B1 (en) 2005-03-24

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US20060107995A1 (en) 2006-05-25

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