A thermophotovoltaic electric generator using GaSb cells with ahydrocarbon burner
Fraas, L.; Ballantyne, R.; Samaras, J.; Seal, M.
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on
Volume 2, Issue , 5-9 Dec 1994 Page(s):1713 - 1716 vol.2
Digital Object Identifier   10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520548
Summary:New GaSb photovoltaic cells with infrared response extended out to 1.8 microns are well matched to hydrocarbon combustion heated silicon carbide infrared emitters operating at 1500 C. These continuous combustion thermophotovoltaic units run quietly and cleanly. Applications include small scale distributed cogeneration of heat and electricity and power units for clean electric vehicles. We report the fabrication of 1 cm² GaSb cells operating at 6 Amps and 2.6 Watts, 10 cell circuits operating at over 22 Watts, and a small demonstration generator producing enough power to operate a television

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