A tubular-flame combustor for thermophotovoltaic power systems

Yueh Heng Li; Yei Chin Chao; Derek Dunn-Rankin

A tubular-flame combustor for thermophotovoltaic power systems

Yueh Heng Li
, Yei Chin Chao
, Derek Dunn-Rankin

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Abstract

The two approaches are addressed in the study for improving the efficiency of combustion-driven thermophotovoltaic(TPV) power system instead of material modification in photovoltaic cell and emitter. One is attempting to integrate visible wavelength from flames and near-infrared wavelength from the silicon carbide emitter for matching the quantum efficiency of nowadays PV cells. The other is coating metal-oxide-deposited layer on a quartz tube and acting as en emitter. Then, the metal-oxide-deposited emitter has advantages of high thermal diffusivity and easy-machining characteristics compare with the traditional emitter. Concept, design and demonstration on both tubular combustors are addressed and discussed in this paper. Results show that the two cost-effective strategies can significantly ameliorate the shortcomings of present PV cell and emitter, and apparently increase the radiation and quantum efficiency.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	9th Annual International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, IECEC 2011
Publication status	Published - 2011 Dec 1
Event	9th Annual International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, IECEC 2011 - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 2011 Jul 31 → 2011 Aug 3

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Name	9th Annual International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, IECEC 2011

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Other	9th Annual International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, IECEC 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	11-07-31 → 11-08-03

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Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Li, YH, Chao, YC & Dunn-Rankin, D 2011, A tubular-flame combustor for thermophotovoltaic power systems. in 9th Annual International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, IECEC 2011. 9th Annual International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, IECEC 2011, 9th Annual International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, IECEC 2011, San Diego, CA, United States, 11-07-31.

A tubular-flame combustor for thermophotovoltaic power systems. / Li, Yueh Heng; Chao, Yei Chin; Dunn-Rankin, Derek.
9th Annual International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, IECEC 2011. 2011. (9th Annual International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, IECEC 2011).

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