Thermophotovoltaic system parametric modelling

Author

Burger, Dale R. ; Mueller, Robert L.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1994

fDate

5-9 Dec 1994

Firstpage

1863

Abstract

A small radioisotope powered thermophotovoltaic (TPV) system was assumed. The system was simplified into a one-dimensional model with the emitter and heat rejection system as boundaries. Design equations were then developed which would allow parametric modelling of system efficiency emitted radiation incident upon the TPV cell, energy converted in the TPV cell, and energy absorbed in the filter and cell-to-cell gaps. A figure of merit was then developed for the emitter, filter and TPV cell

Keywords

design engineering; photovoltaic cells; semiconductor device models; solar cells; cell-to-cell gap; design equations; efficiency; emitted radiation; emitter; energy absorption; figure of merit; filter gap; heat rejection system; one-dimensional model; parametric modelling; radioisotope power; thermophotovoltaic conversion system; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical reflection; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Parametric statistics; Plasma temperature; Power system modeling; Reflectivity; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1460-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520729

Filename

520729