The experimental results of AMTEC and a study of its terrestrial applications in IEE of China

Author

Ni, Qiuya ; Tong, Jianzhong ; Kan, Yuanlong ; Wang, Jun ; Cui, Yuzen

Author_Institution

Inst. of Electr. Eng., Acad. Sinica, Beijing, China

fYear

1997

fDate

27 Jul-1 Aug 1997

Firstpage

1180

Abstract

The R&D activities in the field of AMTEC research at The Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences are introduced. The outline of experimental facility with a single tube cell is described. The experimental results so far are reported followed by an analysis of electrical characteristic, in particular, an evaluation of characteristic of BASE/porous electrode interface with the effective sheet resistivity and the electrode efficiency. The approaches for improving device performance are discussed. The terrestrial applications of AMTEC in China are considered as an alternative of conventional diesel-generators. The possibility of AMTEC power supply for some separate sites is predicted

Keywords

alkali metals; electrochemical electrodes; electrochemistry; solid electrolytes; thermoelectric conversion; AMTEC; BASE/porous electrode interface; China; R&D activities; alkali metal thermoelectric convertors; applications; device performance improvement; electrical characteristic; electrode efficiency; experimental facility; sheet resistivity; single tube cell; terrestrial power generation; Containers; Electrodes; Energy conversion; Heat engines; Power generation; Power supplies; Resistance heating; Semiconductor diodes; Thermoelectric devices; Thermoelectricity;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4515-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECEC.1997.661935

Filename

661935