Title :
Direct energy conversion of heat to electricity using AMTEC
Author :
Diez de los Rios Ramos, N. ; Onea, A. ; Scherrer, S. ; Weisenburger, A. ; Hering, W.
Author_Institution :
Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol., Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
Former renewable technologies, which did not prosper at that time due to engineering and material limitations, emerge once again, as in the case of the Alkali Metal Thermal to Electric Converter (AMTEC). This energy converter transforms heat to electricity through an electrochemical process at high temperature (700 - 1000 °C). At Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) an AMTEC test cell and an AMTEC TEst FAcility (ATEFA) have been designed and are under construction. The paper gives an overview of the history of AMTEC converter and its development; and presents the ATEFA facility included its latest progress in design and construction. In addition, a scoping study on the stability of PEEK polymer compound in liquid sodium environment was started and is reported.
Keywords :
polymers; thermoelectric conversion; AMTEC test cell; AMTEC test facility; ATEFA; PEEK polymer compound stability; alkali metal thermal to electric converter; electrochemical process; heat to electricity direct energy conversion; liquid sodium environment; renewable technology; Cathodes; Degradation; Electron tubes; Ions; Liquids; Electrochemical device; PEEK polymer; high temperature energy conversion; liquid sodium;
Conference_Titel :
Energy (IYCE), 2015 5th International Youth Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-7171-1
DOI :
10.1109/IYCE.2015.7180748
