Efficiency and power density potential of combustion-driven thermophotovoltaic systems using GaSb photovoltaic cells

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 367-376

  Zenker, M ^a   Heinzel, A ^b  

^a Hortmann AG   (Germany)

^b INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ENERGY GAP; EXTRAPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POWER GENERATION; RADIATORS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE;

POWER DENSITY CHARACTERISTICS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERSIONS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0035249214     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.902740     Document Type: Article

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