Development of a prototype micro-thermophotovoltaic power generator

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1017-1020

  Yang, W M ^a,b   Chou, S K ^a   Shu, C ^a   Xue, H ^b   Li, Z W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONVERSION; ELECTRICAL POWER OUTPUT; MICRO-COMBUSTORS; MICRO-THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATORS;

COMBUSTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY GAP; HYDROGEN FUELS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 2342446236     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/37/7/011     Document Type: Article

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