Alkali metal thermo-electric direct converter
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN Β· China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- HARBIN ENG UNIV
- Publication Date
- 2009-12-16
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable Β· inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
(1) Technical field
[0001] The invention relates to an energy conversion device, in particular to an energy conversion device in the fields of power energy conversion and renewable energy utilization. (2) Background technology
[0002] Energy is the basic physical quantity in the universe, and energy usually exists in potential form. The usefulness of any form of energy lies in its convertibility into other forms of energy. In modern society, electric energy has become a vital form of energy in human society. Since the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction was discovered and its related theory was determined, the generation of electric energy has relied on the conversion of thermal energy or mechanical energy into electric energy. However, some alternative methods have also been considered, such as static power generation.
[0003] Since the industrial revolution, the world's demand for energy has been increasing year by year, and this trend has been particularly promin...