The invention relates to a novel high-efficiency thermionic power supply. The novel high-efficiency thermionic power supply is characterized in that an emitting
electrode (1) is made of thermionic emitting material of which the
melting point is higher than the temperature of a high-temperature heat source (7); a receiving
electrode (2) is made of non-thermionic emitting material of which the
melting point is higher than the temperature of the high-temperature heat source (7); the emitting
electrode (1) and the receiving electrode (2) are arranged in a heat-insulating casing (6) and are located in a same high-temperature heat chamber (4); the emitting electrode (1) and the receiving electrode (2) are connected with an electric pump
direct current power supply (11) in series through a lead (9) and a lead (10); the
thermionic emission of the emitting electrode (1) is caused by heating the emitting electrode (1) through the high-temperature heat source (7), so that the
electromotive force of the receiving electrode (2) is higher than the
electromotive force of the emitting electrode (1) and further extra power is provided for thermions to move to the receiving electrode (2); the thermions fly to the receiving electrode (2) under the push of the driving
electromotive force of the receiving electrode (2) and an induced
electric field of the electric pump
direct current power supply (11), pass through a clearance between the two electrodes, and are captured on the receiving electrode (2). According to the novel high-efficiency thermionic power supply, various energy sources, such as nuclear energy,
heat energy and
light energy, can be converted into
ionization energy as much as possible.