thermophotovoltaic energy source

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• Thermophotovoltaic cell —   A device where sunlight concentrated onto a absorber heats it to a high temperature, and the thermal radiation emitted by the absorber is used as the energy source for a photovoltaic cell that is designed to maximize conversion efficiency at… …   Energy terms

• Thermophotovoltaic Cell —   A device where sunlight concentrated onto a absorber heats it to a high temperature, and the thermal radiation emitted by the absorber is used as the energy source for a photovoltaic cell that is designed to maximize conversion efficiency at… …   Energy terms

• Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) device —   A device that converts secondary thermal radiation, re emitted by an absorber or heat source, into electricity; The device is designed for maximum efficiency at the wavelength of the secondary radiation.   Solar Electric Glossary …   Energy terms

• Thermophotovoltaic — (TPV) energy conversion is a direct conversion process from heat differentials to electricity via photons. A basic thermophotovoltaic system consists of a thermal emitter and a photovoltaic diode cell.The temperature of the thermal emitter varies …   Wikipedia

• термофотоэлектрический источник энергии — — [А.С.Гольдберг. Англо русский энергетический словарь. 2006 г.] Тематики энергетика в целом EN thermophotovoltaic energy source …   Справочник технического переводчика

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