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A Review of Advances in Thermophotovoltaics for Power Generation and Waste Heat Harvesting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2019

Abigail Licht ,
Nicole Pfiester ,
Dante DeMeo ,
John Chivers  and
Thomas E. Vandervelde
Abigail Licht
Affiliation:
The Renewable Energy and Applied Photonics Laboratories, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 USA
Nicole Pfiester
Affiliation:
The Renewable Energy and Applied Photonics Laboratories, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 USA
Dante DeMeo
Affiliation:
The Renewable Energy and Applied Photonics Laboratories, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 USA
John Chivers
Affiliation:
The Renewable Energy and Applied Photonics Laboratories, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 USA
Thomas E. Vandervelde*
Affiliation:
The Renewable Energy and Applied Photonics Laboratories, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155 USA
*
*(Email: tvanderv@ece.tufts.edu)
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Abstract

The vast majority of power generation in the United States today is produced through the same processes as it was in the late-1800s: heat is applied to water to generate steam, which turns a turbine, which turns a generator, generating electrical power. Researchers today are developing solid-state power generation processes that are more befitting the 21st-century. Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells directly convert radiated thermal energy into electrical power, through a process similar to how traditional photovoltaics work. These TPV generators, however, include additional system components that solar cells do not incorporate. These components, selective-emitters and filters, shape the way the radiated heat is transferred into the TPV cell for conversion and are critical for its efficiency. Here, we present a review of work performed to improve the components in these systems. These improvements will help enable TPV generators to be used with nearly any thermal source for both primary power generation and waste heat harvesting.

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MRS Advances , Volume 4 , Issue 41-42: Electronics and Photonics , 2019 , pp. 2271 - 2282
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