Title:
Thermophotovoltaic generation of electricity : Sixth Conference on Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity, TPV6, Freiburg, Germany, 14-16 June, 2004
Publication Information:
Melvillie, NY : American Institute of Physics, 2004
ISBN:
9780735402225
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Summary
Summary
The 54 papers of this proceedings were presented at the Sixth International Conference on Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity, held in Freiburg, Germany in June of 2004. The five keynote papers were devoted to an overview of TPV research in Japan, the shift from research to commercial use, micron-gap TPV, thermoelectric energy conversion,
Table of Contents
Preface | p. xi |
Group Photo | p. xiii |
Invited Conference Keynote | |
A Retrospective of Four Decades of Military Interest in Thermophotovoltaics (Invited Conference Keynote) | p. 3 |
Section A Systems and Modeling | |
An Overview of TPV Research Activities in Japan (Invited Session Keynote) | p. 15 |
Thermoelectric Energy Conversion - Overview of a TPV Alternative (Invited Session Keynote) | p. 24 |
TPV Systems - From Research towards Commercialisation (Invited Session Keynote) | p. 33 |
Micron-gap ThermoPhotoVoltaics (MTPV) (Invited Session Keynote) | p. 42 |
TPV Power Source Using Infrared-Sensitive Cells with Commercially Available Radiant Tube Burner | p. 52 |
System Performance Projections for TPV Energy Conversion | p. 61 |
Development of a Novel TPV Power Generator | p. 71 |
Structural Features of a Solar TPV System | p. 79 |
TPV Power Generation System Using Super-Adiabatic Combustion in Porous Quartz Glass | p. 88 |
Solar Thermophotovoltaic Converters: Efficiency Potentialities | p. 96 |
A Novel Integrated TPV Power Generation System based on a Cascaded Radiant Burner | p. 105 |
Animation Tool and Q.E. Measurements for Estimating the Optimum System Efficiency of a TPV Generator | p. 114 |
Thermophotovoltaic Converter Design for Radioisotope Power Systems | p. 123 |
TPV-Application as Small Back-up Generator for Standalone Photovoltaic Systems | p. 133 |
PowerSphere: A Novel Photovoltaic Cavity Converter Using Low Bandgap TPV Cells for Efficient Conversion of High Power Laser Beams into Electricity | p. 142 |
Heat Transfer Modelling of Glass Media within TPV Systems | p. 153 |
Modeling of Radiative Energy Transfer and Conversion in a TPV Power System | p. 162 |
Section B Emitters and Filters | |
Thermophotovoltaic Spectral Control | p. 171 |
New Performance Levels for TPV Front Surface FiltersT. D. Rahmlow, Jr. and J. E. Lazo-Wasem and E. J. Gratrix and P. M. Fourspring and D. M. DePoy | |
Frequency Selective Surface Bandpass Filters Applied to Thermophotovoltaic Generators | p. 189 |
Compact TPV Generation System Using Al[subscript 2]O[subscript 3]/Er[subscript 3]Al[subscript 5]O[subscript 12] Eutectic Ceramics Selective Emitters | p. 198 |
Thermophotovoltaic Generation with Microstructured Tungsten Selective Emitters | p. 206 |
1D Metallo-Dielectric Photonic Crystals as Selective Emitters for Thermophotovoltaic Applications | p. 215 |
Transparent Conducting Oxides as Antireflection Coatings for GaSb TPV Cells | p. 221 |
Spectral Control of Transmission of Diffuse Irradiation Using Piled AR Coated Quartz Glass Filters | p. 230 |
Study and Optimization of Ceramic Coatings for Thermophotovoltaic Applications | p. 237 |
Cell-Mounted Spectral Filters for Thermophotovoltaic Applications | p. 244 |
Section C Cell Technolgies | |
Antimony-Based III-V Thermophotovoltaic Materials and Devices (Invited Session Keynote) | p. 255 |
MOVPE Growth of Sb-based Semiconductors in a 9x2-inch Planetary Reactor | p. 267 |
Development of Low Cost III-V Ternary and Quaternary Bulk Substrates and Epilayers for High Efficiency Thermophotovoltaic Applications | p. 276 |
TPV Modules Based on GaSb Structures | p. 285 |
Monolithic Series-Interconnected GaInAsSb/AlGaAsSb Thermophotovoltaic Devices Wafer Bonded to GaAs | p. 294 |
Zinc Diffusion In GaSb for Thermophotovoltaic Cell Applications | p. 303 |
Theoretical Comparison between Diffused and Epitaxial GaSb TPV Cells | p. 311 |
Analysis of Recombination Processes in 0.5-0.6 eV Epitaxial GaInAsSb Lattice-Matched to GaSb | p. 320 |
Hybrid Back Surface Reflector GaInAsSb Thermophotovoltaic Devices | p. 329 |
Development of Low Cost Germanium Photovoltaic Cells for Application in TPV Using Spin on Diffusants | p. 337 |
High Performance InGaAsSb TPV Cells | p. 345 |
Improved Efficiency of GaSb/GaAs TPV Cells Using an Offset p-n Junction and Off-Axis (100) Substrates | p. 353 |
Comparison of LEC-Grown and VGF-GrownGaSb | p. 360 |
GaSb Polycrystalline Wafers for TPV Cell Manufacturing | p. 368 |
Ga[subscript (1-x)]In[subscript x]Sb Bulk Crystal Growth for Thermophotovoltaic Application | p. 377 |
Degradation Study of MOVPE-Grown and Zinc-Diffused GaSb Cells for Thermophotovoltaic Applications | p. 387 |
The Influence of Surface Preparation on Zn-Diffusion Processes in GaSb | p. 396 |
0.52 eV Quaternary InGaAsSb Thermophotovoltaic Diode Technology | p. 404 |
Bridgman Solidification of Concentrated GaInSb Alloys with Variable Growth Rate | p. 415 |
Section D Cell Technologies II | |
Recent Advances in Low-Bandgap, InP-Based GaInAs/InAsP Materials and Devices for Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) Energy Conversion (Invited Session Keynote) | p. 427 |
Thermophotovoltaic Cells Based on Low-Bandgap Compounds | p. 436 |
0.52 eV InGaAs/InPAs Thermophotovoltaic Cells | p. 445 |
Buffer Layer Effects on Tandem InGaAs TPV Devices | p. 453 |
A Rigorous Analysis of Series-Connected, Multi-Bandgap, Tandem Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) Energy Converters | p. 462 |
A Comparative Study of Front and Back Illuminated Strain Balanced InGaAs MQW Thermophotovoltaic Cells on n-InP Substrate for High Power Applications | p. 471 |
InGaAsP/InGaAs Tandem TPV Device | p. 480 |
Author Index | p. 489 |