Infrared Power Generation: Study in an Insulated Compartment

Abstract

Infrared power generation (IRPG) consists of shining infrared (IR) radiation on a power generator (PG) device and collecting a usable voltage. The PI and Co-PI are actively pioneering the effort of understanding and implementing IRPG. Scientifically. the primary objective of this Project is to unveil the mechanisms alternative to the Seebeck effect contributing to voltage production in IRPG. This task implies establishing and assessing the equivalence or lack thereof among radiative heat transfer, on one hand, and convective and conductive heat transfer, on the other. Some possible consequences of such an equivalence or lack thereof in the fields of device physics, astronomy and geology, biology and medicine and art, are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 17, 2015
Accession Number
ADA622082

Entities

People

  • Brian C. Utter
  • Giovanna Scarel

Organizations

  • James Madison University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electronic Mail
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Frequency
  • Generators
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Infrared Radiation
  • Military Research
  • Physics
  • Radiation
  • Seebeck Effect
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Students
  • Thermoelectric Power Generation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics