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公开(公告)号:US11798698B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-24
申请号:US17111941
申请日:2020-12-04
申请人: Austin Lo
发明人: Austin Lo
摘要: A method for generating electricity includes generating electricity at a first reactor with a nuclear fuel element and removing the nuclear fuel element from the first reactor. The method also includes providing the nuclear fuel element at a second reactor and generating electricity at the second reactor with the nuclear fuel element.
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公开(公告)号:US11302452B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-12
申请号:US16620553
申请日:2018-06-11
发明人: Youngin Kim , Youngmin Bae , Hunsik Han , Cheongbong Chang , Junewoo Kee , Minkyu Lee , Kisun Park , Bonghyun Cho
摘要: A reactor cooling and power generation system according to the present disclosure includes a reactor vessel, a heat exchange section formed to receive heat generated from a core inside the reactor vessel, from a feedwater system through a fluid, and an electric power production section. A Stirling engine is provided to produce electric energy using the energy of the fluid whose temperature has increased while receiving the heat of the reactor. The system is formed to circulate the fluid that has received heat from the core in the heat exchange section through the electric power production section. The system operates even during a normal operation and during an accident of the nuclear power plant.
The reactor cooling and power generation system accompanies a nuclear reactor vessel which includes a reactor coolant system, a feedwater system and a steam generator. A turbine produces electric power from the feed water system.-
公开(公告)号:US20190287687A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-19
申请号:US16352409
申请日:2019-03-13
发明人: Sang H. Choi , Ronald J. Litchford
摘要: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable a Nuclear Thermionic Avalanche Cell (NTAC) to capture gamma ray photons emitted during a fission process, such as a fission process of Uranium-235 (U-235), and to breed and use a new gamma ray source to increase an overall emission flux of gamma ray photons. Various embodiments combine a fission process with the production of Co-60, thereby boosting the output flux of gamma ray photons for use by a NTAC in generating power. Various embodiments combine a fission process with the production of Co-60, a NTAC generating avalanche cell power, and a thermoelectric generator generating thermoelectric power.
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公开(公告)号:US4755350A
公开(公告)日:1988-07-05
申请号:US24447
申请日:1987-03-11
申请人: Elliot B. Kennel
发明人: Elliot B. Kennel
CPC分类号: G21D7/04 , Y10S376/904
摘要: A thermionic energy conversion system assembly is described which comprises a fissionable nuclear fuel which surrounds a cylindrical arrangement of thermionic emitter electrodes which surround corresponding collector electrodes, which in turn surround a cylindrical container of a heat sink material, such as lithium hydride, which can absorb large amounts of waste heat energy through a phase change. The heat sink material may also act as a nuclear moderator to reduce the amount of required nuclear fuel. A heat pipe is enclosed within the container of heat sink material to remove waste heat stored in the material. A thermionic energy conversion module is described which comprises 100 stacked-in-series thermionic converter assemblies. A complete space-based thermionic nuclear reactor is described which comprises an array of 91 thermionic converter modules wherein the heat pipes connect to a lithium hydride radiation shield which acts as a further heat sink. The radiation shield connects to radiators to remove the waste heat to space.
摘要翻译: 描述了一种热电子能量转换系统组件,其包括可裂变核燃料,其围绕围绕相应的集电极的热离子发射电极的圆柱形布置,所述热电子发射电极又包围可吸收的诸如氢化锂的散热材料的圆柱形容器 大量的废热能通过相变。 散热材料也可以充当核调节剂以减少所需核燃料的量。 热管被封装在散热器材料的容器内,以除去存储在材料中的废热。 描述了一种热电子能量转换模块,其包括100个堆叠在一起的热离子转换器组件。 描述了一种完整的基于空间的热电子核反应堆,其包括91个热离子转换器模块的阵列,其中热管连接到充当另外的散热器的氢化锂辐射屏蔽。 辐射屏蔽连接到散热器,以将废热消除到空间。
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公开(公告)号:US3563856A
公开(公告)日:1971-02-16
申请号:US3563856D
申请日:1967-08-02
发明人: GROSS FRANZ , JESTER ALFRED , KRAPF RUDOLF , HOLICK HUBERT
摘要: THIS INVENTION RELATES TO THERMIONIC FUEL ELEMENTS, PROVIDED WITH NUCLEAR FUEL, FOR DIRECT CONVERSION INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY OF HEAT PRODUCED BY NUCLEAR FISSION. THE THERMIONIC ELEMENTS COMPRISE TUBULAR, CONCENTRICALLY POSITIONED EMITTERS (1) THE COLLECTORS (4). THE FUEL ELEMENTS ARE ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED IN SERIES AND ARE PROVIDED WITH RESPECTIVE DISCHARGE CHAMBERS (5) WHICH ARE SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER BY NOVEL VACUUM-TIGHT SEALS, THE SEALS PROVIDING A MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SEPARTION OF THE RESPECTIVE THERMIONIC ELEMENTS. THE DISCHARGE CHAMBER, PROFICED AT ONE END OF EACH THERMIONIC ELEMENT, IS FILLED WITH CESIUM VAPOR. THE NOVEL SEAL COMPRISES A DISCSHAPED RIGID METAL-CERAMIC COMPONENT (6,7) AT ONE END, AND A PLIABLE OR YIELDABLE METAL-CERAMIC PORTION ACTING AS A GUIDE RING (10,11) AT THE OTHER END, ACTING IN COMBINATION WITH A VACUUM-TIGHT PLATE (9).
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公开(公告)号:US3551708A
公开(公告)日:1970-12-29
申请号:US3551708D
申请日:1967-11-28
申请人: GEN ELECTRIC
发明人: HOBSON ROBERT R
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公开(公告)号:US3234412A
公开(公告)日:1966-02-08
申请号:US12570161
申请日:1961-07-21
申请人: BABCOCK & WILCOX CO
发明人: SANKOVICH MELVIN F , SCHUTT PAUL F
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公开(公告)号:US3218487A
公开(公告)日:1965-11-16
申请号:US6944760
申请日:1960-11-15
申请人: GEN DYNAMICS CORP
发明人: PIDD ROBERT W , LING YANG , RAGONE DAVID V
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公开(公告)号:US3093567A
公开(公告)日:1963-06-11
申请号:US80295859
申请日:1959-03-30
申请人: GEN MOTORS CORP
CPC分类号: G21D7/04 , G21C3/40 , Y02E30/38 , Y10S376/901
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公开(公告)号:US20240062921A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-22
申请号:US18499554
申请日:2023-11-01
申请人: Austin Lo
发明人: Austin Lo
摘要: A structured plasma cell includes a first electrode including a first plurality of micro-cavities and a first plasma disposed within one or more micro-cavities of the first plurality of micro-cavities. The structured plasma cell also includes a second electrode including a second plurality of micro-cavities and a second plasma disposed within one or more micro-cavities of the second plurality of micro-cavities. The structured plasma cell also includes an inter-electrode gap disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
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