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http://dx.doi.org/10.9766/KIMST.2021.24.3.309

Performance Analysis of Photonic Crystal Enhanced Micro-Combustor Thermophotovoltaic System for Drone Application  

Lee, Junghun (Maritime Technology Research Institute, Agency for Defense Development)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology / v.24, no.3, 2021 , pp. 309-316 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, the electrical power output of the micro-combustor thermophotovoltiac(TPV) system was analyzed. The system consists of a micro-combustor, photonic crystals(PhCs), and photovoltaic cells(PV cells). The system has a micro-combustor that can achieve over 1,000 K surface temperature by consuming 2.5 g/h hydrogen fuel. Also, this system incorporates current state-of-the-art PhCs surfaces(2D Ta PhCs and Tandem Filter) to increase electrical power output. In addition, InGaAsSb PV cell, which bandgap is 0.55 eV, was applied to convert a wide range of radiative energy. The performance analysis shows that a single micro-combustor TPV system can produce 0.4 W ~ 27.7 W electrical power with the temperature change of emitter(900 K ~ 1,500 K) and PV cell(250 K ~ 400 K).
Keywords
Thermophotovoltaic; Photonic Crystal; Micro-Combustor; Radiative Heat Transfer; Drone;
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