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CELLULE THERMOIONIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Convertors
  • Energy Transformation
DEF

A device in which heat energy is directly converted to electric energy; it has two electrodes, one of which is raised to a sufficiently high temperature to become a thermionic electronic emitter, while the other, serving as an electron collector, is operated at a significantly low temperature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Convertisseurs (Électrotechnique)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
CONT

Un convertisseur thermo-ionique comprend deux électrodes, l'émetteur porté à haute température [...] et le collecteur [...]. Les électrons libérés par l'émetteur migrent vers le collecteur où ils abandonnent une fraction de leur énergie, la fraction restante leur permettant de circuler dans la charge extérieure.

Key term(s)
  • cellule thermoionique

Spanish

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