Avancé dans les convertisseurs chaleur vers électricité

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Un ingénieur, Lonnie Johnson (par ailleurs, créateur des pistolets à eau Super Soaker), a inventé un convertiseur d'énergie thermique (solaire par exemple) vers électricité ayant un rendement de 60% (au moins deux fois plus qu'un panneau photo-voltaïque).

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4243793.html

http://www.johnsonems.com/jhtec.html

The engine is scaleable and has applications ranging from supplying power for Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) to power for large-scale applications such as fixed power plants. The technology is applicable to skid mounted, field generators, land vehicles, air vehicles and spacecraft. The JTEC could utilize heat from fuel combustion, solar, low grade industrial waste heat or waste heat from other power generation systems including fuel cells, internal combustion engines and combustion turbines. As a heat pump, the JTEC system could be used as a drop in replacement for existing HVAC equipment in residential, commercial, or industrial settings.