Resumen
Thermionic-photovoltaic hybrid converter for the direct conversion of heat into electricity, comprising: an electron and photon emitter made of a refractory material (1), an electron collector (2) transparent to photonic radiation at the wavelength emitted by the emitter and a photovoltaic cell (3), these elements being arranged so that the emitter has a first surface (1.1) intended to be oriented towards a thermal source and a second surface opposite to the first (1.2) that emits electrons and photons, the collector is placed in front of this second surface so as to receive the electrons emitted by the emitter (1) and the cell (3) is located behind the collector (2) so as to receive the photons that pass through said collector. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)