@misc{31184, author = {Uttam Ghoshal and Ayan Guha and Key Kolle and Himanshu Pokharna and Ravi S Prasher and Ankita Ghoshal}, title = {Fuel-flexible thermal power generator for electric loads}, abstract = {

An apparatus and method configured to provide electric power from a thermal source. The apparatus may include a thermoelectric generator and a heat source. The apparatus may include a fuel source. The heat source may be combustive or non-combustive. The apparatus may also include a thermal battery. The heat source may be configured to combust a hydrocarbon fuel to generated heat. The apparatus may include one or more thermal diodes and/or a heat sink to remove waste heat. The method may include converting thermal energy into electrical energy using the apparatus. The method may also include powering a light or other electrical load using the apparatus. The present disclosure includes a method for manufacturing the apparatus.

}, year = {2016}, number = {20160133814:A1}, month = {05/2016}, url = {https://patents.google.com/patent/US20160133814A1/en}, language = {eng}, }