Multi-plate energy converters

Y. Kucherov¹, P. L. Hagelstein², V.Sevastienenko¹, L. Brown¹

¹Eneco, Inc., 391-B ChipetaWay, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA

²Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

Energy converters comprisingstacked plates with current injection barriers show highest known efficiencieswith equivalent ZT>3. Basic design considerations and experimental resultswill be described.