PROME3THE2US2

Production Method Of Electrical Energy by Enhanced Thermal Electron Emission by the Use of Superior Semiconductors

Coordinatore	CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE    more  Organization address address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 city: ROMA postcode: 185 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Daniele Maria Cognome: Trucchi Email: send email Telefono: 390691000000 Fax: 390691000000
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Italy [IT]
Totale costo	4˙212˙368 €
EC contributo	2˙995˙259 €
Programma	FP7-ENERGY Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy
Code Call	FP7-ENERGY-2012-1-2STAGE
Funding Scheme	CP
Anno di inizio	2013
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2013-05-01   -   2016-04-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE  Organization address address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 city: ROMA postcode: 185 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Daniele Maria Cognome: Trucchi Email: send email Telefono: 390691000000 Fax: 390691000000	IT (ROMA)	coordinator	649˙658.00
2	TECHNION - ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY  Organization address address: TECHNION CITY - SENATE BUILDING city: HAIFA postcode: 32000 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Grosbart Cognome: Klara Email: send email Telefono: 97248295034	IL (HAIFA)	participant	472˙642.00
3	TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY  Organization address address: RAMAT AVIV city: TEL AVIV postcode: 69978 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Lea Cognome: Pais Email: send email Telefono: +972 3 6408774 Fax: +972 3 6409697	IL (TEL AVIV)	participant	469˙768.00
4	FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V  Organization address address: Hansastrasse 27C city: MUENCHEN postcode: 80686 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Maximilian Cognome: Steiert Email: send email Telefono: +49 89 1205 2721 Fax: +49 89 1205 7534	DE (MUENCHEN)	participant	460˙272.00
5	ABENGOA RESEARCH SL  Organization address address: CALLE ENERGIA SOLAR 1 - CAMPUS PALMAS ALTAS SECT SUNP GU I PARCELA ZE 3 city: SEVILLA postcode: 41014 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Alvaro Cognome: Pérez Email: send email Telefono: 34954983564	ES (SEVILLA)	participant	397˙299.00
6	Ionvac Process Srl  Organization address address: Viale Anchise 24 25 city: Pomezia (RM) postcode: 40 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Aniello Cognome: Vitulano Email: send email Telefono: 390691000000	IT (Pomezia (RM))	participant	299˙004.00
7	EXERGY LTD  Organization address address: PUMA WAY THE TECHNOCENTRE COVENTRY city: Coventry postcode: CV1 2TT contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Centeno Cognome: Fernando Email: send email Telefono: +44 2476236151	UK (Coventry)	participant	175˙216.00
8	SOLARIS PHOTONICS LTD  Organization address address: ALMOND AVENUE 23 city: WESTDRAYTON postcode: UB7 9EL contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Arnaldo Cognome: Galbiati Email: send email Telefono: 34617178991	UK (WESTDRAYTON)	participant	71˙400.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The project aims to develop, validate and implement a novel solid-state conversion mechanism able to transform concentrated solar radiation into electric energy, at very high efficiency, with a direct conversion obtained by an enhanced electron emission from advanced semiconductor structures. Its application is in high-flux concentrating solar systems, characterized by presently mature optical technology, reduced request for active components, high cost-effectiveness. The energy conversion exploits the high radiation flux, provided by solar concentrators, by combining an efficient thermionic emission to an enhanced photo-electron emission from a cathode structure, obtained by tailoring the physical properties of advanced semiconductors able to work at temperatures as high as 1000 °C. The high operating temperatures are also connected to the possibility to exploit the residual thermal energy into electric energy by thermo-mechanical conversion. ProME3ThE2US2 will develop a proof-of-concept converter working under vacuum conditions, composed of an absorber able to employ the solar infrared (IR) radiation to provide a temperature increase, a semiconductor cathode properly deposited on it, and a work-function-matched anode, separated from the cathode by an inter-electrode spacing. The concept novelty bases on (1) use of both bandgap and over-bandgap energy to generate electrical current; (2) additional use of sub-bandgap IR radiation, with a spectral energy not able to excite photo-emitters, for augmenting the thermionic emission from cathode, (3) engineered semiconductors, able to emit electrons at lower temperatures than standard refractory metals; (4) experimentation of a hetero-structured cathode for emission enhancement by an internal field; (5) recovery of exhaust heat from the anode by thermo-mechanical conversion. It is estimated that the proposed technology could achieve a conversion efficiency of 45% if used under high-flux irradiation conditions (~1000 suns).'