Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) technology is a promising new means for
the direct conversion of thermal to electric energy. Its potential
applications range from military power, to space propulsion, to
commercial products for market niches in auxiliary power sources,
co-generation of electricity and heat, and high temperature waste
heat utilization. The papers in this conference volume are divided
into broad sections based on topic as follows: (a) systems and
modeling on the performance of the latest TPV systems and current
modeling efforts (b) emitter and filter technologies on optical
cavity spectral control for energy recuperation, (c) photovoltaic
device technologies based on antimony and InGaAs based cell
designs. All papers were peer reviewed.
Ashok Gopinath, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA / Timothy J. Coutts, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA / Joachim Luther, Fraunhofer Institute für Solar Energiesysteme ISE, Freiburg, Germany
