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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Asegun S. Henry, Cambridge, MA (US);
Alina Lapotin, Cambridge, MA (US);
Shomik Verma, Cambridge, MA (US);
Colin Clancy Kelsall, Cambridge, MA (US);
Kyle Joseph Buznitsky, Cambridge, MA (US);
Mehdi Pishahang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A device for electricity generation can include a combustor/recuperator system comprising a recuperator, a combustor, and an emitter; wherein the recuperator comprises an intake for air and fuel, wherein the combustor burns fuels, transfers exhaust gases to the recuperator to preheat the air and fuel, and transfers heat of combustion to the emitter; and wherein the emitter radiates heat generated by the combustor; and a combustion thermophotovoltaic (c-TPV) array comprising a means of absorbing incident radiation from the emitter.
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