PhotonEnhanced Thermionic Emission ESA（光子增强热电子发射 ESA）.pdfVIP

Photon-Enhanced Thermionic Emission Final report 1 1 2 3 3 Authors: J. Buencuerpo , J.M. Llorens , A. Marti , T.W. Versloot , J. Cunha , L. Summerer3 Affiliation: 1IMM Instituto de Microelectronica de Madrid (CNM-CSIC), 2 Instituto de Energia Solar- Universidad Politechnica de Madrid 3Advanced Concepts Team, European Space Agency (ESA) Date: 15/08/2015 Contacts: Jose M. Llorens (Research fellow IMM) Tel: +34 91 8372211 Fax: +34 91 8060701 e-mail: jose.llorens@csic.es Leopold Summerer (Technical Officer) Tel: +31(0)715654192 Fax: +31(0)715658018 e-mail: act@ Ariadna ID: 14/2101a Ariadna study type: Standard Contract Number: 4000112049 Available on the ACT website /act Ariadna Final Report 25 August 2015 4000112049/14/NL/MV Final Report: Photon-enhanced thermionic emission for space power systems Cathode absorption by light-trapping I. Introduction One of the critical components onboard a spacecraft is the power generation unit. The amount of electrical power needed can range from several watts to tens of kilowatts depending on the mission type, duration and payload. To satisfy this need, a variety of different generating principles can be used to supply the (electrical) power needed during the mission (see Figure 1). In general, two broad classifications in these systems can be made, namely on duration (short and long term) and maximum power demand (low and high power). For short-term duration, typically days or weeks