Thermal Storage to Power
Store electrical or renewable energy as heat and recover electricity through TPV modules when needed.
Thermophotovoltaic cells absorb infrared radiation emitted by a high-temperature heat source and convert it directly into electricity. They work like solar cells, but use thermal radiation rather than sunlight.
A heat source produces controlled high-temperature radiation. The TPV cell absorbs infrared photons matched to its bandgap and generates current, while system optics and thermal management can return unused photons to the source to improve overall energy utilization.
Electric heating, solar thermal energy, industrial process heat or another stable high-temperature source.
A thermal emitter transfers stored energy to the cells as infrared radiation.
Low-bandgap semiconductor devices convert matched photons into direct-current electricity.
Store electrical or renewable energy as heat and recover electricity through TPV modules when needed.
Evaluate radiant heat recovery and power generation from high-temperature furnaces, reactors and continuous industrial processes.
Integrate devices and packaging for compact, low-maintenance heat-to-power systems without rotating components.
Except for the FULLSUNS samples in the lead image, the following images are technical references for TPV manufacturing, testing and application workflows and do not represent specific FULLSUNS product specifications.
