NDLI: AMTEC powered residential furnace and auxiliary power

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Ivanenok III, J.F. Sievers, R.K.
Copyright Year	1996
Description	Author affiliation: Adv. Modular Power Syst. Inc., Ann Arbor, MI, USA (Ivanenok, J.F., III)
Abstract	Residential gas furnaces normally rely on utility grid electric power to operate the fans and/or the pumps used to circulate conditioned air or water and they are thus vulnerable to interruptions of utility grid service. Experience has shown that such interruptions can occur during the heating season, and can lead to serious consequences. A gas furnace coupled to an AMTEC conversion system retains the potential to produce heat and electricity (gas lines are seldom interrupted during power outages), and can save approximately $47/heating season compared to a conventional gas furnace. The key to designing a power system is understanding, and predicting, the cell performance characteristics. The three main processes that must be understood and modeled to fully characterize an AMTEC cell are the electrochemical, sodium vapor flow, and heat transfer. This paper shows the results of an attempt to model the heat transfer in a multitube AMTEC cell and then discusses the conceptual design of a self-powered residential furnace.
Starting Page	894
Ending Page	898
File Size	384534
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780335473
ISSN	10893547
DOI	10.1109/IECEC.1996.553816
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1996-08-11
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Furnaces Temperature measurement Power system modeling Solid modeling Predictive models Quantum cascade lasers Power systems Heat transfer Testing Fans
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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