However, [Nick Poole] wanted to investigate an alternative method, using thermionic converters for solar power generation. [Nick] has been gearing up to produce various styles of vacuum tubes ...

However, [Nick Poole] wanted to investigate an alternative method, using thermionic converters for solar power generation. [Nick] has been gearing up to produce various styles of vacuum tubes ...

This work is an extension to an EPSRC grant [5] where a number of proof of principle results were obtained [4,6] that show solar thermionic energy converters are a practical possibility. This work ...