COMBINATION POWER PLANT Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: power engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention can be used as heat power plant, mobile or any other power-generating plant. Proposed combination power plant contains source of heat, high-temperature stage in form of thermionic emission converter with vacuum chamber, heated emitter emitting electrons into vacuum chamber, electron collectors connected with output terminals, low-temperature, stage with pump, steam generator, superheater, turbine and condenser. Vacuum chamber is placed in magnetic field acting onto electrons moving in vacuum by Lorenz force providing return of electrons on emitter and their drift from one end of emitter to the other. Electron collector directing them to emitter and collector directing electrons from emitter into external circuit are arranged on ends of emitter. EFFECT: simplified design, improved reliability, increased efficiency, reduced cost of manufacture and servicing. 5 cl, 1 dwg