EUGENE RAYMOND SMAR
Engineers in Rockville, MD
License number
Pennsylvania PE026941E
Category
Engineers
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
2
Rockville, MD 20853
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Professional information
Dual Fueled Thermoelectric Generator
US Patent:
4651019, Mar 17, 1987
Filed:
Nov 16, 1984
Appl. No.:
6/672477
Inventors:
Jeffrey G. Gilbert - Orefield PA
Alan G. Richenbacher - Coply PA
Eugene R. Smar - Rockville MD
Alan G. Richenbacher - Coply PA
Eugene R. Smar - Rockville MD
Assignee:
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company - Allentown PA
International Classification:
H02J 000
US Classification:
307 43
Abstract:
A dual fueled thermoelectric generator wherein two different sources of energy are provided. The first source of energy is electrical energy which is tapped from an overhead transmission ground wire and converted into thermal energy by electric resistance heaters. The thermal energy produced is applied to a thermopile which converts it into DC electric energy. The second source is a fossil fuel which is converted into thermal energy when a burner is actuated. The thermal energy produced thereby is applied to a thermopile. The burner is actuated in response to either a loss of input voltage from the transmission ground wire or loss of output power from the thermopile. The fossil fuel is preferably propane and the output of the thermopile may be supplied to distributed loads, such as distributed fiber optic repeaters.