| abstract |
The invention relates to a thermophotovoltaic system comprising an infrared radiation emitter (2), said emitter comprising a body provided with a first outer surface (8) and a second outer surface (10), said first (8) and second (10) outer surfaces being separate, the first outer surface (8) being opposite a concentrator (17) in order to receive concentrated solar radiation, the second surface (10) being opposite a thermophotovoltaic cell (4), and the body comprising at least one gas and/or liquid combustion chamber therein, an igniter (24) being provided for initiating combustion in the combustion chamber (12). |