2. Science and engineering of thermophotovoltaic conversion
The principles of TPV conversion having been introduced in the previous section, we can now approach the various components of a converter independently and analyze their respective functions in order to arrive at an optimized system.
2.1 Radiative transfer and TPV conversion challenges
2.1.1 Basics: radiation from opaque bodies and the electromagnetic approach
This section recalls some of the basics that will be applied to POS conversion in the
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