ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses some energy-conversion technologies where heat is directly converted into electricity or is a previously created product by energy conversions. We shall analyze the following technologies:
Conversion of solar radiation into electricity (so-called “internal ionization”)
Seebeck technology applied in thermos-couples (so-called “thermoelectric current”)
Schonbein/Grove technology with oxidation control
Rankine cycle technology
Brayton cycle technology
