I posted earlier:
>
> Too bad there isn't a way to connect to the aluminum reflector coating to
> see if there is a Thermionic Converter effect going on. This is why I want
> to see if the W-Halogen flood lamps PAR 38 120 watt-120 volt do better, even though this
> bulb size (4.75 inch dia) can only focus about 12 watts of sun energy.
>
Astute calculations show that dissociation of an Iodine molecule at the filament, with
uptake and subsequent discharge of an electron attached to an Iodine atom
at the bulb (internal) reflector coating could yield up to 20 amperes at ~ 0.5 volts from
the 12 watts of solar energy focused on a filament of 1 square cm area.
Frederick
