Abstract
It is predicted that the energy consumption will increase. But, the main energy, oil, will be depleted in the near future. So, the energy recycle system is important. The TPV(Thermo Photo Voltaic) system is one of the energy recycle systems. The TPV system mainly converts the near infrared rays to electrical energy. If the evanescent wave can be applied to TPV system, the energy recycle system which is much effective in the low temperature waste heat recovery will be possible. So, in this paper, We tried to investigate an effect of near-field radiation (evanescent wave) to enhancement of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) generation of electricity.
