PRODUCTION METHOD FOR NANOCOMPOSITE THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL
    21.
    发明申请
    PRODUCTION METHOD FOR NANOCOMPOSITE THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL 审中-公开
    纳米复合材料热电转换材料的生产方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130330225A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-12

    申请号:US13491440

    申请日:2012-06-07

    IPC分类号: B22F3/12 B82Y99/00

    摘要: A nanocomposite thermoelectric conversion material capable of improving enhancement of ZT by reducing the thermal conductivity is provided by a production method for a nanocomposite thermoelectric conversion material composed of a matrix and a nanoparticle, the method comprising selecting the combination of at least three kinds of elements such that out of, one kind of an element becomes an oxide in the form of a nanoparticle; dissolving the elements such that the amount of the element constituting the nanoparticle becomes excessive with respect to the composition of the matrix in the final target product; adding a reducing agent to the solution, thereby allowing a reduction reaction to proceed at a plurality of different pH values from the initiation to the termination of reaction; and performing a hydrothermal treatment to cause formation of the matrix by alloying and formation of a nanoparticle composed of the oxide.

    摘要翻译: 通过由基体和纳米粒子组成的纳米复合热电转换材料的制造方法,能够提高通过降低热传导率而提高ZT的纳米复合热电转换材料,该方法包括选择至少三种元素的组合 一种元素中的一种成为纳米颗粒形式的氧化物; 溶解元素,使得构成纳米颗粒的元素的量相对于最终目标产物中的基质的组成变得过大; 向溶液中加入还原剂,从而使反应开始至终止反应的多个不同pH值进行还原反应; 并进行水热处理以通过合金化和由氧化物构成的纳米颗粒的形成来形成基质。

    MAGNETIC FIELD FOCUSING FOR ACTUATOR APPLICATIONS
    23.
    发明申请
    MAGNETIC FIELD FOCUSING FOR ACTUATOR APPLICATIONS 有权
    用于执行器应用的磁场聚焦

    公开(公告)号:US20120206001A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-16

    申请号:US13028712

    申请日:2011-02-16

    IPC分类号: H02K19/38

    CPC分类号: H02K1/146 H02K19/103

    摘要: A switched reluctance motor includes a stator and a rotor, the stator having stator poles supporting a magnetic field focusing device such as a near field plates on each stator pole tip. An example near field plate has a spatially modulated surface reactance configured so as to focus magnetic flux extending from each pole tip within at least one region of increased magnetic field proximate the pole tip.

    摘要翻译: 开关磁阻电动机包括定子和转子,该定子具有定子极,该定子极支撑每个定子极尖上的诸如近场板的磁场聚焦装置。 近场板附近的示例具有空间调制的表面电抗,其被配置为将从每个极尖延伸的磁通聚焦在附近磁极尖端的增加的磁场的至少一个区域内。

    Optical Lock Systems and Methods
    24.
    发明申请
    Optical Lock Systems and Methods 有权
    光锁系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120036905A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-16

    申请号:US12853718

    申请日:2010-08-10

    摘要: In one embodiment, the optical lock system may include an electronic control unit, a lock housing including a lock chamber, and an optical key including a multilayer photonic structure. The multilayer photonic structure may produce a unique intensity profile and includes a plurality of coating layers of high index dielectric material and a plurality of coating layers of low index dielectric. A light source may transmit a reference light to the multilayer photonic structure when the optical key is disposed within the lock chamber. A photo detector may receive an interaction light from the multilayer photonic structure and may transmit the unique intensity profile to the electronic control unit which may execute machine readable instructions to: compare the unique intensity profile to an electronic master; and cause the lock actuator to transition from a first state to a second state when the unique intensity profile corresponds to the electronic master.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,光学锁定系统可以包括电子控制单元,包括锁定室的锁定壳体和包括多层光子结构的光学键。 多层光子结构可以产生独特的强度分布并且包括多个高折射率介电材料的涂层和多个低折射率电介质的涂层。 当光学钥匙设置在锁定室内时,光源可以将参考光透射到多层光子结构。 光检测器可以接收来自多层光子结构的交互光,并且可以将唯一的强度分布传送到电子控制单元,该电子控制单元可以执行机器可读指令,以将独特的强度分布与电子主机进行比较; 并且当独特强度分布对应于电子主机时,使锁定致动器从第一状态转变到第二状态。

    Device and method for achieving enhanced field emission utilizing nanostructures grown on a conductive substrate
    25.
    发明申请
    Device and method for achieving enhanced field emission utilizing nanostructures grown on a conductive substrate 失效
    用于通过在导电基底上生长的纳米结构实现增强的场发射的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070222353A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-27

    申请号:US11651267

    申请日:2007-01-09

    IPC分类号: H01J1/02

    摘要: A device and method is presented for achieving a high field emission from the application of a low electric field. More specifically, the device includes a substrate wherein a plurality of nanostructures are grown on the substrate. The relationship of the nanostructures and the substrate (the relationship includes the number of nanostructures on the substrate, the orientation of the nanostructures in relationship to each other and in relationship to the substrate, the geometry of the substrate, the morphology of the nanostructures and the morphology of the substrate, the manner in which nanostructures are grown on the substrate, the composition of nanostructure and composition of substrate, etc) allow for the generation of the high field emission from the application of the low electric field.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种用于实现低电场应用的高场发射的装置和方法。 更具体地,该器件包括其中在衬底上生长多个纳米结构的衬底。 纳米结构和衬底的关系(该关系包括衬底上的纳米结构的数量,纳米结构的取向彼此关系并且与衬底的关系,衬底的几何形状,纳米结构的形态和 衬底的形态,纳米结构在衬底上生长的方式,纳米结构的组成和衬底的组成等)允许从低电场的应用产生高场发射。

    Semi-transparent reflectors
    26.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10067265B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-04

    申请号:US12902763

    申请日:2010-10-12

    摘要: In one embodiment, a semi-transparent reflector may include a multilayered photonic structure. The multilayered photonic structure includes a plurality of coating layers of high index dielectric material and a plurality of coating layers of low index dielectric material. The plurality of coating layers of high index dielectric material and the plurality of coating layers of low index dielectric material of the multilayered photonic structure are arranged in an [LH . . . (LH)N . . . L] structure. L is one of the plurality of coating layers of low index dielectric material. H is one of the plurality of coating layers of high index dielectric material. N is a positive integer. The multilayered photonic structure has substantially constant reflectance values for wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation in a visible spectrum over a range of angles of incidence of the electromagnetic radiation.

    Method of producing thermoelectric material

    公开(公告)号:US09978924B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-22

    申请号:US13166860

    申请日:2011-06-23

    摘要: A process for manufacturing a nanocomposite thermoelectric material having a plurality of nanoparticle inclusions. The process includes determining a material composition to be investigated for the nanocomposite thermoelectric material, the material composition including a conductive bulk material and a nanoparticle material. In addition, a range of surface roughness values for the insulating nanoparticle material that can be obtained using current state of the art manufacturing techniques is determined. Thereafter, a plurality of Seebeck coefficients, electrical resistivity values, thermal conductivity values and figure of merit values as a function of the range of nanoparticle material surface roughness values is calculated. Based on these calculated values, a nanocomposite thermoelectric material composition or ranges of compositions is/are selected and manufactured.

    Omnidirectional UV-IR reflector
    28.
    发明授权
    Omnidirectional UV-IR reflector 有权
    全向UV-IR反射器

    公开(公告)号:US09229140B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-05

    申请号:US13014398

    申请日:2011-01-26

    IPC分类号: G02B1/00 G02B5/28

    摘要: The present invention provides an omnidirectional ultraviolet (UV)-infrared (IR) reflector. The omnidirectional UV-IR reflector includes a multilayer stack having at least three layers, the at least three layers having at least one first index of refraction material A1 and at least one second index of refraction layer B1. The at least one first index of refraction material layer and the at least one second index of refraction material layer can be alternately stacked on top of each other to provide the at least three layers. In addition, the at least one first index of refraction material layer and the at least one second index of refraction material layer each have a predefined thickness of dA1 and dB1, respectively, with the thickness dA1 not being generally equal to the dB1 thickness such that the multilayer stack has a non-periodic layered structure.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了全向紫外(UV) - 红外(IR)反射器。 全向UV-IR反射器包括具有至少三层的多层堆叠,所述至少三层具有至少一个第一折射材料折射率A1和至少一个第二折射率折射率层B1。 所述至少一个第一折射材料折射率层和所述至少一个第二折射材料折射率层可以交替地堆叠在彼此的顶部以提供所述至少三个层。 另外,折射材料层和至少一个第二折射材料层的至少一个第一折射率分别具有dA1和dB1的预定厚度,其厚度dA1通常不等于dB1厚度,使得 多层堆叠具有非周期性分层结构。

    Multi-layer photonic structures having omni-directional reflectivity and coatings incorporating the same
    29.
    发明授权
    Multi-layer photonic structures having omni-directional reflectivity and coatings incorporating the same 有权
    具有全向反射率的多层光子结构和包含其的涂层

    公开(公告)号:US08861087B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-14

    申请号:US12389221

    申请日:2009-02-19

    摘要: A multi-layer photonic structure may include alternating layers of high index material and low index material having a form [H(LH)N] where, H is a layer of high index material, L is a layer of low index material and N is a number of pairs of layers of high index material and layers of low index material. N may be an integer ≧1. The low index dielectric material may have an index of refraction nL from about 1.3 to about 2.5. The high index dielectric material may have an index of refraction nH from about 1.8 to about 3.5, wherein nH>nL and the multi-layer photonic structure comprises a reflectivity band of greater than about 200 nm for light having angles of incidence from about 0 degrees to about 80 degrees relative to the multi-layer photonic structure. The multi-layer photonic structure may be incorporated into a paint or coating system thereby forming an omni-directional reflective paint or coating.

    摘要翻译: 多层光子结构可以包括具有[H(LH)N]形式的高折射率材料和低折射率材料的交替层,其中H是高折射率材料层,L是低折射率材料层,N是 多层高指数材料和低折射率材料层。 N可以是≧1的整数。 低折射率介电材料可以具有约1.3至约2.5的折射率nL。 高折射率介电材料可以具有约1.8至约3.5的折射率nH,其中对于具有大约0度的入射角的光,nH> nL和多层光子结构包括大于约200nm的反射带 到大约80度相对于多层光子结构。 多层光子结构可以结合到涂料或涂料体系中,从而形成全向反射涂料或涂料。

    Narrow band omnidirectional reflectors and their use as structural colors
    30.
    发明授权
    Narrow band omnidirectional reflectors and their use as structural colors 有权
    窄带全向反射器及其作为结构颜色的用途

    公开(公告)号:US08749881B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-10

    申请号:US12388395

    申请日:2009-02-18

    IPC分类号: F21V9/06

    摘要: Disclosed is a multilayer structure wherein a first layer of a first material having an outer surface and a refracted index between 2 and 4 extends across an outer surface of a second layer having a refractive index between 1 and 3. The multilayer stack has a reflective band of less than 200 nanometers when viewed from angles between 0° and 80° and can be used to reflect a narrow range of electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet, visible and infrared spectrum ranges. In some instances, the reflection band of the multilayer structure is less than 100 nanometers. In addition, the multilayer structure can have a quantity defined as a range to mid-range ratio percentage of less than 2%.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种多层结构,其中具有外表面和2和4之间的折射率的第一材料的第一层延伸穿过折射率在1和3之间的第二层的外表面。多层堆叠具有反射带 从0°到80°之间的角度观察时,小于200纳米,可用于在紫外线,可见光和红外光谱范围内反射窄范围的电磁辐射。 在一些情况下,多层结构的反射带小于100纳米。 此外,多层结构可以具有定义为中等范围比例百分比的范围小于2%的量。