High performance electric generators boosted by nuclear electron avalanche (NEA)

    公开(公告)号:US10985676B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-20

    申请号:US16354701

    申请日:2019-03-15

    IPC分类号: H02N3/00 G21H1/04 G21H1/12

    摘要: Various aspects include electric generators configured to boost electrical output by leveraging electron avalanche generated by a high energy photon radiation source. In various aspects, an electric generator includes a stator and a rotor positioned within the stator, wherein the stator and rotor are configured to generate electric current when the rotor is rotated, and a high energy photon source (e.g., a gamma ray source) positioned and configured to irradiate at least a portion of conductors in the rotor or stator. In some aspects, the stator generates a magnetic field when the electric generator is operating, and the rotor includes armature windings configured to generate electric current when the rotor is rotated. In some aspects, the high energy photon source includes cobalt-60 and/or cesium-137.

    Device for the Conversion of Nuclear Waste Radiation to Electrical Current
    3.
    发明申请
    Device for the Conversion of Nuclear Waste Radiation to Electrical Current 审中-公开
    将核废料辐射转换为电流的装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150059821A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-05

    申请号:US13939236

    申请日:2013-08-29

    IPC分类号: G21H1/12

    CPC分类号: G21H1/12 H01L31/055 Y02E10/52

    摘要: A device for passively converting nuclear radiation to electricity comprising a plurality of thin-film flexible solar panels, sandwiched between a plurality of diagnostic intensifying screens by which conversion of radiation to light and subsequently to electrical current through the sandwiched thin-film flexible solar panels is effected. The layered array will be comprised of one layer of intensifying screen material affixed to one layer of thin-film flexible solar panels with repeated layers for a total of three intensifying screen-solar panel pairs. This device makes use of new flexible solar panel design and efficiencies. Through the flexible nature provided by both components (intensifying screen and thin film solar panels), facilitates the complete wrapped envelopment of High Level Nuclear Waste containment cylinders and can accommodate any size and shape requirements.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于被动地将核辐射转换为电力的装置,包括多个薄膜柔性太阳能电池板,夹在多个诊断增强屏幕之间,通过该多个诊断增强屏幕将辐射转换成光,随后通过夹层薄膜柔性太阳能电池板转换为电流 影响。 层叠的阵列将由一层增强的屏幕材料组成,其一层薄膜柔性太阳能电池板,具有用于总共三个增强屏幕 - 太阳能电池板对的重复层。 该设备利用新型柔性太阳能电池板的设计和效率。 通过两个组件(增强屏幕和薄膜太阳能电池板)提供的灵活性,便于高级核废料容纳筒的完全包裹包装,并且可以适应任何尺寸和形状要求。

    Self-sustaining power module
    4.
    发明授权
    Self-sustaining power module 失效
    自适应功率模块

    公开(公告)号:US5082505A

    公开(公告)日:1992-01-21

    申请号:US474737

    申请日:1989-05-08

    摘要: A self-sustaining power module (10) that combines the technologies of radioactivity with photovoltaic cells (12) to produce an electrical power supply having a useful life of over ten years. The radioactive source is a tritium capsule (22) that interfaces with the receptor surface of the photovoltaic cell (12). The capsule (22) has inside surfaces that are coated with a phosphor and is filled with tritium gas (26). The tritium gas produces beta particles that bombard the phosphor (18) causing the phosphor to luminesce and produce photons. The photons, in turn, strike and cause the photovoltaic cell (12) to generate a current flow that is then applied, via a pair of electrtodes (30), (32), to an external load. Also disclosed is a power pack (40) that houses a plurality of power modules (10). The power pack includes provisions that allow the power modules (10) to be electrically interconnected to provide various series, parallel and series-parallel power output combinations.

    摘要翻译: PCT No.PCT / US88 / 04704 Sec。 371日期1989年5月8日 102(e)日期1989年5月8日PCT提交1988年12月29日PCT公布。 出版物WO90 / 07797 日期1990年7月12日。一种将放射性技术与光伏电池(12)组合的自维持功率模块(10),用于生产具有十年以上使用寿命的电力供应。 放射源是与光电池(12)的受体表面相接的氚胶囊(22)。 胶囊(22)具有涂覆有荧光体并且填充有氚气体(26)的内表面。 氚气产生轰击荧光体(18)的β粒子,导致磷光体发光并产生光子。 反过来,光子撞击并使光伏电池(12)产生电流,然后经由一对电极(30),(32)施加到外部负载。 还公开了容纳多个功率模块(10)的电源组件(40)。 电源组包括允许电力模块(10)电互连以提供各种串联,并联和串联并联功率输出组合的规定。

    Light emitting polymer electrical energy source
    5.
    发明授权
    Light emitting polymer electrical energy source 失效
    发光聚合物电能源

    公开(公告)号:US5008579A

    公开(公告)日:1991-04-16

    申请号:US318743

    申请日:1989-03-03

    IPC分类号: G21H1/12 H01L31/12

    CPC分类号: H01L31/12 G21H1/12

    摘要: An electrical energy source is created by the combination of a light emitting polymer material having at least one light emitting surface emitting light energy of a specified frequency bandwidth and a photovoltaic cell having a light collecting surface and a pair of electrical contacts. The light collecting surface of the photovoltaic cell is optically coupled with the light emitting surface of the light emitting polymer material. An open-circuit voltage is generated between the pair of electrical contacts as a result of the absorption of emitted light energy from the light emitting polymer material by the photovoltaic cell. In the preferred embodiment, the light emitting polymer is a tritiated organic polymer to which at least one organic phosphor or scintillant is bonded. Maximum absorption of the emitted light energy is achieved by the intimate optical contact between the light emitting surface and the light collecting surface, by matching the maximum absorption frequency bandwidth of the photovoltaic cell with the specified frequency bandwidth of the emitted light energy from the light emitting polymer material, and by the structural arrangement of the light emitting polymer material itself.

    Energy conversion system
    8.
    发明授权
    Energy conversion system 失效
    能源转换系统

    公开(公告)号:US3751303A

    公开(公告)日:1973-08-07

    申请号:US3751303D

    申请日:1971-06-03

    申请人: US ARMY

    发明人: KITTL E

    摘要: An energy conversion system is provided for converting thermal radiation energy into electricity. The system includes a source of thermal energy and a silicon cell spaced from the thermal energy source. A radiating solid material is positioned between and spaced from the thermal energy source and the silicon cell. The radiating solid material is capable of radiating a major portion of the heat received from the thermal energy source in the spectral band where the silicon cell shows its maximum spectral response. An interference filter is positioned between the radiating solid material and the silicon cell. The interference filter has its maximum reflectivity in the strongest emission band regions of the radiating solid material which are outside the maximum spectral response band of the silicon cell. The interference filter also has its highest transmission in the wavelength region where the silicon cell has good spectral response. This invention relates to an energy conversion system for converting thermal radiation energy to useful electrical energy.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种将热辐射能转化为电能的能量转换系统。 该系统包括热能源和与热能源间隔开的硅电池。 辐射固体材料位于热能源和硅电池之间并与其隔开。 辐射固体材料能够辐射在硅电池显示其最大光谱响应的光谱带中从热能源接收的热量的主要部分。 干涉滤光器位于辐射固体材料和硅电池之间。 干涉滤波器在辐射固体材料的最强发射带区域内具有最大的反射率,它们在硅电池的最大光谱响应带之外。 干涉滤波器在硅单元具有良好光谱响应的波长区域中也具有最高的透射率。