Abstract:
A compact fission reactor generates a flux of fission fragments, fission neutrons, and gamma-ray photons. The flux excites a noble element converter medium which produces light. Optical means are provided for focusing the light onto an array of photovoltaic cells. The photovoltaic cells convert the light radiation into electrical energy for various load applications. 00000
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to compositions including a doped material, batteries including the composition, photovoltaic devices including the battery, and the like.
Abstract:
Various embodiments of a power source and method of forming such power source are disclosed. The power source includes a substrate (12) and a cavity (20) disposed in a first major surface (14) of the substrate. The power source also includes radioactive material (30) disposed within the cavity, where the radioactive material emits radiation particles; and particle converting material (40) disposed within the cavity, where the particle converting material converts one or more radiation particles emitted by the radioactive material into light. The power source further includes a sealing layer (50) disposed such that the particle converting material and the radioactive material are hermetically sealed within the cavity, and a photovoltaic device (60) disposed adjacent the substrate. The photovoltaic device can convert at least a portion of the light emitted by the particle converting material that is incident upon an input surface of the photovoltaic device into electrical energy.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an energy conversion device (200) comprises a nuclear battery (210, 220), a light source (230) coupled to the nuclear battery and operable to receive electric energy from the nuclear battery and radiate electromagnetic energy, and a photocell (240) operable to receive the radiated electromagnetic energy and convert the received electromagnetic energy into electric energy (250). The nuclear battery comprises a radioactive substance and a collector (220) operable to receive particles emitted by the radioactive substance.
Abstract:
A photon power cell has at least one photo-electric cell (10), one or more layers of filter glass (15) and a radioactive-energised fluorescent material (20) which produces photons that are converted into electrical energy by the photo-electric cell (10). The photo-electric cell (10) may be a standard solar cell silicon wafer (14) with coatings (12) of phosphorus applied to the surfaces of the wafer (10). The layer of filter glass (15) contains lead, gold and/or graphite to protect the PN junction of the solar cell (10) from unwanted radioactive particles from the radioactive-energised fluorescent material (20), while being transparent to photons within a required frequency spectrum to produce a photo-electric effect. A plurality of solar cells (10) may be arranged in a stack interposed between layers or coatings of the radioactive-energised fluorescent material (20) to provide power cells which can power electrical devices such as from mobile telephones to electric vehicles for several years.
Abstract:
A radioisotope generator including a laser, a volume of target isotope, and nanoparticles in a solid, liquid, or gas state is provided. In at least one aspect, the radioisotope generator accelerates the decay rate of an isotope, with the laser being used to accelerate the decay of the isotope for the production of desired product isotopes.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are devices and methods for photonic energy storage and on-demand photonic energy discharge. The devices and methods disclosed herein may provide improved temporal control over photonic energy discharge as compared to conventional fluorescent or phosphorescent materials. The devices and methods disclosed herein may provide mechanisms for on-demand photonic energy which may be used to generate light or may converted to electrical energy. A device of this disclosure may comprise a phosphorescent material and a fluorescent material. The phosphorescent material may be configured to absorb photonic energy. The phosphorescent material may store the photonic energy, or the phosphorescent material may transfer the photonic energy to the fluorescent material. The fluorescent material may be configured to emit photonic energy, which may be converted to electrical energy.
Abstract:
A solid fuel power source that provides at least one of electrical and thermal power comprising (i) at least one reaction, cell for the catalysis of atomic hydrogen to form hydrinos, (ii) a chemical fuel mixture comprising at least two components chosen from: a source of H 2 O catalyst or H 2 O catalyst; a source of atomic hydrogen or atomic hydrogen; reactants to form the source of H 2 O catalyst or H 2 O catalyst and a source of atomic hydrogen or atomic hydrogen; one or more reactants to initiate the catalysis of atomic hydrogen; and a material to cause the fuel to be highly conductive, (iii) at least one set of electrodes that confine the fuel and an electrical power source that provides a short burst of low-voltage, high-current electrical energy to initiate rapid kinetics of the hydrino reaction and an energy gain due to forming hydrinos, (iv) a product recovery systems such as a vapor condenser, (v) a reloading system, (vi) at least one of hydration, thermal, chemical, and electrochemical systems to regenerate the fuel from the reaction products, (vii) a heat sink that accepts the heat from the power-producing reactions, (viii) a photovoltaic power converter comprising at least one of a concentrated solar power device, and at least one triple-junction photovoltaic cell, monocrystalline cell, polycrystalline cell, amorphous cell, string/ribbon silicon cell, multi-junction cell, homojunction cell, heterojunction cell, p-i-n device, thin-film cells, dye- sensitized cell, and an organic photovoltaic cell, and an antireflection coating, an optical impedance matching coating, and a protective coating.
Abstract:
The invention provides a nuclear battery comprising nanoparticles of a radioactive isotope mixed with an electroluminescent phosphor layer (42), and a photovoltaic cell (46) arranged to receive photons from the electroluminescent phosphor layer. Typically the isotope is an a or β emitter, such as Ni-63 or Am-241. This allows sealed long-life batteries to be produced.
Abstract:
A heat and electrical energy conversion device using diamond or other single or polycrystalline substances as a storage medium. A radioactive isotope is impregnated into the diamond crystalline structure so that the interstitial voids between the carbon atoms of the diamond structure are each occupied by an atom of the radioactive isotope. However, other wide band-gap materials, such as the typical wide band-gap direct transition materials that include silicon carbide (SiC), gallium nitride (GaN), and aluminium nitride (AlN), also can be used, depending on the desired photoluminescence wavelengths. The crystal lattices produce electromagnetic radiation in response to charged particle irradiation, e.g., the EXCITON mechanism or emission due to color centers, defects or vacancies effect to provide a conversion of the emitted particles to photons, which subsequently are converted to electrical energy with photovoltaic devices. The devices can be assembled in to cells and the cells wired into modules.