Self-recharging direct conversion electrical energy storage device and method
US9786399B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21H1/00
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for collecting and storing the energy emitted by radioisotopes in the form of alpha and or beta particles is described. The present invention incorporates aspects of three different energy conversion and storage technologies, those being: Nuclear alpha and or beta particle capture for direct energy conversion and storage, rechargeable electrochemical storage cells and capacitive electrical energy storage.
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