US 11,232,880 B2 · Lattice energy conversion device

Abstract

A lattice energy converter (LEC) is disclosed that produces ionizing radiation and/or electricity based on the thermal energy in the lattice of a specially prepared working electrode comprised in whole or in part of hydrogen host materials that are occluded with hydrogen or the isotopes of hydrogen and wherein the hydrogen host materials may include vacancies, superabundant vacancies, and other lattice defects. When the hydrogen host material is occluded with hydrogen, the LEC was found to self-initiate the production of ionizing radiation and, when the hydrogen host materials are in fluidic contact with a gas or vapor containing hydrogen or isotopes of hydrogen, the LEC was found to self-sustain the production of ionizing radiation. When the LEC includes one or more additional electrodes or electrode structures, the ionizing radiation was found to be converted to electrical energy. Materials that are normally considered to be radioactive are not required.

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A lattice energy conversion device to convert energy in a material having a lattice structure into ionizing radiation, said lattice energy conversion device comprising;

a gas containing hydrogen;
and
at least one working electrode being formed from a hydrogen host material, said hydrogen host material lying in fluidic contact with said gas, said hydrogen host material having a lattice structure, the lattice structure of said hydrogen host material being occluded with the hydrogen from said gas, such that energy in the lattice structure of the hydrogen host material of said at least one working electrode and the hydrogen with which said lattice structure is occluded produces ionizing radiation.

A lattice energy conversion device to convert energy in a material having a lattice structure into at least one of a voltage or a current, said lattice energy conversion device comprising:

a gas containing hydrogen;
at least one working electrode being formed from a hydrogen host material, said hydrogen host material lying in fluidic contact with said gas, said hydrogen host material having a lattice structure, the lattice structure of said hydrogen host material being occluded with the hydrogen from said gas, such that energy in the lattice structure of the hydrogen host material of said at least one working electrode and the hydrogen with which said lattice structure is occluded produce ionizing radiation, said ionizing radiation ionizing the gas that lies in said fluidic contact with the hydrogen host material of said at least one working electrode;
and
at least one counter electrode being physically separated from said at least one working electrode, said at least one counter electrode lying in fluidic contact with the ionizing radiation and with the gas that is ionized by said ionizing radiation so that at least one of a voltage is produced across or a current is generated through an electrical load impedance that is connected between said at least one working electrode and said at least one counter electrode.

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A lattice energy conversion device to convert energy in a material having a lattice structure into at least one of a voltage or a current, said lattice energy conversion device comprising:

a gas containing hydrogen;
at least one working electrode being formed from a hydrogen host material, said hydrogen host material lying in fluidic contact with said gas, said hydrogen host material having a lattice structure, the lattice structure of said hydrogen host material being occluded with the hydrogen from said gas, such that energy in the lattice structure of the hydrogen host material and the hydrogen with which said lattice structure is occluded produce ionizing radiation, said ionizing radiation ionizing the gas that lies in said fluidic contact with the hydrogen host material of said at least one working electrode;
and
at least two counter electrodes being physically separated from each other and from said at least one working electrode, said at least two counter electrodes lying in fluidic contact with the gas ionized by said ionizing radiation, said at least two counter electrodes producing at least one of a voltage between said at least two counter electrodes or a current through an electrical load impedance that is connected between said at least two counter electrodes.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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