Structured plasma cell energy converter for a nuclear reactor
OwnerAustin Loinventor
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Abstract
A structured plasma cell includes a first electrode including a first plurality of micro-cavities and a first plasma disposed within one or more micro-cavities of the first plurality of micro-cavities. The structured plasma cell also includes a second electrode including a second plurality of micro-cavities and a second plasma disposed within one or more micro-cavities of the second plurality of micro-cavities. The structured plasma cell also includes an inter-electrode gap disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.
Claims10
A method of operating a system to produce electricity, wherein the system comprises a first electrode including a first surface and a first ionized gas, the first surface defining a first micro-cavity and the first ionized gas disposed within the first micro-cavity and a second electrode including a second surface and a second ionized gas, the second surface defining a second micro-cavity and the second ionized gas disposed within the second micro-cavity, the method comprising:
- generating, by an electromagnetic (EM) source, an EM field;
- propagating the EM field in a direction parallel to the second surface;
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- increasing, by the EM field, a temperature of electrons disposed within the second ionized gas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.