System and method of collecting energy utilizing a management system for an energy collection device, for collecting, managing, and discharging energy
AssigneeAtlas Power Technologies Inc.
InventorMitchell B. Miller
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Abstract
A system and method of collecting energy utilizing a management system for an energy collection device, for collecting, managing, and discharging energy. Management system creates an active collection, storage, and discharging device; diffusion circuits allow for controlling the collecting, and discharging of harvested charges to precisely set requirements; the circuit allows for maximized charge collection over a given time, by minimizing the collection devices resistance to collection, the reduction in resistance is a factor calculated using the inverse square law, to allow ultra high speed maximized transitions in the charging, and discharging oscillation cycle.
Claims9
A method of collecting, managing, and discharging energy, the method comprising:
- controlling, by a managing device, a diffusion circuit that is electrically connected to the managing device, the managing device being operable to control, in operation, energy collection, energy storage, energy discharge, and energy storage discharge oscillation cycle frequency, wherein:
- a first electrically conductive material of the diffusion circuit is exposed to a first potential of an electric field and a second electrically conductive material of the diffusion circuit is exposed to a second, different potential of the electric field, causing charges to migrate via at least one conductive wire connected to the first electrically conductive material and at least one other conductive wire connected to the second electrically conductive material;
- and
- the diffusion circuit is electrically connected to a load;
- and wherein the managing device:
- collects said energy by electrically connecting the first and second electrically conductive materials to a capacitor via a bridge rectifier and one or more switches;
- stores said energy by isolating the capacitor;
- and
- discharges said energy by electrically connecting the capacitor to the load via one or more additional switches;
- wherein the one or more switches and one or more additional switches comprise a rotary collecting, managing and discharging switch, comprising a rotary commutator switch, commutator brush assemblies and a commutator housing such that the commutator brush assemblies are electrically connected to input and output leads of the capacitor, and to positive and negative leads of the bridge rectifier;
- such that the rotary commutator switch is operable to control said energy storage discharge cycle oscillation frequency and a charge cycle followed by a discharge cycle.
A system for collecting, managing, and discharging energy, the system comprising:
- a managing device configured to control a diffusion circuit;
- the diffusion circuit, which is electrically connected to the managing device and includes a first electrically conductive material exposed to a first potential of an electric field and a second electrically conductive material exposed to a second, different potential of the electric field, causing charges to migrate via at least one conductive wire connected to the first electrically conductive material and at least one other conductive wire connected to the second electrically conductive material, a capacitor, a bridge rectifier, one or more switches and one or more additional switches;
- wherein the managing device is for controlling energy collection, energy storage, energy discharge and energy storage discharge oscillation cycle frequency, in operation;
- and
- wherein a load is electrically connected to said diffusion circuit;
- wherein the managing device:
- collects said energy by electrically connecting the first and second electrically conductive materials to the capacitor via the bridge rectifier and the one or more switches;
- stores said energy by isolating the capacitor;
- and
- discharges said energy by electrically connecting the capacitor to the load via the one or more additional switches;
- wherein the one or more switches and one or more additional switches comprise a rotary collecting, managing, and discharging switch, comprising a rotary commutator switch, commutator brush assemblies, and a commutator housing, wherein the commutator brush assemblies are electrically connected to input and output leads of the capacitor, and to positive and negative leads of the bridge rectifier;
- wherein the rotary commutator switch is operable to control the energy storage discharge oscillation cycle frequency and a charge cycle followed by a discharge cycle.
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