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US 2002/0157701 A1Published application
Solar energy converter
AssigneeNorio Akamatsu
InventorNorio Akamatsu
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Abstract
The solar energy converter comprises an electron emitter and an electron collector. They are provided separate from each other in a vacuum vessel. Solar energy in a wide range of sunlight spectrum can be efficiently converted into electric energy by moving electrons from the electron emitter to the electron collector.
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A solar energy converter comprising:
- a light-concentrating device for concentrating sunlight;
- a heating plate provided in a vacuum vessel, irradiated with sunlight concentrated by said light-concentrating device;
- an electron emitter, which is thermally connected to said heating plate, provided in said vacuum vessel for emitting electrons into a vacuum due to a rise in temperature of said heating plate;
- an electron accelerator provided opposite to said electron emitter in said vacuum vessel;
- an electron accelerating power source in which its negative terminal is connected to said electron emitter and its positive terminal is connected to said electron accelerator;
- an electron deflector provided in said vacuum vessel for deflecting electron beam starting from said electron emitter;
- and
- an electron collector for collecting the flying electrons deflected by said electron defector,
- wherein said electron collector is regarded as a negative electrode and said electron emitter is regarded as a positive electrode by moving electrons from said electron emitter to said electron collector, and thereby electricity can be generated.
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A solar energy converter comprising:
- a light-concentrating device for concentrating sunlight;
- a heating plate provided in a vacuum vessel and irradiated with sunlight concentrated by said light-concentrating device;
- an electron emitter, which is thermally connected to said heating plate, provided in said vacuum vessel for emitting electrons into a vacuum due to a rise in temperature of said heating plate;
- an electron accelerator provided opposite to said electron emitter in said vacuum vessel;
- an electron accelerating power source in which its negative terminal is connected to said electron emitter, and its positive terminal is connected to said electron accelerator;
- a first slit-type electron collector provided between said electron emitter and said electron accelerator for collecting flying electrons emitted from said electron emitter;
- a second slit-type electron collector provided between said first slit-type electron collector and said electron accelerator in such a manner that electric lines of force could pass through its slits;
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- an electron deflector provided in said vacuum vessel for deflecting electron beam which passes through the slits of said first slit-type electron collector in such a manner that the said second slit-type electron collector can capture and collect the flying electrons,
- wherein that said electron collector is regarded as a negative electrode and said electron emitter is regarded as a positive electrode by moving electrons from said electron emitter to said electron collector, and thereby electricity can be generated.
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A solar energy converter comprising:
- a light-concentrating device for concentrating sunlight;
- a heating plate provided in a vacuum vessel and irradiated with sunlight concentrated by said light-concentrating device;
- an electron emitter, which is thermally connected to said heating plate, provided in said vacuum vessel for emitting electrons into a vacuum due to a rise in temperature of said heating plate;
- an electron accelerator provided opposite to said electron emitter in said vacuum vessel;
- an electron accelerating power source in which its negative terminal is connected to said electron emitter, and its positive terminal is connected to said electron accelerator;
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- an electron collector provided between said electron emitter and said electron accelerator for collecting flying electrons emitted from said electron emitter,
- wherein said electron collector comprises metallic fibers or mesh-shaped or grid-shaped metal wires, said electron collector is regarded as a negative electrode and said electron emitter is regarded as a positive electrode by moving electrons from said electron emitter to said electron collector, and thereby electricity can be generated.
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A solar energy converter comprising:
- a light-concentrating device for concentrating sunlight;
- a heating plate provided in a vacuum vessel and irradiated with sunlight concentrated by said light-concentrating device;
- an electron emitter, which is thermally connected to said heating plate, provided in said vacuum vessel for emitting electrons into a vacuum due to a rise in temperature of said heating plate;
- an electron accelerator provided opposite to said electron emitter in said vacuum vessel;
- an electron accelerating power source in which its negative terminal is connected to said electron emitter and its positive terminal is connected to said electron accelerator;
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- an electron collector provided between said electron emitter and said electron accelerator for collecting flying electrons emitted from said electron emitter,
- wherein said electron accelerator and said electron collector are electrically insulated from each other, and said electron collector is regarded as a negative electrode and said electron emitter is regarded as a positive electrode by moving electrons from said electron emitter to said electron collector.
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A solar energy converter comprising:
- a cathode and an anode provided opposite to each other in a vacuum vessel;
- an electric-field generating power source provided for generating an electric field between said cathode and said anode by connecting its negative terminal to said cathode and its positive terminal to said anode;
- an electron emitter capable of passing through the electric field, provided between said cathode and said anode in said vacuum vessel, for emitting electrons into a vacuum due to sunlight heat;
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- an electron collector capable of passing through the electric field, provided between said electron emitter and said anode in said vacuum vessel, for collecting the electrons emitted from said electron emitter,
- wherein said electron collector is regarded as a negative electrode and said electron emitter is regarded as a positive electrode by moving electrons from said electron emitter to said electron collector, and thereby electricity can be generated.
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A solar energy converter comprising:
- a cathode and an anode provided opposite to each other in a vacuum vessel;
- an electric-field generating power source provided for generating an electric field between said cathode and said anode by connecting its negative terminal to said cathode and its positive terminal to said anode;
- an electron emitter capable of passing through the electric field, provided between said cathode and said anode in said vacuum vessel, for emitting electrons into a vacuum due to sunlight heat;
- a first slit-type electron collector provided between said electron emitter and said electron accelerator for collecting flying electrons emitted from said electron emitter;
- a second slit-type electron collector provided between said first slit-type electron collector and said electron accelerator in such a manner that electric lines of force could pass through its slits;
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- an electron deflector provided in said vacuum vessel for deflecting electron beam having passed through the slits of said first slit-type electron collector in such a manner that said second slit-type electron collector can collect the deflected flying electrons,
- wherein said electron collector is regarded as a negative electrode and said electron emitter is regarded as a positive electrode by moving electrons from said electron emitter to said electron collector, and thereby electricity can be generated.
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A solar energy converter comprising:
- a cathode and an anode provided opposite to each other in a vacuum vessel;
- an electric-field generating power source provided for generating an electric field between said cathode and said anode by connecting its negative terminal to said cathode and its positive terminal to said anode;
- an electron emitter capable of passing through the electric field, provided between said cathode and the anode in said vacuum vessel, for emitting electrons into a vacuum due to a rise in temperature;
- an electron deflector provided in said vacuum vessel, for deflecting electron beam starting from said electron emitter;
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- an electron collector provided for collecting the electron beam which is deflected by said electron deflector,
- wherein said electron collector is regarded as a negative electrode and said electron emitter is regarded as a positive electrode by moving electrons from said electron emitter to said electron collector, and thereby electricity can be generated.
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