Device for generating electricity
AssigneeMatrix Corporation
InventorIngo Tjards
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a device for generating electricity, having at least one solar panel comprising at least one photovoltaic cell and disposed within view of a light source. The light source is formed from at least one gas-powered lamp wherein a gas flame generated by the lamp is associated with at least one incandescent body comprising at least one transparent bell-shaped member enclosing the gas flame of the lamp forming a closed combustion chamber, characterized in that the bell-shaped member is at least partially enclosed by an at least double-walled glass dome having a vacuum between the dome walls thereof.
Claims28
A device for generating electricity comprising:
- a light source, and
- at least one solar panel comprising at least one photovoltaic cell configured to generate electricity and disposed within view of the light source,
- wherein the light source comprises one or more gas lamps providing a gas flame which is fed by a gas or a gasified fossil or renewable fuel, the flame being associated with at least one incandescent body, and
- wherein the at least one incandescent body comprises
- a bell-shaped member enclosing the gas flame and forming a closed combustion chamber, and
- a glass dome which least partially encloses the bell-shaped member and which comprises two or more spatially separated walls having an enclosed area between them, the enclosed area between the two or more walls being at least partially evacuated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.