Reserve Power Source for Munitions
AssigneeOmnitek Partners LLC
InventorJahangir S. Rastegar
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Abstract
A method for producing electrical energy in a munition includes; initiating a thermal battery contained within the munition to generate electrical energy; dumping the electrical energy generated by the thermal battery into an electrical energy storage device before the thermal battery becomes inactive; and using the stored electrical energy in the electrical energy storage device over a period of time. The initiation device can be an inertial igniter, the electrical energy storage device can be a capacitor and the thermal battery, initiation device and electrical energy storage device can be configured such that the initiation device and electrical energy storage device sandwich the thermal battery.
Claims5
A reserve power source comprising:
- a body;
- and
- electrical terminals;
- wherein the body contains:
- a thermal battery for generating electrical energy upon initiation;
- an initiation device for initiating the electrical energy;
- and
- an electrical energy storage device for storing electrical energy generated by the thermal battery.
A method for producing electrical energy in a munition, the method comprising;
- initiating a thermal battery contained within the munition to generate electrical energy;
- dumping the electrical energy generated by the thermal battery into an electrical energy storage device before the thermal battery becomes inactive;
- and
- using the stored electrical energy in the electrical energy storage device over a period of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.