Method and apparatus for harvesting energy based on the random occurrence of common direction molecules
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorDavid Michael Britz
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Abstract
An energy collecting device is disclosed. For example, the energy collecting device comprises a plate layer having a plurality of perforations for receiving a plurality of molecules, a molecular energy collecting layer, coupled to the plate layer, having an impacting structure for receiving the plurality of molecules, and a substrate layer, coupled to the molecular energy collecting layer, having a conductor wire coil for collecting electrons that are generated when the plurality of molecules impacts the impacting structure.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a plate layer having a plurality of perforations for receiving a plurality of molecules;
- a molecular energy collecting layer, coupled to the plate layer, having an impacting structure for receiving the plurality of molecules;
- a substrate layer, coupled to the molecular energy collecting layer, having a conductor coil for collecting electrons associated with the plurality of molecules impacting the impacting structure;
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- a sensor, coupled to the substrate layer, for receiving the electrons for operating the sensor.
An array comprising:
- a plurality of energy collecting devices, where each of the plurality of energy collecting devices comprises:
- a plate layer having a plurality of perforations for receiving a plurality of molecules;
- a molecular energy collecting layer, coupled to the plate layer, having an impacting structure for receiving the plurality of molecules;
- a substrate layer, coupled to the molecular energy collecting layer, having a conductor coil for collecting electrons associated with the plurality of molecules impacting the impacting structure;
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- a sensor, coupled to the substrate layer, for receiving the electrons for operating the sensor.
A method of collecting molecular energy, the method comprising:
- providing a plate layer having a plurality of perforations for receiving a plurality of molecules;
- providing a molecular energy collecting layer, coupled to the plate layer, having an impacting structure for receiving the plurality of molecules;
- providing a substrate layer, coupled to the molecular energy collecting layer, having a conductor coil for collecting electrons associated with the plurality of molecules impacting the impacting structure;
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- providing the electrons to a sensor that is coupled to the substrate layer for operating the sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.