Charged particle beam power transmission system
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorGregory E. Leyh
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Abstract
In one exemplary aspect, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in an energy extraction system that includes a decelerator cavity coupled to a transport line for a charged particle beam and an energy conversion device coupled to the decelerator cavity. The decelerator cavity is configured to extract energy from the charged particle beam traveling through the decelerator cavity as RF energy. The energy conversion is configured to convert the RF energy into electrical current and supply the electrical current to an electric power grid. The charged particle beam includes charged particles with individual rest masses greater than the rest mass of an electron.
Claims21
An energy extraction system comprising:
- a decelerator cavity coupled to a transport line for a charged particle beam, the decelerator cavity configured to extract energy from the charged particle beam traveling through the decelerator cavity as RF energy;
- an energy conversion device coupled to the decelerator cavity, the energy conversion device configured to convert the RF energy into electrical current and supply the electrical current to an electric power grid, and
- a control system configured to selectively couple and decoupled the decelerator cavity with the charged particle beam in response to electrical power demand of an electrical load coupled to the energy extraction system by selectively tuning and detuning the decelerator cavity to a resonant frequency of the charged particle beam,
- wherein the charged particle beam comprises charged particles with individual rest masses greater than the rest mass of an electron.
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A charged particle beam energy transmission system comprising:
- a closed loop transport line for a charged particle beam;
- a charged particle injector coupled to the closed loop transport line at a first location;
- an energy insertion system coupled to the closed loop transport line at a second location, the energy insertion system configured to add energy to the charged particle beam from an electrical power source;
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- an energy extraction system coupled to the closed loop transport line at a third location, the energy extraction system configured to convert energy extracted from the charged particle beam to an electrical current and to supply the electrical current to an electric power grid coupled to the energy extraction system,
- wherein the charged particle beam comprises charged particles with individual rest masses greater than the rest mass of an electron.
An energy extraction system comprising:
- a decelerator cavity coupled to a transport line for a charged particle beam, the decelerator cavity configured to extract energy from the charged particle beam traveling through the decelerator cavity as RF energy;
- means for converting the RF energy into electrical current and supplying the electrical current to an electric power grid, wherein the means is coupled to the decelerator cavity, and
- a control system configured to selectively couple and decoupled the decelerator cavity with the charged particle beam in response to electrical power demand of an electrical load coupled to the energy extraction system by selectively tuning and detuning the decelerator cavity to a resonant frequency of the charged particle beam,
- wherein the charged particle beam comprises charged particles with individual rest masses greater than the rest mass of an electron.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.