Electromagnetic Wave and Energy Storage
OwnerYork Zhiyuan Zhou, Lucas Mingzhi Zhou +1inventors
InventorsYork Zhiyuan Zhou, Lucas Mingzhi Zhou, Lin Zhou
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Abstract
Almost all energy on Earth comes from the Sun. It radiates power to Earth using electromagnetic (EM) waves. However, only a small fraction of the radiation was captured in the forms of photovoltaic, solar heat, hydropower, fossil fuel, and wind. The consumption of the energy comes with serious environmental penalties such as global warming and environmental damages. A system and methods are disclosed to allow capturing, storage, conversion and release of electromagnetic waves and their energy.
Claims20
A system for processing electromagnetic waves comprising:
- a collector housed in a chamber, the collector for receiving electromagnetic waves and focusing said electromagnetic waves toward a medium housed in the chamber for propagation within said medium;
- a modifier device operatively connected to the medium for programming the refractive index value of the medium;
- a controller running programmed instructions for configuring the modifier device to change the refractive index of the medium to a value for changing the speed of the electromagnetic waves to a predetermined value;
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- a conductor coupled to the medium housed in the chamber, the conductor is configured to receive the electromagnetic waves exiting from the medium and to transport the electromagnetic waves to a location for a consumption thereof.
A method of processing electromagnetic waves, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a collector device housed within a chamber, electromagnetic waves, and focusing, by the collector device, said received electromagnetic waves toward a medium housed in the chamber for propagation within said medium;
- programming, using a modifier device operatively connected to the medium, the refractive index value of the medium for changing the speed of the electromagnetic waves propagating inside the medium to a predetermined value for storing said electromagnetic waves inside the medium for a predetermined amount of time;
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- receiving, at a conductor physically coupled to the medium, the electromagnetic waves exiting from the medium, and transporting the electromagnetic waves to a location for consumption thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.