Energy conversion using high charge density
AssigneeJupiter Toy Company
InventorKenneth R. Shoulders
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Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus and method for obtaining energy from high electrical charge density entities. The energy may be received by the conductor of a traveling wave device positioned along the path which the propagating entities follow. Multiple traveling wave devices may be combined. Energy output from a traveling wave device may also be directed to the generation of a subsequent such entity. Thermal energy may also be obtained from an EV.
Claims42
An energy converter comprising a source of charged particles;
- a solid dielectric body having a channel positioned to be responsive to the charged particles;
- means for accelerating the charged particles in the channel;
- a slow wave electrical conductor capacitively coupled to the channel and the changed particles;
- a counter-electrode capacitively coupled to the slow wave electrical conductor, the channel and the electron bundle;
- means for biasing the slow wave conductor and counter-electrode so that the charged particles propagate along and are guided by the channel and coupled to (a) the solid dielectric body, (b) the slow wave electrical conductor and (c) the counter electrode so the charged particles charge the dielectric and cause a transfer of energy via the dielectric to the slow wave structure;
- the slow wave structure coupling energy transferred to it via the dielectric to a load.
An energy converter comprising a source of discrete contained electrons in a bundle, a slow wave electrical conductor, means positioned to be responsive to the electron bundle for guiding the electron bundle relative to the slow wave conductor so energy is transferred from the electron bundle to the slow wave structure, the electron bundle interacting with the means for guiding so that plural discrete pulses of optical energy are derived along the means for guiding in response to a single pulse of electrical energy being applied to the sources, each of the optical energy pulses being associated with an electron bundle, the slow wave structure coupling energy transferred to it from the electron bundle to a load.
An energy converter method comprising launching a bundle of discrete contained electrons, guiding the bundle along a predetermined path, transferring energy from the bundle while it is guided along the path to a slow wave electrical conductor, and coupling energy transferred to the slow wave conductor from the bundle to a load.
An energy converter comprising a source of charged particles in plural discrete contained bundles;
- a solid dielectric body having a channel positioned to be responsive to the charged particle bundles;
- means for accelerating the charged particle bundles in the channel;
- a slow wave electrical conductor capacitively coupled to the channel and the charged particle bundles;
- a counter-electrode capacitively coupled to the slow wave electrical conductor, the channel and the bundles;
- means for biasing the slow wave conductor and counter-electrode so that the charged particle bundles propagate along and are guided by the channel and coupled to (a) the solid dielectric body, (b) the slow wave electrical conductor and (c) the counter electrode so the charged particle bundles charge the dielectric and cause a transfer of energy via the dielectric to the slow wave structure;
- the bundles interacting with the means for guiding so that plural discrete pulses of optical energy are derived along the channel in response to a single pulse of electrical energy being applied to the sources, each of the optical energy pulses being associated with an electron bundle;
- the slow wave structure coupling energy transferred to it via the dielectric to a load.
An energy converter comprising a source of charged particles in a discrete contained bundle;
- a solid dielectric body having a channel positioned to be responsive to the charged particles;
- means for accelerating the charged particles in the channel;
- a slow wave electrical conductor capacitively coupled to the channel and the charged particles;
- a counter-electrode capacitively coupled to the slow wave electrical conductor, the channel and the electron bundle;
- means for biasing the slow wave conductor and counter-electrode so that the charged particles propagate along and are guided by the channel and coupled to (a) the solid dielectric body, (b) the slow wave electrical conductor and (c) the counter electrode so the charged particles charge the dielectric and cause a transfer of energy via the dielectric to the slow wave structure;
- the slow wave structure coupling energy transferred to it via the dielectric to a load.
An energy converter comprising a source of charged particles including electrons in plural discrete contained bundles;
- a solid dielectric body having a channel positioned to be responsive to the charged particle bundles;
- means for accelerating the charged particle bundles in the channel;
- a slow wave electrical conductor capacitively coupled to the channel and the charged particle bundles;
- a counter-electrode capacitively coupled to the slow wave electrical conductor, the channel and the bundles;
- means for biasing the slow wave conductor and counter-electrode so that and the charged particles bundles propagate along and are guided by the channel and coupled to (a) the solid dielectric body, (b) the slow wave electrical conductor and (c) the counter electrode so the charged particle bundles charge the dielectric and cause a transfer of energy via the dielectric to the slow wave structure;
- the bundles interacting with the means for guiding so that plural discrete pulses of optical energy are derived along the channel in response to a single pulse of electrical energy being applied to the sources, each of the optical energy pulses being associated with an electron bundle;
- the slow wave structure coupling energy transferred to it via the dielectric to a load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.