Solid state gas dissociating device, solid state sensor, and solid state transformer
AssigneeUniversity of Central Florida
InventorsNathaniel R. Quick, Aravinda Kar
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Abstract
A solid state energy conversion device and method of making is disclosed for converting energy between electromagnetic and electrical energy. The solid state energy conversion device comprises a wide bandgap semiconductor material having a first doped region. A thermal energy beam is directed onto the first doped region of the wide bandgap semiconductor material in the presence of a doping gas for converting a portion of the first doped region into a second doped region in the wide bandgap semiconductor material. In one embodiment, the solid state energy conversion device operates as a light emitting device. In another embodiment, the solid state energy conversion device operates as a photovoltaic device.
Claims14
A solid state gas dissociating/splitting device, comprising:
- a substrate having an embedded light emitting device and an embedded catalyst device located in proximity to a surface of said substrate;
- said embedded light emitting of light for actuating said embedded catalyst device to dissociate or to split a gas at said surface of said substrate.
A solid state device for measuring an electrical value of an electrical circuit, comprising:
- a substrate comprising a light emitting device connected to the electrical circuit for emitting a light of a particular wavelength upon the application of an applied voltage;
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- a solid state meter for receiving said light of said light emitting device to display the electrical value of the electrical circuit.
A solid state sensor device, comprising:
- a substrate comprising a first region and a second region;
- said first region of said substrate comprising a sensor for sensing an electrical property;
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- said second region of said substrate comprising a light emitting device for emitting a wavelength of light related to said electrical property sensed by said first region of said substrate.
A solid state transformer comprising:
- a wide band gap substrate;
- a first laser metalized conductive windings having a first number of windings formed in said wide band gap substrate;
- a second laser metalized conductive windings having a second number of windings formed in said wide band gap substrate;
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- said first number of windings being different than said second number of windings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.