Simultaneous generation of electricity and chemicals using a renewable primary energy source
AssigneeRonny Bar-Gadda
InventorRonny Bar-Gadda
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Abstract
Presented are systems and methods to simultaneously produce and store energy in the form of chemical products such as hydrogen and other chemical products, thereby, reducing or eliminating the need to store energy in lithium-ion batteries. In various embodiments this is accomplished by converting energy from a renewable energy source to generate and accelerate an electron beam so as to generate electromagnetic radiation at frequencies equal to absorption frequencies of chemical reactants in order to produce the desired chemical products.
Claims8
A power generating apparatus to generate energy from a renewable energy source, the power generating apparatus comprising:
- an emitter to convert a first current that has been derived from a solar cell into a coherent electron beam, the emitter having a first single potential;
- a collector having a second potential to accelerate electrons in the coherent electron beam, the collector provides a second current that is capable of driving a load;
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- an electromagnetic radiation device to generate electromagnetic radiation at a frequency substantially equal to an absorption frequency of a predetermined chemical reactant to generate hydrogen from water vapor.
A power generation system to generate energy from a renewable energy source, the system comprising:
- an apparatus that generates a first current from a solar cell;
- an emitter to convert the first current into a coherent electron beam, the emitter having a first single potential;
- and a collector having a second potential to accelerate electrons in the coherent electron beam, the collector providing a second current;
- a converter that converts the second current to a power source capable of driving a load;
- and an electromagnetic radiation device that generates electromagnetic radiation at a frequency substantially equal to an absorption frequency of a predetermined chemical reactant to generate hydrogen from water vapor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.