NANO POWER CELL AND METHOD OF USE
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1. A nano power cell, comprising:
- a substrate;
one or more microchannels formed in the substrate;
a pump that circulates a fluid through the microchannels;
the fluid containing a plurality of electromagnetically sensitive particles that receive a charge from an electromagnetic radiation source; and
an electrode within the substrate that receives the charge from the electromagnetically sensitive particles and outputs a current.
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Abstract
A nano power cell and method of use are described wherein the nano power cell absorbs electromagnetic energy is nano particles in an optical fluid that flow in microchannels of the nano power cell.
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18 Claims
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1. A nano power cell, comprising:
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a substrate; one or more microchannels formed in the substrate; a pump that circulates a fluid through the microchannels; the fluid containing a plurality of electromagnetically sensitive particles that receive a charge from an electromagnetic radiation source; and an electrode within the substrate that receives the charge from the electromagnetically sensitive particles and outputs a current. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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a device powered by electrical energy; and a nano power cell that provides the electrical energy to the device, the nano power cell further comprising a substrate, one or more microchannels formed in the substrate, a pump that circulates a fluid through the microchannels, the fluid containing a plurality of electromagnetically sensitive particles that receive a charge from an electromagnetic radiation source, and an electrode within the substrate that receives the charge from the electromagnetically sensitive particles and outputs a current. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method to generate energy with nano particles in fluid, comprising:
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charging a plurality of electromagnetically sensitive nano particles that are suspending in a fluid that is circulating in a microchannel wherein the electromagnetically sensitive nano particles are exposed to an electromagnetic radiation source while in the microchannel; and discharging the charged electromagnetically sensitive nano particles so that an electric current is generated as the electromagnetically sensitive nano particles circulate in the microchannels.
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13. An nano power cell, comprising:
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a structure having at least one fiber having an interior channel; a pump that circulates a fluid through the interior area of the fiber; the fluid containing a plurality of electromagnetically sensitive particles that receive a charge from an electromagnetic radiation source; and an electrode within the internal area of the fiber that receives the charge from the electromagnetically sensitive particles and outputs a current. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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