Apparatus and Method to Store Electrical Energy

• US 20080174936A1
• Filed: 01/19/2007
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Northern Lights Semiconductor Corp.
• Original Assignee: Western Lights Semiconductor Corp.
• Inventors: Lai, James Chyi, Agan, Tom Allen
• Application Number:
  US11/624,738
• Publication Number:
  US 20080174936A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/311
• CPC Class Codes: B82Y 25/00 Nanomagnetism, e.g. magnetoimpedance, anisotropic magnetoresistance, giant magnetoresistance or tunneling magnetoresistance
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 10/3254 the spacer being semiconducting or insulating, e.g. for spin tunnel junction [STJ]
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 4/002 Details
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 4/005 Electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 4/015 Special provisions for self-healing
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 4/30 Stacked capacitors H01G4/33 takes precedence

Abstract

An apparatus to store electrical energy has a first magnetic section, a second magnetic section and a dielectric section configured between the first magnetic section and the second magnetic section. The dielectric section is arranged to store electrical energy, and dipoles of the first magnetic section and the second magnetic section are arranged to prevent electrical energy leakage.

Claims

1. An apparatus to store electrical energy, comprising:

a first magnetic section;

a second magnetic section; and

a dielectric section configured between the first magnetic section and the second magnetic section;

wherein the dielectric section is arranged to store electrical energy, and the first magnetic section and the second magnetic section with dipoles are arranged to prevent electrical energy leakage.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dielectric section is a thin film.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dielectric section is composed of dielectric material.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first magnetic section is a thin film.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second magnetic section is a thin film.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a first metal device disposed around the first magnetic section to control dipole of the first magnetic section.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second metal device disposed around the second magnetic section to control dipole of the second magnetic section.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the apparatus stores electrical energy, the dipoles of the first magnetic section and the second magnetic section are the same.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the apparatus is charged, the first magnetic section and the second magnetic section are coupled to a power source.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the apparatus is discharged, the first magnetic section and the second magnetic section are coupled to a loading device.

11. An apparatus to store electrical energy, comprising:

a plurality of magnetic sections; and

a plurality of dielectric sections respectively configured between two neighboring magnetic sections;

wherein the dielectric sections are arranged to store electrical energy, and the magnetic sections with dipoles are arranged to prevent electrical energy leakage.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the dielectric sections are a plurality of thin films.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the dielectric sections are composed of dielectric material.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the magnetic sections are a plurality of thin films.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a plurality of metal devices respectively disposed around the magnetic sections to respectively control dipole of each of the magnetic sections.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein when the apparatus stores electrical energy, the dipoles of the magnetic sections are the same.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein when the apparatus is charged, partially the magnetic sections are coupled to a power source.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein when the apparatus is discharged, partially the magnetic sections are coupled to a loading device.