APPARATUS WITH A CAPACITIVE CERAMIC-BASED ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE UNIT (EESU) WITH ON-BOARD ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATION AND WITH INTERFACE FOR EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL ENERGY TRANSFER

• US 20110074336A1
• Filed: 09/25/2010
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John Boyd Miller
• Original Assignee: John Boyd Miller
• Inventors: Miller, John Boyd
• Application Number:
  US12/890,656
• Publication Number:
  US 20110074336A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/101
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/345 using capacitors as storage or buffering devices

Abstract

Within an apparatus (20), a capacitive, ceramic-based electrical energy storage unit (EESU) (100) is utilized for electrical power storage, on-board electrical energy generation (140) is capable of supplying electrical energy that can charge the EESU (100), and an external interface (130) is available through which electrical charge is transferred to or from the EESU (100).

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a capacitive ceramic-based electrical energy storage unit (EESU),

an electrical energy source, and

an external interface,

wherein said EESU is coupled to said electrical energy source and said external interface.

2. The EESU of claim 1 wherein components of said EESU are manufactured with the use of ceramic fabrication techniques.

3. The EESU of claim 1 wherein multiple energy storage components of said EESU are arranged in a parallel configuration.

4. The EESU of claim 1 wherein said components of said EESU are manufactured using barium titanate.

5. The external interface to said EESU of claim 1 wherein said interface includes voltage conversion circuitry.

6. The external interface to said EESU of claim 1 wherein said interface includes charge transfer control circuitry.

7. The electrical energy source of claim 1 wherein said electrical energy source includes solar powered electrical energy generation.

8. The electrical energy source of claim 1 wherein said electrical energy source includes wind powered electrical energy generation.

9. The electrical energy source of claim 1 wherein said electrical energy source includes electro-mechanical powered electrical energy generation including electric motor feedback.

10. The electrical energy source of claim 1 wherein said electrical energy source includes man-powered electrical energy generation.

11. The electrical energy source of claim 1 wherein said electrical energy source includes electrical energy generation driven by an internal combustion engine.

12. The electrical energy source of claim 1 wherein said electrical energy source includes water or rain powered electrical energy generation.

13. An apparatus, comprising:

a means for generating electrical energy,

a capacitive ceramic-based electrical energy storage unit (EESU), and

an external interface,

wherein said EESU is coupled to said means for generating electrical energy and said external interface.

14. In an apparatus, a method of generating, storing, and transferring electrical energy comprising:

generating electrical energy in an electrical energy source,

storing electrical energy from said electrical energy source into a capacitive ceramic-based electrical energy storage unit (EESU), and

transferring electrical energy between said EESU and an external interface.

15. The EESU of claim 14 wherein components of said EESU are manufactured with the use of ceramic fabrication techniques.

16. The external interface to said EESU of claim 14 wherein said interface includes voltage conversion circuitry.

17. The external interface to said EESU of claim 14 wherein said interface includes charge transfer control circuitry.

18. The electrical energy source of claim 14 wherein said electrical energy source includes solar powered electrical energy generation.

19. The electrical energy source of claim 14 wherein said electrical energy source includes wind powered electrical energy generation.

20. The electrical energy source of claim 14 wherein said electrical energy source includes electrical energy generation driven by an internal combustion engine.