APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENERGY STORAGE WITH RELATIVISTIC PARTICLE ACCELERATION
First Claim
1. An apparatus for storing energy comprising one or more of:
- a particle acceleration ring for accelerating particles to high velocitiesan accelerated particle storage ring for storing accelerated particles at high velocities in orbits at fixed velocity and energya particle source which produces particles for acceleration and injects them into the particle acceleration ringparticle accelerator unit in the particle acceleration ring which uses energy supplied from an external source to accelerate particles to high velocitiesan acceleration ring particle deflector which deflects particles from the acceleration ring into the storage ring when the particle have achieved maximum allowable velocitya particle transfer channel that transfers particles from the acceleration ring to the storage ringa storage ring particle defector that deflects particles out of their closed loop orbit inside the storage ring into the ejection channela particle ejection channel which guides the ejected particles out of the storage ring and into the energy reconversion unitan energy reconversion unit that converts the kinetic energy of the accelerated particles from the storage ring to electricity (potential energy) which powers an external loada catchment block particle deflector that redirects the beam into the catchment block when structural integrity of device is threateneda beam catchment block that absorbs the beam and destroys it to prevent leakage into the environment
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Abstract
An energy storage device is proposed that utilizes acceleration of particles to near relativistic velocities to store energy in the kinetic energy of accelerated particles. Designs and models are provided for a commercially feasible device that implements the concept. The device allows tremendous performance capabilities across many parameters including energy density. Multiple innovations are also proposed for methods to reconvert the kinetic energy of accelerated particles back to electricity. In addition, certain innovations are proposed for accelerated particle beam control, beam particle designs and beam confinement rings. The device is different from existing particle collider storage rings in that it maximizes total beam energy, not energy per particle by accelerating particles to velocities substantially less than the speed of light. In addition, it includes innovations to meet the requirements of the commercial market with specific applications in markets such as grid level storage and energy storage for vehicles.
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69 Claims
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1. An apparatus for storing energy comprising one or more of:
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a particle acceleration ring for accelerating particles to high velocities an accelerated particle storage ring for storing accelerated particles at high velocities in orbits at fixed velocity and energy a particle source which produces particles for acceleration and injects them into the particle acceleration ring particle accelerator unit in the particle acceleration ring which uses energy supplied from an external source to accelerate particles to high velocities an acceleration ring particle deflector which deflects particles from the acceleration ring into the storage ring when the particle have achieved maximum allowable velocity a particle transfer channel that transfers particles from the acceleration ring to the storage ring a storage ring particle defector that deflects particles out of their closed loop orbit inside the storage ring into the ejection channel a particle ejection channel which guides the ejected particles out of the storage ring and into the energy reconversion unit an energy reconversion unit that converts the kinetic energy of the accelerated particles from the storage ring to electricity (potential energy) which powers an external load a catchment block particle deflector that redirects the beam into the catchment block when structural integrity of device is threatened a beam catchment block that absorbs the beam and destroys it to prevent leakage into the environment - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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- 30. An apparatus for focusing a charged particle beam within a beam pipe by wrapping the beam pipe within a uniformly charged material, which exerts a cylindrically inward focused electric field on the beam driving any stray beam particles back into the beam
- 35. An apparatus for reconversion of kinetic energy of the charged particle beam, wherein the kinetic energy is reconverted through ionization of a charge-neutral fluid
- 41. An apparatus for reconversion of kinetic energy of the charged particle beam, wherein the kinetic energy is reconverted through direct induction of current utilizing the principle of induction of current due to time varying magnetic fields also known as Faraday'"'"'s law
- 48. An apparatus for reconversion of kinetic energy of the charged particle beam, wherein the kinetic energy is reconverted through the utilization of the principle of conservation of momentum
- 57. An apparatus for reconversion of kinetic energy of the charged particle beam, wherein the kinetic energy is reconverted through the mechanical ejection of electrons from the surface of solid plates such as metal plates
- 63. An apparatus for reconversion of kinetic energy of the charged particle beam, wherein the kinetic energy is reconverted through thermal heating of a fluid in a closed chamber
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