Solar to electric system
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1. A system to collect, store and convert sun light to electricity comprising:
- (a) A reflective parabolic solar collector,(b) a target to capture focused and reflected sunlight from said collector,(c) a means to transfer heat collected by said target to a heat store,(d) an insulated heat store,(e) a means to transfer heat from said heat store to a thermoelectric generator that uses bismuth telluride and antimony telluride based semiconductors,(f) a means to control the amount of heat transferred from said heat store to said thermoelectric generator,(g) a means to transfer electrical energy from said thermoelectric generator to a resistance heater in said heat store,(h) A bifurcation means to transfer heat directly to said thermoelectric generator instead to said heat store when heat coming from said target is at a lower temperature than the temperature in said heat store.
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Abstract
Conversion of solar heat into electrical energy is achieved using a parabolic reflector, a heat transfer medium, a high-density heat store and a thermoelectric generator. The system is useful for various forms of stationary and moving applications. Using stored heat derived from sunlight provides day and night electrical supply over many days depending on the size of the solar collector and heat store. Moving applications are achieved using a mobile heat store with attached thermoelectric generator.
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64 Claims
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1. A system to collect, store and convert sun light to electricity comprising:
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(a) A reflective parabolic solar collector, (b) a target to capture focused and reflected sunlight from said collector, (c) a means to transfer heat collected by said target to a heat store, (d) an insulated heat store, (e) a means to transfer heat from said heat store to a thermoelectric generator that uses bismuth telluride and antimony telluride based semiconductors, (f) a means to control the amount of heat transferred from said heat store to said thermoelectric generator, (g) a means to transfer electrical energy from said thermoelectric generator to a resistance heater in said heat store, (h) A bifurcation means to transfer heat directly to said thermoelectric generator instead to said heat store when heat coming from said target is at a lower temperature than the temperature in said heat store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A mobile insulated heat store with an attached thermoelectric generator utilizing bismuth telluride and antimony telluride based semiconductors.
- 17. A vehicle powered by at least one electrical motor deriving energy from said heat store and converted to electricity by said thermoelectric generator utilizing bismuth telluride and antimony telluride based semiconductors.
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27. A solar battery comprised of a heat store and a thermoelectric generator wherein said battery is heated by a solar collector, and by resistance heating and by the thermal transfer of heat.
- 28. A steam propulsion system for vehicles wherein water is added to a charged solar battery and the high pressure steam produced powers said vehicle using the force released when said steam exits said battery through nozzles.
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30. A integrated, solar powered habitat utilizing a solar collector and thermoelectric generator comprising:
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(a) A reflective parabolic solar collector, (b) a target to capture focused and reflected sunlight from said collector, (c) a means to transfer heat collected by said target to a heat store, (d) an insulated heat store, (e) a means to transfer heat from said heat store to a thermoelectric generator that uses bismuth telluride and antimony telluride based semiconductors, (f) a means to control the amount of heat transferred from said heat store to said thermoelectric generator, (g) a means to transfer electrical energy from said thermoelectric generator to a resistance heater in said heat store, (h) a bifurcation means to transfer heat directly to said thermoelectric generator instead to said heat store when heat coming from said target is at a lower temperature than the temperature in said heat store, (i) a habitable structure composed of foamed plastic reinforced by natural fibers. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A means of configuring a thermoelectric generator and heat store to operate an electric drive train to operate as a drop-in replacement for a combustion engine;
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37. A means of moving re-circulated hot air from external heat stores (saddle tanks) to main heat store;
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38. A means of adapting a trailer as a heat store powered thermoelectric device to power an onboard electric drive train to push and dynamically brake a vehicle on demand and control of the pushed vehicle driver;
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39. A means of powering a train of trailers without traction from the truck.
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40. A means of building a habitat for third world to go with the electricity they will have powered by the sun;
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41. A way to make furniture for habitat along with the building of the home.
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42. A way to produce built-in cabinets, kitchen and bathroom for habitat at the same time home is built in an hour;
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43. A way to add a floating floor barge to a habitat for regions with occasional flooding as home is built in an hour;
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44. A means of building a one-piece habitat, using native grown 2-part bubbled epoxy in about an hour;
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45. A way to create native grown 2-part epoxy made from ironweed seeds and castor beans pressed and formulated to produce bubbled epoxy inside molds for the building of one-piece habitat in about an hour;
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46. A means to create removable re-useable forms to build habitat in about an hour;
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47. A means to push an automobile with electric drive train trailer with and without engine at idle;
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48. A way to harvest water for village consumption and in arid areas for agriculture;
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49. A way to make electric toilet made from bubble epoxy at same time habitat is built that uses electricity to compost human waste hygienically;
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50. A means to power a jet aircraft using a flash boiler heated by solid ceramic. Heat-insulated stored water injected into onboard heat store to form super-heated steam that drives fanjet fan with and without fuel burn in the turbojet section of fanjet engine;
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51. A means of powering a bicycle with a handlebar mounted thermoelectric generator heat store and traction device to allow rider powered transportation for 50-mile range;
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52. A means of combining solar collector, heat store, means of moving heat collected by the solar collector to heat store and a way to use heat of heat store to operate thermoelectric generator to produce portable and stationary electrical power;
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53. A means of generating electricity without liberating greenhouse gas;
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54. A means of generating electricity without releasing pollution (H2SO4, HCI, CO, NON,Hg);
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55. A means of making a long-lasting heat store for electric production;
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56. A means of making a long-lasting heat store portable for use in transportation;
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57. A means of moving stored heat from one heat to another and back;
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58. A means of combining a heat store with a generator used as a portable electric battery;
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59. A means of combining a solar collector, heat store with a generator to form an electricity-producing canopy for buildings, vehicles and to cover equipment;
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60. A means of placing an array of solar collectors, stores, electric generators in the right of way of a transmission line to feed into the grid;
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61. A means of placing arrays of solar collectors, stores, and electric generators on rooftops and clearings in wooded areas to peak shave industrial sites and to feed into the grid;
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62. A means of supplementing the power of aircraft turbine engines to eliminate and drastically reduce the requirement for fossil fuel in air transportation;
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63. A means of combining thermoelectric generator with other components, such as cars, trucks, buses, trains, ships and planes to provide a broad range of useful products.
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64. A means whereby the various elements contained in the solar-to-electric system patent—
- safe electricity generated from a renewable source, clean water, hygienic sanitation, comfortable affordable housing, electric transport—
allows the village concept to be implemented economically while also minimizing or eliminating entirely the emission of greenhouse gases.
- safe electricity generated from a renewable source, clean water, hygienic sanitation, comfortable affordable housing, electric transport—
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