Method and apparatus for harvesting energy based on the random occurrence of common direction molecules

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9726156-B2
Application number	US-201414293012-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2014
Priority date	Nov 30, 2011
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

An energy collecting device is disclosed. For example, the energy collecting device comprises a plate layer having a plurality of perforations for receiving a plurality of molecules, a molecular energy collecting layer, coupled to the plate layer, having an impacting structure for receiving the plurality of molecules, and a substrate layer, coupled to the molecular energy collecting layer, having a conductor wire coil for collecting electrons that are generated when the plurality of molecules impacts the impacting structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An energy collecting device, comprising:
a plate layer having a plurality of perforations for receiving a plurality of molecules;
a molecular energy collecting layer, coupled to the plate layer, having an impacting structure for receiving the plurality of molecules, wherein the impacting structure comprises a magnetic material; and
a substrate layer, coupled to the molecular energy collecting layer, having a conductor coil for collecting electrons associated with the plurality of molecules impacting the impacting structure.

2. The energy collecting device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of perforations has an opening size that is approximately 7.1 nanometers.

3. The energy collecting device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of perforations is spaced approximately 10 nanometers apart.

4. The energy collecting device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of perforations has a first tapered opening on one end of the perforation.

5. The energy collecting device of claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of perforations has a second tapered opening on another end of the perforation.

6. The energy collecting device of claim 1 , wherein the impacting structure comprises a turbine.

7. The energy collecting device of claim 6 , wherein the turbine spins in response to the plurality of molecules impacting the turbine.

8. The energy collecting device of claim 6 , wherein the turbine comprises a plurality of turbine blades.

9. The energy collecting device of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of turbine blades is curved.

10. The energy collecting device of claim 6 , wherein the substrate layer comprises a turbine bearing pin for supporting the turbine.

11. The energy collecting device of claim 1 , wherein the substrate layer comprises a plurality of columns for supporting the plate layer.

12. The energy collecting device of claim 1 , wherein the molecular energy collecting layer comprises a peripheral circumference aperture for allowing the plurality of molecules to exit the energy collecting device.

13. The energy collecting device of claim 1 , wherein the impacting structure comprises a plurality of piezo-nano whiskers.

14. The energy collecting device of claim 13 , wherein each of the plurality of piezo-nano whiskers has an inclined structure to create an electromechanical modulation.

15. The energy collecting device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plate layer, the molecular energy collecting layer, and the substrate layer is made from silicon.

16. The energy collecting device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plate layer, the molecular energy collecting layer, and the substrate layer is made from graphene.

17. An energy collecting array, comprising:
a plurality of energy collecting devices, where each of the plurality of energy collecting devices comprises:
a plate layer having a plurality of perforations for receiving a plurality of molecules;
a molecular energy collecting layer, coupled to the plate layer, having an impacting structure for receiving the plurality of molecules, wherein the impacting structure comprises a magnetic material; and
a substrate layer, coupled to the molecular energy collecting layer, having a conductor coil for collecting electrons associated with the plurality of molecules impacting the impacting structure.

18. The energy collecting array of claim 17 , wherein each of the plurality of perforations has an opening size that is approximately 7.1 nanometers.

19. The energy collecting array claim 17 , wherein the plurality of perforations is spaced approximately 10 nanometers apart.

20. A method of collecting molecular energy, the method comprising:
providing a plate layer having a plurality of perforations for receiving a plurality of molecules;
providing a molecular energy collecting layer, coupled to the plate layer, having an impacting structure for receiving the plurality of molecules, wherein the impacting structure comprises a magnetic material; and
providing a substrate layer, coupled to the molecular energy collecting layer, having a conductor coil for collecting electrons associated with the plurality of molecules impacting the impacting structure.

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp
• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Britz David Michael

Classifications

• H02N2/18

  producing electrical output from mechanical input, e.g. generators (for measurement devices G01) · CPC title

• H02K7/1823

  structurally associated with turbines or similar engines · CPC title

• B82B1/003

  Devices comprising elements which are movable in relation to each other, e.g. slidable or rotatable · CPC title

• B81B2201/034

  Electrical rotating micromachines · CPC title

• B81B5/00

  Devices comprising elements which are movable in relation to each other, e.g. comprising slidable or rotatable elements · CPC title