US5123039A
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Energy conversion using high charge density
Assignee: Jupiter Toy Co
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Filing: 1991-04-12
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Granted: 1992-06-16
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Expires: 2011-04-12
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed are apparatus and method for obtaining energy from high electrical charge density entities. The energy may be received by the conductor of a traveling wave device positioned along the path which the propagating entities follow. Multiple traveling wave devices may be combined. Energy output from a traveling wave device may also be directed to the generation of a subsequent such entity. Thermal energy may also be obtained from an EV.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth R. Shoulders
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:06
CPC Classifications
B; B82; B82Y; B82Y10/00; H; H01; H01J; H01J3/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
An energy converter comprising a source of a contained bundle of moving charged particles traversing a path, and a slow wave electrical conductor positioned to be responsive to the bundle traversing the path so that there is a transfer of energy from the bundle to the slow wave electrical conductor, the slow wave electrical conductor coupling energy transferred to it from the bundle to a load.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
66 words
An energy converter comprising a source of a contained bundle of moving charged particles traversing a path, and a slow wave electrical conductor positioned to be responsive to the bundle traversing the path so that there is a transfer of energy from the bundle to the slow wave electrical conductor, the slow wave electrical conductor coupling energy transferred to it from the bundle to a load.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The energy converter of claim 1 wherein the charged particles include electrons.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The energy converter of claim 1 wherein the charged particles in the bundle are predominantly electrons.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
93 words
The energy converter of claim 1 further including N of the sources, N of the paths, and N of the slow wave conductors, where N is an integer greater than one; each of the sources, paths and slow wave conductors being respectively associated with each other on a one-on-one basis and arranged so that the charged particles propagating along path k cause a transfer of energy to slow wave conductor k, where k is selectively every integer from 1 to N, and means for combining the energy in the N slow wave conductors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The energy converter of claim 4 wherein the combining means combines residual energy, not transferred to the slow wave conductor, in the N paths.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The energy converter of claim 4 wherein the combining means combines residual energy, not transferred to the slow wave conductor, in the N paths with the energy in the N slow wave conductors.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The energy converter of claim 1 further including means for coupling energy derived from the slow wave conductor back to the path to provide a field for controlling the charged particles propagating from the source to the slow wave conductor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The energy converter of claim 1 wherein the slow wave conductor is formed as a helix surrounding the path.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The converter of claim 1 wherein the source derives a plurality of said bundles that traverse the path.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The energy converter of claim 1 further including means for establishing a vacuum environment in which the source and slow wave electrical conductor are located.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
56 words
An energy converter comprising a source of a contained bundle of moving charged particles traversing a path, a structure positioned to be responsive to the bundle traversing the path so that there is a transfer of energy from the bundle to the structure, the structure coupling energy transferred to it from the bundle to a load.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
56 words
An energy converter comprising a source of a contained bundle of moving charged particles traversing a path, a structure positioned to be responsive to the bundle traversing the path so that there is a transfer of energy from the bundle to the structure, the structure coupling energy transferred to it from the bundle to a load.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The energy converter of claim 11 further including means for establishing a vacuum environment in which the source and structure are located.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The converter of claim 11 wherein the source derives a plurality of said bundles that traverse the path.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
52 words
An energy converting method comprising launching a bundle of discrete contained charged particles, guiding the bundle along a path, transferring energy from the bundle to a structure after the bundle has traversed at least a part of the path, and coupling energy transferred to the structure from the bundle to a load.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
52 words
An energy converting method comprising launching a bundle of discrete contained charged particles, guiding the bundle along a path, transferring energy from the bundle to a structure after the bundle has traversed at least a part of the path, and coupling energy transferred to the structure from the bundle to a load.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 14 further including adding energy to the bundle while it is traversing the path.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the bundle is launched and traverses the path and the energy is added and transferred while the bundle is in a vacuum.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the bundle is launched and traverses the path and the energy is transferred while the bundle is in a vacuum.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the bundles and path are such that energy is added to the bundle by an outside energy source while the bundle is traversing the path.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the outside energy source includes a zero-point source.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 19 wherein the zero-point source includes vacuum zero-point energy.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 19 wherein the zero-point source includes zero-point radiation.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
52 words
An energy converting method comprising launching plural bundles of discrete contained charged particles, guiding the bundles along a path, transferring energy from the bundles to a structure after the bundles have traversed at least a part of the path, and coupling energy transferred to the structure from the bundles to a load.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
52 words
An energy converting method comprising launching plural bundles of discrete contained charged particles, guiding the bundles along a path, transferring energy from the bundles to a structure after the bundles have traversed at least a part of the path, and coupling energy transferred to the structure from the bundles to a load.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 19 further including adding energy to the bundles while they are traversing the path.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 19 wherein the bundles are launched and traverse the path and the energy is added and transferred while the bundles are in a vacuum.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 23 wherein the bundles are launched and traverse the path and the energy is transferred while the bundles are in a vacuum.
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