02-07-2020 дата публикации
Номер: US20200212840A1
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Methods and systems convert combustion products to electricity, by efficiently coupling between photovoltaic cells with photons. The photons are emitted from a burning process of a photoluminescence material, the burning process including the chemical reaction of combustion. 1. A method for converting chemical potential into electrical energy , comprising:providing a photoluminescence material into a chemical reaction zone associated with combustion of a fuel, to cause a chemical reaction with the combusting fuel, such that the photoluminescence material radiates photons; and,collecting the radiated photons by placing at least one photovoltaic element proximate to the chemical reaction zone associated with the combustion of the fuel, the collected photons causing the at least one photovoltaic element to generate electric current.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the photoluminescence material is fluidized as part of a gaseous mixture.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the photoluminescence material is in particle sizes of a diameter less than 100 microns.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the photoluminescence material is selected from the group of: Neodymium (Nd3+) claim 3 , Ytterbium (Yb3+) claim 3 , Erbium (Er3+) claim 3 , Holmium (Ho3+) claim 3 , Praseodymium (Pr3+) claim 3 , Cerium Ce3+ claim 3 , Thorium dioxide (ThO) claim 3 , CeO claim 3 , ZnO claim 3 , Ytterbia (YbO) claim 3 , Titanium Sapphire (Ti:AlO) claim 3 , Yttrium (Y) claim 3 , Samarium (Sm) claim 3 , Europium (Eu) claim 3 , Gadolinium (Gd) claim 3 , Terbium (Tb) claim 3 , Dysprosium (Dy) claim 3 , Lutetium (Lu) claim 3 , Bismuth Oxide (BiO) claim 3 , and Transition metals of Chromium (Cr).5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one photovoltaic element is selected from the group of: GaAs claim 1 , GaP claim 1 , Si claim 1 , Ge claim 1 , GeN claim 1 , SiN claim 1 , and PbS.6. The method of claim 1 , additionally comprising:providing a fuel flow to supply fuel for the combustion; and,providing ...
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