NUCLEAR VOLTAIC CELL

The invention describes a product and a method for generating electrical power directly from nuclear power. More particularly, the invention describes the use of a liquid semiconductor as a means for efficiently converting nuclear energy, either nuclear fission and/or radiation energy, directly into...

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Main Authors NEWMAN, NATHAN, HARKER, YALE, DEON, KWOK, KWAN, SZE, TSANG, FRANCIS, YU-HEI, JUERGENS, TRISTAN, DIETER, PLOGER, SCOTT, ARDEN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 16.08.2006
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APPLICATIONS OF RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE SOURCES, NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
ELECTRICITY
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
OBTAINING ENERGY FROM RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
PHYSICS
PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
UTILISING COSMIC RADIATION
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Summary:The invention describes a product and a method for generating electrical power directly from nuclear power. More particularly, the invention describes the use of a liquid semiconductor as a means for efficiently converting nuclear energy, either nuclear fission and/or radiation energy, directly into electrical energy. Direct conversion of nuclear energy to electrical energy is achieved by placing nuclear material in close proximity to a liquid semiconductor. Nuclear energy emitted from the nuclear material, in the form of fission fragments or radiation, enters the liquid semiconductor and creates electron-hole pairs. By using an appropriate electrical circuit an electrical load is applied and electrical energy generated as a result of the creation of the electron-hole pairs.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20040811704