LIQUID FLOW INDUCED POWER GENERATION USING NANOSCALE METAL LAYERS

• Main Authors: Geiger, Franz M, Boamah, Mavis D
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.11.2020
• Subjects: CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; GENERATION

Energy harvesting devices and methods for converting the mechanical energy of a flowing ionic solution, such as rainwater or seawater, into electric energy are provided. The energy harvesting devices include an electric current generating device that includes a metal layer and an amphoteric metal ox...