Piezonuclear battery
Abstract
A piezonuclear battery generates output power arising from the piezoelectric voltage produced from radioactive decay particles interacting with a piezoelectric medium. Radioactive particle energy may directly create an acoustic wave in the piezoelectric medium or a moderator may be used to generate collision particles for interacting with the medium. In one embodiment a radioactive material (.sup.252 Cf) with an output of about 1 microwatt produced a 12 nanowatt output (1.2% conversion efficiency) from a piezoelectric copolymer of vinylidene fluoride/trifluorethylene.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868121
- Patent Number(s):
- 5079469
- Assignee:
- United State of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21H - OBTAINING ENERGY FROM RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- piezonuclear; battery; generates; output; power; arising; piezoelectric; voltage; produced; radioactive; decay; particles; interacting; medium; particle; energy; directly; create; acoustic; wave; moderator; generate; collision; embodiment; material; 252; cf; microwatt; 12; nanowatt; conversion; efficiency; copolymer; vinylidene; fluoride; trifluorethylene; particle energy; decay particles; generates output; radioactive material; acoustic wave; conversion efficiency; active material; output power; radioactive decay; vinylidene fluoride; radioactive particle; piezonuclear battery; electric voltage; /310/136/
Citation Formats
Bongianni, Wayne L. Piezonuclear battery. United States: N. p., 1992.
Web.
Bongianni, Wayne L. Piezonuclear battery. United States.
Bongianni, Wayne L. Wed .
"Piezonuclear battery". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868121.
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author = {Bongianni, Wayne L},
abstractNote = {A piezonuclear battery generates output power arising from the piezoelectric voltage produced from radioactive decay particles interacting with a piezoelectric medium. Radioactive particle energy may directly create an acoustic wave in the piezoelectric medium or a moderator may be used to generate collision particles for interacting with the medium. In one embodiment a radioactive material (.sup.252 Cf) with an output of about 1 microwatt produced a 12 nanowatt output (1.2% conversion efficiency) from a piezoelectric copolymer of vinylidene fluoride/trifluorethylene.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
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