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Title: Piezonuclear battery

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6903018

This patent describes a piezonuclear battery. It comprises: a radioactive material forming an emitting surface for particle emissions; acoustic wave generating means adjacent the emitting surface for receiving the emitted particles and interacting with the emitted particles to generate an acoustic wave; and piezoelectric means operably placed for receiving the acoustic wave and producing an output voltage with a predetermined polarity.

Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5079469; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-597227
OSTI ID:
6903018
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 15 Oct 1990
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English