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Title: Piezonuclear battery

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6903018
Patent Number(s):
US 5079469; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-597227
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 15 Oct 1990
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; 07 ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; EVALUATION; RADIOISOTOPE BATTERIES; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY SOURCES; ION ACOUSTIC WAVES; CONVERSION; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ELECTRICITY; ION WAVES; PLASMA WAVES; NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems; 300800* - Direct Energy Conversion- Miscellaneous Converters; 070300 - Isotopic Power Supplies

Citation Formats

Bongianni, W L. Piezonuclear battery. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Bongianni, W L. Piezonuclear battery. United States.
Bongianni, W L. 1992. "Piezonuclear battery". United States.
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year = {Tue Jan 07 00:00:00 EST 1992},
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