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Title: Electricity generation using electromagnetic radiation

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1376060

In general, in one aspect, the invention relates to a system to create vapor for generating electric power. The system includes a vessel comprising a fluid and a complex and a turbine. The vessel of the system is configured to concentrate EM radiation received from an EM radiation source. The vessel of the system is further configured to apply the EM radiation to the complex, where the complex absorbs the EM radiation to generate heat. The vessel of the system is also configured to transform, using the heat generated by the complex, the fluid to vapor. The vessel of the system is further configured to sending the vapor to a turbine. The turbine of the system is configured to receive, from the vessel, the vapor used to generate the electric power.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
Assignee:
William Marsh Rice University
Patent Number(s):
9,739,473
Application Number:
13/514,762
OSTI ID:
1376060
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2010 Dec 15
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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