Water activated light...no more batteries

[markdansie]

Hi Stefan
thanks for the input I will investigate
The late Mark E designed the circuits including the dc to dc converters obtaining efficiencies up to 93% and typically over 80%. They have been balanced to a Philips  led that is over 170 lumens per watt. In the larger products we have a two cell configuration. We have also tested Joule Thiefs. We have several families of boards that were developed over two years.
The cathode is not a graphite plate and I will be testing graphine with our new development. A lot more will be revealed in the next comming weeks
Thanks for joining the thunderclap.
Kind Regards
Mark

[centraflow]

[ This technology is not a battery so to speak except you will consume the anode. It is more like a fuel cell technology and consumes oxygen. The difference with this it will climb much higher with the same piece of metal (whatever you choose for the anode ) and climb to a level many times higher than a  traditional battery.[/size]It is still based on old and well known technology. Thanks for the information

Hi Mark


I have been using this for quite some years for creating hydrogen from water using it's own ability to generate power by oxidising a metal, certain metals are better than others, the system lab name is SMD but is shortly to be changed to a more commercial name.


The onset was to create hydrogen from water and the oxygen used up to run the system, and yes it has been done and dates back to 2003 and has been an item I have been developing as time permitted, there is a small group who know of this and have worked on parts of this, some you know. There were two patent applications a few years back, now abandoned so as the prior art exists in my name (no other can patent it), that was the idea, free for all.


Hydrogen from water at no running cost apart from water and a very cheap metal as the running fuel   shortly to be published in full after some new replications are completed by group members.


Regards


Mike


PS. I don't post on OU.com very much for obvious reasons, I have made this an exception this time.

[markdansie]

Hi Mike
thanks for posting.
I vent the hydrogen of as it is only a small volume. I sometimes wonder if I should capture it and use  a fuel cell.  Using a metal to create hydrogen is a good idea but can be expensive depending on the source of the supply. Aluminium is excellent.
In the products we are aiming at we are very competitive compared to batteries and kerosene. Once we reach a certain size then we are no longer economical. We can power an electric car but will cost 10 times more than gasoline.
There are many expired patents, including one similar to the method we used, some dating back decades, that never went into production. We have not take the approach to patent the cell but some of the electronics may have applications in other industries.
We are also developing a very low cost high volume cathode for release in models latter this year or early next year which will make the technology very affordable (that is why I was in Cambridge UK last week)
I wish you all the best success with your current project and looking forward to seeing it come to fruition.
Kind Regards
Mark

[centraflow]

Hi Mark


The volume of hydrogen in SMD is high due to the way it is designed, also the power extraction from the electron capture is also high, the only thing is I use electron storage before the booster, also my design and is around 98% efficient in this form.


Before anyone asks, the hydrogen production is equal to very efficient electrolysis but without the oxygen, that goes to produce the power to run the electrolysis, so 2/3rds the volume of gas.


The volume can be more if it is used in another form, packing it out with CO2 to form methane, that is one of my pet projects.


regards


Mike

[markdansie]

Hi Mike
I like the idea of packing it out with CO2 to form methane
Kind Regards