"Smoking Gun" - finally!

[PaulLowrance]

Infringer,

The diode array would get cold, not hot, as it would merely move existing thermal energy to the output source/appliance. Fortunately, we don't have to worry about the diode array heating up. 

As far as a diode breaking the entire diode array, that would not be a problem. The best diode array would be one that is first in-series, and next in-parallel. See the attached image for an example. If one of the diodes breaks, then just one line breaks, not the entire diode array chip. The only way to break the entire diode array is if an entire line of diodes shorts, but the chance of that happening is almost zero since a diode array will most likely have 100 or more diodes per line.

PL

[PaulLowrance]

Also, we're talking about a diode array chip that would be made of trillions of diodes. So the amount of current flowing through each diode is irrelevant. Current will not destroy the diodes. Each diode would last as long as an unused diode, which is essentially forever.

That brings up the other topic. People see that number, "trillion," and freak out. Chip fabrication makes the entire chip at once. So each diode is *not* made at a time. We should think of each diode on a chip as a dot on a photo. Each dot is not made at a time when developed a Kodak photo. So a trillion simple diodes in-series and in-parallel is no big deal when mass produced.

PL

[Super God]

So, what would the cost of 2 million of the diodes as opposed to a chip of 2 million diodes?  Would it be possible to have a chip manufacturer custom make a chip for you?  More importantly, will the technology scale up?  I would hate it if it was limited by a certain voltage, I guess it's my way of thinking.  I can't see this thing producing 100 volts.

[xbox hacker]

@Paul

Just one question... one the array attached to the Mylar cap you obviously dont have any extra caps or resistors. But on the board version you have SMD resistors and caps.....are those needed?

Is their any critical spacing requirement if one was to place the diodes on a PCB? How close can you place them?

@Yucca:

No problem! 


@Super God

the SMS7630  diodes are about $.33 ea....but you get 2 in one package. I can only assume if you buy it by the reel, the price would be much less.

[PaulLowrance]

So, what would the cost of 2 million of the diodes as opposed to a chip of 2 million diodes?

Yikes, I wouldn't want to think how much a diode array consisting of 2 million *individual* diodes would cost. As far as a diode array chip consisting of one trillion microscopic diodes (10cm x 10cm chip with 100nm diode spacing) on a 10cm x 10cm would cost less than a 10cm x 10cm solar panel when mass produced. IOW, it will be dirt cheap!

Don't get me wrong. Although I'm confident it will work, I don't want to say with 100% certainty that a diode chip made of microscopic diodes will produce usable amounts of energy anytime soon. It's possible the first diode chip will produce usable energy, or it's possible it might require a lot of trial and error. I'm just basing this on my present diode array made with SMS7630 diodes and the mathematics of conventional physics.

Would it be possible to have a chip manufacturer custom make a chip for you?

Yes. That's very easy for modern technology.

More importantly, will the technology scale up?I would hate it if it was limited by a certain voltage, I guess it's my way of thinking.

It appears to be scalable. I've built two compact diode arrays, a 156 in-series and a 52 in-series. So far it appears to be scalable.

I can't see this thing producing 100 volts.

I have to pinch myself everyday in disbelief that I now have real legitimate "free energy" devices in the lab that have produced a DC voltage for 12 months now. It's a dream come true. Perhaps scientists said the same thing about solar cells. What an exciting moment it must have been to see the first solar cell produce over one volt DC. The day will come, soon, when the first diode array *will* produce over one volt DC. 


PL