piezoelectric energy

[lanca]

the idea is the couple of
us4658171  heat engine,Hawley  and the henson-gadget
silicium is cheap
antimony is cheap

[BushWacker]

For those of you who are interested in piezo technologies, here are some links to the latest developments. This device is called a "Transoner" it is said to be 10 times as efficient as conventional piezo crystals. Until just recently, this technology has been restricted to NASA and the U.S., military. In the last month or so it has become available to certain person's who meet their special requirements and wish to purchase a license to use and/or distribute this tech. I have tried, but they don't like me I guess. WAH WAH WAH!

Cheers,

J.D.


Transoner Licensing Web-Site:

Face Electronics
http://www.transoner.com/licenses.html#patent


Transoner pdf link:
http://kirkof.psu.edu/Banff%202004/Uchino%20PiezoTransformer.pdf


More transoner info - alternative site:
http://www.worldandi.com/newhome/public/2004/april/nspub1.asp

[BushWacker]

Hi Everyone,

    Here is some interesting information concerning new materials developments. I believe that to some extent there are some similarities between what is happening in the nanocrystaline core of the HOPE Generator.

Cheers,

Jim

New Source of Energy Using Nanotechnology



MU Researchers Develop New Source of Energy Using Nanotechnology
Reaction Can Occur in Microseconds on Surfaces as Small as Microchips
By Jeffrey Neu

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Countries across the world continue to search for new ways to create energy. As our current means for energy continue to deplete, thus making them more expensive to generate, governments are searching for new energy resources. Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia have developed a more efficient source of energy involving nano-scale particles that take only microseconds to create and can be developed on a surface as small as a microchip.

"This technology is considerably less expensive than existing chemical and physical processes," said Shubhra Gangopadhyay, professor of electrical engineering at MU. "It creates high amounts of mechanical and thermal energy and can convert that energy into electrical energy. So, the possibilities are endless in terms of what this energy can do."

The energy is developed using solid state energetic material consisting of fuel and oxidizer. The nano-engineered energetic material generates a tremendous amount of thermal and mechanical energy when ignited. Electric power is generated using the thermoelectric effect. The microfabricated devices coated with the energetic material are capable of producing tens of joules, which are units of energy, in the fraction of a second, which can be used for pulsed power applications or can be stored in charge storage devices for later use in portable electronics.

Power also is generated by converting mechanical energy produced by shock waves into electrical energy utilizing piezoelectric materials, which are materials where the positive and negative electrical charges are separated, but symmetrically distributed, so that the material overall is electrically neutral. MU researchers currently are working on the process to couple the thermoelectric and piezoelectric effect to produce energy on a single chip.

Gangopadhyay says there currently are no obstacles to overcome with the research. She points out that the process can be done on glass without affecting its surface and does not necessarily need electricity to start it. All that is needed is friction or impact.

The researchers currently are seeking a patent for this technology.

[Vortex1]

See my post    http://www.overunity.com/index.php/topic,120.msg59797.html#msg59797

You may find it interesting.........

[onthecuttingedge2005]

something I would like to try some day.

the piezoelectric sheet would 1/8 thick maybe 2'x4'ft rectangle shaped so the induction wave would cause the sheet to vibrate up and down on the ends to stress the crystal sheet and give off a high voltage spark.

Jerry