Energy interconversion power generation method using chemical reaction by admixture of gas emitting light by electrical discharge and good conductor

Abstract

To solve the problem that a conventional power supply such as a solar cell for generating electric power utilizing photoelectric effects uses a light source outside and cannot generate electric power in the night when the optical energy (light quantity) needed for power generation is unavailable.SOLUTION: A gas having material properties known as the interconversion effect of electrical energy and optical energy and a metal having high conductivity or a carbon-containing good conductor such as carbon allotrope are mixed. (The good conductor is processed into a powder or a liquid state and encapsulated, then the gas is filled in and sealed off.) This admixture is encapsulated in a power generation device and temporarily energized by an external power source or irradiated from an external power source. Then, this admixture undergoes interconversion of electrical energy and optical energy in an apparatus. The problem is solved by a power generation method utilizing the chemical reaction of the admixture of the gas that emits light upon contact of electrons due to electrical discharges and the good conductor.SELECTED DRAWING: None

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an application technology of the material properties of a gas that emits light when in contact with electrons. [Background technology]

[0002] Technology for gas-filled tubes such as fluorescent lamps and neon lamps, and high-intensity discharge lamps such as xenon lamps Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0003] Conventional photovoltaic power generation devices such as solar cells generate electricity by using the light energy of a light source outside the device, so there was a problem that they could not generate electricity when the light energy (amount of light) required for power generation was not available, such as at night or during rainy weather. [Means for solving the problem]

[0004] To address this issue, a gas (the type and amount used is not limited) that has the material property of converting between electrical energy and light energy is processed into a powder or solution and mixed in the appropriate amounts and ratios with a highly conductive metal such as copper or aluminum or a carbon-based good conductor such as carbon allotrope. (After the good conductor processed into a powder or solution is enclosed, the gas is enclosed and sealed.) This mixture is sealed in a power generation device, and electrical energy is temporarily supplied from an external power source (energized) or light energy is temporarily supplied from an external light source (irradiated). The mixture then enters a state in which light is emitted and electricity is generated simultaneously within the device (a state in which mutual conversion between electrical energy and light energy is taking place). This problem is solved by using a method of generating electricity that utilizes the chemical reaction (energy interconversion) of this "mixture of a gas that emits light when it comes into contact with electrons from a discharge and a good conductor."

Claims

1. A specific gas is sealed inside the device, and the light emission phenomenon occurs when electrons discharged from electrodes inside the device come into contact with the gas molecules. Devices that use this generated light as a light source for illumination or display are called gas-filled tubes or high-intensity discharge lamps (fluorescent lamps, neon tubes, xenon lamps, etc.). The gases used in these devices include Group 18 elements (helium neon, xenon, etc.), mercury vapor, nitrogen, etc., but there are other gases that emit light when discharged (comes into contact with electrons). (such as oxygen in the aurora borealis) The luminescence phenomenon of these gases means that the gases convert electrical energy into light energy. In other words, these gases have the material properties and laws of energy interconversion that allow them to convert electrical energy into light energy and light energy into electrical energy. "Various gases" with these material properties, "highly conductive metals such as copper and aluminum" or "good carbon-based conductors such as carbon allotropes" are processed into powder or solution form and sealed in the power generation device in appropriate amounts and ratios. (After filling the device with a powder or solution of a good conductor, a specific gas is filled in and the device is sealed to prevent the gas from escaping.) Then, electrical energy is temporarily supplied (energized) from an external power source, or light energy is temporarily supplied (irradiated) from an external light source. The mixture then enters a state in which light emission and electricity generation occur simultaneously within the device (a state in which electrical energy and light energy are mutually converted). This is a method of generating electricity by utilizing the chemical reaction (energy interconversion) of this "mixture of gas and good conductor that emits light when discharged (contacted with electrons)." (As long as the chemical composition of the substance in question is the same, there is no restriction on whether it is in a gaseous or liquid state. Even if a substance is in a gaseous state at room temperature, it may become liquid at low temperatures (e.g., liquid nitrogen). Therefore, it does not need to be in a gaseous state inside the power generation device.)

2. In the method described in claim 1, electricity is generated by a chemical reaction of the mixture (interconversion of electrical energy and light energy), but the chemical reaction occurring within the device does not result in 100% interconversion of electrical energy and light energy. Within the device, electrical energy is transferred to good conductors and circulated, with some of it being converted into thermal energy. The converted thermal energy is not converted into electrical energy within the mixture, and therefore the power generation efficiency (electrical energy generation efficiency) as a power source is reduced accordingly. To address this issue, substances with pyroelectric effects (the ability to convert electrical energy into thermal energy and vice versa), such as pyroelectrics, organic compounds, and earth and stone, are processed into powder or solution form and added to the original mixture (gas that emits light when discharged (contact with electrons) and a good conductor). This allows the thermal energy generated in the mixture to be converted into electrical energy, improving power generation efficiency (electrical energy generation efficiency). By incorporating a substance with this pyroelectric effect, a cycle is realized in which light energy and thermal energy are converted into electrical energy, and electrical energy is converted into light energy and thermal energy, thereby suppressing a decrease in the power generation efficiency (electrical energy generation efficiency) of the power generation device.

3. A power generation device or power supply using the method according to claim 1 or 2.

4. A lighting device and a light source using the method according to claim 1 or 2.

5. A display, a video output device, and a video projection device using the method according to claim 1 or 2.

6. A power generation facility, a means of transportation such as a passenger vehicle, defense equipment, a home appliance such as a TV, a computer, a communication device such as a mobile terminal, which uses the power generation device or power source according to claim 3, the lighting device or light source according to claim 4, the display, the video output device, or the video projection device according to claim 5.

7. Services and businesses using power generation equipment, power sources, lighting devices, light sources, displays, video output devices, and video projection devices as claimed in claim 6, as well as transportation such as passenger cars, defense equipment, home appliances such as TVs, and communication devices such as computers and mobile terminals.