Multilayer Droplet Energy Conversion for Continuous Power Output
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices that generate energy using liquid droplets output electrical energy discretely, making it difficult to use for operating ordinary loads or charging batteries, as they require continuous energy output.
Innovation Solution
A multilayer energy conversion module structure that includes a liquid storage module, droplet formation module, and energy conversion module, allowing droplets to be reused multiple times through vertical stacking and conversion, with an energy collection unit to convert discrete energy into a continuous flow for battery charging or load operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If a device uses temporary charge transfer when a falling droplet contacts and passes through it, then energy can be generated from the droplet, but the energy output is discrete and occurs only once per droplet
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements continuous energy output by collecting discrete energy from multiple droplets simultaneously through multiple energy conversion modules arranged in parallel, and by making droplets pass through multiple conversion stages (first energy conversion module, second energy conversion module) to generate energy repeatedly, thereby transforming discrete intermittent energy output into continuous energy supply
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a multilayer stacked structure where multiple energy conversion modules are vertically arranged in sequence. Droplets pass through each module in turn, undergoing repeated energy conversion. This nested arrangement allows a single droplet to generate energy multiple times as it sequentially contacts different modules, extending the duration of energy generation from one droplet
2Device complexity
If energy is output discretely once per droplet, then the device structure can be simple, but it is difficult to use the electrical energy for operation of ordinary loads or charging of batteries
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple energy conversion modules and droplet formation modules into an integrated multilayer stacked structure. This merging of components enables the system to provide continuous energy output that can drive ordinary loads and charge batteries, while maintaining structural compactness through vertical stacking
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-layer horizontal arrangement to a multilayer vertical stacked structure. By adding the vertical dimension, the system achieves continuous energy output and improved adaptability without significantly increasing the horizontal footprint, thus maintaining relative structural simplicity while enhancing energy usability
3Productivity
If multiple energy conversion modules are stacked vertically to reuse droplets, then continuous energy can be generated from one droplet, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses vertical stacking of multiple energy conversion modules in the height dimension, allowing droplets to pass through multiple conversion stages sequentially. This vertical arrangement enables one droplet to generate energy multiple times (increasing productivity) while occupying minimal horizontal space, thus managing complexity through spatial optimization
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the energy conversion system into multiple independent but coordinated modules stacked vertically. Each module can function as a separate energy conversion unit, and the segmented structure allows for modular assembly and maintenance, managing overall system complexity through functional decomposition
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient production of continuous electrical energy from a single droplet by reusing it multiple times, facilitating efficient operation of loads and battery charging.
Implementation Method 1
a droplet formation module provided with a plurality of nozzles to transform the liquid stored in the liquid storage module into droplets and drop the droplets
Implementation Method 2
an energy conversion module provided with a plurality of energy conversion devices to output electrical energy through contact with the falling droplets
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a continuous energy generation apparatus using liquid including an energy conversion block, which includes a liquid storage module configured to at least temporarily store liquid, a droplet formation module provided with a plurality of nozzles to transform the liquid stored in the liquid storage module into droplets and drop the droplets, and an energy conversion module provided with a plurality of energy conversion devices to output electrical energy through contact with the falling droplets. Because one falling droplet enables production of energy multiple times while passing through the plurality of energy conversion devices, energy is efficiently produced using the droplet.