Patent SG-11201806172V-A (SG)
Title: Thermophotovoltaic electrical power generator
Inventor: MILLS RANDELL
IPC: G21B3/00
Filed: 2017-01-18
Abstract: WO 17127 / 447 Al (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/127447 Al 27 July 2017 (27.07.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: G21B 1/00 (2006.01) G21B 3/00 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/013972 (22) International Filing Date: 18 January 2017 (18.01.2017) (72) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/280,300 19 January 2016 (19.01.2016) US 62/298,431 22 February 2016 (22.02.2016) US 62/311,896 22 March 2016 (22.03.2016) US 62/317,230 1 April 2016 (01.04.2016) US 62/318,694 5 April 2016 (05.04.2016) US 62/326,527 22 April 2016 (22.04.2016) US 62/338,041 18 May 2016 (18.05.2016) US 62/342,774 27 May 2016 (27.05.2016) US 62/353,426 22 June 2016 (22.06.2016) US 62/355,313 27 June 2016 (27.06.2016) US 62/364,192 19 July 2016 (19.07.2016) US 62/368,121 28 July 2016 (28.07.2016) US 62/380,301 26 August 2016 (26.08.2016) US 62/385,872 9 September 2016 (09.09.2016) US 62/411,398 21 October 2016 (21.10.2016) US 62/434,331 14 December 2016 (14.12.2016) US 62/446,256 13 January 2017 (13.01.2017) US (71) Applicant: BRILLIANT LIGHT POWER, INC. [US/US]; 493 Old Trenton Road, Cranbury, NJ 08512 (US). Inventor: MILLS, Randell, Lee; 115 Cooper Hawk Drive, Coatesville, PA 19320 (US). (74) Agent: SWEET, Mark, D.; Finnegan, Henderson, Fara- bow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, 901 New York Avenue, NM., Washington, DC 20001 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATOR (57) : A molten metal fuel to plasma to electricity power source that provides at least one of electrical and thermal power comprising (i) at least one reaction cell for the catalysis of atomic hydrogen to form hydrinos, (ii) a chemical fuel mixture comprising at least two components chosen from: a source of H2O catalyst or H2O catalyst; a source of atomic hydrogen or atomic hydrogen; reactants to form the source of H2O catalyst or H2O catalyst and a source of atomic hydrogen or atomic hydrogen; and a molten metal to cause the fuel to be highly conductive, (iii) a fuel injection system comprising an electromagnetic pump, (iv) at least one set of electrodes that confine the fuel and an electrical power source that provides repetitive short bursts of low-voltage, high-current electrical energy to initiate rapid kinetics of the hydrino reaction and an energy gain due to forming hydrinos to form a brilliant-light emitting plasma, (v) a product recovery system such as at least one of an electrode electromagnetic pump recovery system and a gravity recovery system, (vi) a source of H2O vapor supplied to the plasma and (vii) a power converter capable of converting the high-power light output of the cell into electricity such as a concentrated solar power thermophotovoltaic device and a visible and infrared transparent window or a plurality of ultraviolet (UV) photovoltaic cells or a plurality of photoelectric cells, and a UV win - dow. 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111011101110101110111011101111111111111110111111 WO 2017/127447 Al 1#11101MOMOIMIIMMEMOMOHMEDIMMOVOIS GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))