Patent Publication Number: US-2022216485-A1

Title: Power generation and energy storage in thermal batteries

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The invention seeks to improve the operation of electrical equipment by providing a power source utilizing excess heat from operation of an heat engine or the environment or energy sent in to avoid the use of expensive batteries and charging and increase the operation of the equipment. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The process of generation power from a chemical energy source produces power to do the necessary work and excess heat that must be moved way from the generator to allow the process to continue. This invention takes the excess heat directly from the heat source or indirectly through heat in the environment to produce electrical power necessary for the operation on machines. The invention produces thermal batteries to generate power and store the energy to continue the operation. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION 
     The invention consists of an electrical connector shown in label  1  in drawing  1  and outer case in  2 , the electricity generator  3 , conductor storage  1  in  4 , and conductor storage  2  in  5 . The machine takes energy from one side to the other through the case and converts it to electricity in the electrical generator using thermoelectric plates, piezoelectric material, heat engine with generator attached, or turbogenerator powered by the difference in temperatures. 
     An example is taking the place of the battery in a telephone. The heat from the person moves through the temperature gradient between them and the outside environment do produce electricity in the thermoelectric plates or generator and power the telephone. The second claim would add storage like an ice pack to one side to increase the production. In the third claim circulating water or external higher voltage power would connected to change the battery to a plug to allow for continuous operation. The mode could be used to power portable equipment in continuous operation without having to change batteries.