H - Electricity – 02 – K
Patent
H - Electricity
02
K
322/1, 322/37
H02K 44/08 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1130859
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING SOLAR RADIATION TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY ABSTRACT A method for converting radiative energy, such as coherent laser radiation or non-coherent solar radia tion, to electrical energy using a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) electrode system comprises the steps of: (1) form- ing a magnetic pinching field for directing moving charged particles through the MHD elec- trode system; (2) supplying an ionizable working substance within the magnetic pinching field; and (3) applying radiative energy to the working substance in order to produce moving charged particles therefrom, whereby the moving charged particles are directed through the MHD electrode system for generating electrical energy. Residual radiative energy and recombined working substance are recycled in a fully enclosed system. In one preferred embodiment, the magnetic pinching field is formed along the major axis of an ellipsoidal reflecting surface, and the radiative energy is focused at the foci of the ellip- soidal surface with the consequence that the reflected - energy is repeatedly focused at the foci. In another preferred embodiment, the magnetic field is formed along the longitudinal axis of an elongated enclosurer and radiative energy is directed through the enclosure along the longitudinal axis. Apparatus for practicing this method is also described.
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Duncan Fred A.
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt Llp
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