Electrical generator or motor structure – Dynamoelectric – Conducting fluid
Patent
1978-05-18
1981-06-23
Duggan, Donovan F.
Electrical generator or motor structure
Dynamoelectric
Conducting fluid
331 945P, 331DIG1, H02N 402
Patent
active
042753180
ABSTRACT:
A method for converting radiative energy, such as coherent laser radiation or non-coherent solar radiation, to electrical energy using a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) electrode system comprises the steps of: (1) forming a magnetic pinching field for and directing moving charged particles through the MHD electrode 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 and 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 ellipsoidal 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 enclosure, and radiative energy is directed through the enclosure along the longitudinal axis. Apparatus for practicing this method is also described.
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