KR102351104B1 - Power generation system using proton boron nuclear reaction - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a power generation system using a proton-boron nuclear ^{reaction, inducing a nuclear reaction between a proton (p) and boron ( 11} B) using electrolysis, and transferring the energy generated through the nuclear reaction to a medium to generate thermal energy a proton-boron reactor that transforms into and a turbine in which the medium discharged from the proton-boron reactor drives a rotary blade to convert thermal energy into kinetic energy.

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Power generation system using proton-boron nuclear reaction {POWER GENERATION SYSTEM USING PROTON BORON NUCLEAR REACTION}

The present invention relates to a power generation system using a proton-boron nuclear reaction, and more particularly, to a power generation system capable of producing energy without radiation risk based on a proton-boron nuclear reaction using electrolysis.

A power generation system is a system that generates electricity based on energy resources existing in the natural world. Coal-fired energy, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and the like are used as major energy sources for such a power generation system.

However, in the case of coal-fired energy, there is a problem in that resources are limited and environmental pollution such as greenhouse gases occurs. In the case of nuclear energy, there is a problem that resources are limited and environmental pollution such as radiation and radioactive waste occurs. On the other hand, in the case of renewable energy, unlike coal-fired power and nuclear energy, it does not cause environmental pollution, but it is dependent on regional and climate characteristics and has a problem in that it is difficult to become a demand-responsive energy. Therefore, there is a need to develop a new energy source that does not cause environmental pollution while being abundant in resources existing in the natural world.

As such a new energy source, a proton-boron 11 nuclear reaction using hydrogen (H) and boron (B) widely present in nature can be considered. The proton-boron 11 nuclear reaction generates three alpha particles and an energy of 8.7 MeV. In general, alpha particles are treated as radiation, but their penetrating ability can be completely shielded with only thin paper, so the risk of alpha particles in terms of human exposure is negligible. Therefore, the proton-boron 11 nuclear reaction was considered as a new energy source that can minimize radiation in fusion power research.

However, in fusion power generation, the proton-boron reaction worsens the plasma confinement effect, and has a serious disadvantage that the fusion reaction can be maintained only in an ultra-high temperature environment of 1.6 billion Kelvin (K) or more. Therefore, there is a need for a new power generation method capable of inducing a proton-boron 11 nuclear reaction rather than such a nuclear fusion power generation method.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims to solve the above and other problems. Another object of the present invention is to provide a power generation system capable of inducing a nuclear reaction between protons and boron using electrolysis.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a power generation system capable of inducing a nuclear reaction between protons and boron by manufacturing an anode by mixing boron with a metal having a hydrogen affinity, and using this cathode as a nuclear reaction fuel.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a power generation system that converts energy generated through a proton-boron nuclear reaction into thermal energy and converts thermal energy into electrical energy through a power generation cycle.

According to one aspect of the present invention in order to achieve the above or other objects, proton-boron inducing a nuclear reaction between protons and boron using electrolysis, and transferring the energy generated through the nuclear reaction to a medium to convert it into thermal energy reactor; and a turbine in which the medium discharged from the proton-boron reactor drives a rotary blade to convert thermal energy into kinetic energy.

More preferably, the power generation system, the turbine and the shaft connected to the rotational drive, characterized in that it further comprises a generator for converting the kinetic energy received from the turbine into electrical energy. In addition, the power generation system is connected to the shaft and rotates the turbine, and based on the kinetic energy received from the turbine, it further comprises a compressor for compressing the gas medium to be injected into the proton-boron reactor.

More preferably, the power generation system, characterized in that it further comprises a cooler for cooling the medium that has passed through the turbine. Air, water (H ₂ O), hydrogen (H ₂ ), carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) and At least one of supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO _{2 ) is used.}

More preferably, the medium used in the power generation system is air, oxygen (O ₂ ), nitrogen (N ₂ ), helium (He), argon (Ar), carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) and supercritical carbon dioxide (S— CO ₂ ) It is characterized in that it comprises at least one of. In addition, the proton-boron reactor, characterized in that it further comprises a helium separator for discharging the helium gas generated through the nuclear reaction between the proton and boron.

More preferably, the proton-boron reactor includes a chamber in which a proton-boron nuclear reaction takes place, an aqueous electrolyte solution accommodated by the chamber, at least one cathode mounted in the chamber, at least one anode mounted in the chamber, and the and one or more heat exchangers for transferring the thermal energy generated in the chamber to the medium on the power generation cycle. Here, the heat exchanger is characterized in that it transfers the heat energy absorbed from the aqueous electrolyte solution to the medium on the power generation cycle.

More preferably, the proton-boron reactor is characterized in that the aqueous electrolyte solution is electrolyzed to separate water molecules (H ₂ O) into H ⁺ ions and OH ⁻ ions. ^{In addition, when hydrogen ions (H +} ) generated through electrolysis in the proton-boron reactor continue to penetrate into the cathode lattice and increase in density, the hydrogen ions (H ⁺ ) are the boron present in the cathode. It is characterized by causing a proton-boron nuclear reaction by colliding with atoms.

More preferably, the negative electrode is characterized in that the alloy having a hydrogen affinity mixed with boron. Here, the metal having the hydrogen affinity is characterized in that any one of nickel (Ni), palladium (Pd), titanium (Ti), or platinum (Pt). The anode is characterized in that it is formed of any one of graphite (C), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), tungsten (W), ruthenium (Ru), or iridium (Ir). In addition, the aqueous electrolyte solution, calcium carbonate (Ca ₂ CO ₃ ), potassium carbonate (K ₂ CO ₃ ), and sodium hydrogen carbonate (NaHCO ₃ ) It is characterized in that it includes at least one.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a chamber in which a nuclear reaction between protons and boron is made; an aqueous electrolyte solution accommodated by the chamber; at least one cathode mounted in a first region inside the chamber and at least one anode mounted in a second region inside the chamber; and one or more heat exchangers for transferring the proton-boron nuclear reaction energy generated in the chamber to a medium on a power generation cycle.

The effect of the power generation system using the proton-boron nuclear reaction according to embodiments of the present invention will be described as follows.

According to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, the gas medium to which the heat source generated through the proton-boron nuclear reaction is transferred as it is is repeatedly cycled through the power generation cycle, thereby remarkably improving the power generation efficiency compared to the conventional power generation system and , there is an advantage in that the occurrence of environmental pollution such as radiation and greenhouse gases can be minimized.

In addition, according to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, compared to a conventional nuclear power plant, the proton-boron reactor has advantages in that it is simple to manufacture, and the power generation system can be constructed in a short time because the initial capital is small.

In addition, according to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, since the power generation scale is not large and radiation shielding does not need to be considered, there is an advantage that it can be constructed in the city center or remote areas.

In addition, according to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, there is an advantage that protons required for the proton-boron nuclear reaction can be continuously supplied by electrolyzing the aqueous electrolyte solution present in the proton-boron reactor.

However, the effects achievable by the power generation system using the proton-boron nuclear reaction according to the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned above are the technology to which the present invention belongs from the description below. It will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.

1 and 2 are views showing the overall configuration of a power generation system using a proton-boron nuclear reaction according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a diagram referenced to explain a nuclear reaction between protons and boron 11;
4 is a configuration diagram showing a proton-boron reactor according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a view referenced to explain a process for manufacturing an anode according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a view illustrating a process in which hydrogen ions permeate into a cathode during electrolysis;
7 is a view for explaining a proton-boron nuclear reaction in a cold fusion method;
8 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a power generation system using a proton-boron nuclear reaction.

In describing the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, if it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known technologies may obscure the gist of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the accompanying drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, and the technical idea disclosed herein is not limited by the accompanying drawings, and all changes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention , should be understood to include equivalents or substitutes.

The present invention proposes a power generation system capable of inducing a nuclear reaction between protons and boron 11 using electrolysis. In addition, the present invention proposes a power generation system capable of inducing a nuclear reaction between protons and boron 11 by manufacturing an anode by mixing boron with a metal that absorbs hydrogen well, and using such a cathode. In addition, the present invention proposes a power generation system that converts energy generated through a proton-boron nuclear reaction into thermal energy and converts thermal energy into electrical energy through a power generation cycle. Hereinafter, in the present specification, for convenience of description, the 'proton-boron 11 nuclear reaction' will be briefly referred to as a 'proton-boron nuclear reaction'.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 are diagrams showing the overall configuration of a power generation system using a proton-boron nuclear reaction according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the power generation system 100 using a proton-boron nuclear reaction (hereinafter, for convenience of description, referred to as a 'proton-boron power generation system') is a proton-boron reactor 110, a turbine 120. , a generator 130 , a cooler 140 , a compressor 150 and a heat transfer medium 160 , and the like. Meanwhile, although not shown in the drawings, the proton-boron power generation system 100 may further include a control device capable of controlling overall operations of the devices 110 to 150 constituting the power generation system.

The proton-boron power generation system 100 may convert energy generated through a proton-boron nuclear reaction into thermal energy, and convert thermal energy into electrical energy using a power cycle.

The proton-boron reactor 110 is generated in the chamber 111, the aqueous electrolyte solution 112 accommodated in the chamber 111, one or more electrodes 113 and 114 mounted in the chamber 111, and the chamber 111 It may include a heat exchanger 115 that transfers the generated thermal energy to a heat transfer medium 160 on a power generation cycle, and the like.

The proton-boron reactor 110 may generate an atomic nuclear reaction between the proton (p) and the boron ( ^{11 B) using electrolysis.} That is, hydrogen ions (ie, protons) generated through electrolysis continue to penetrate into the cathode lattice ^{and collide with boron atoms ( 11} B), thereby inducing a cold fusion type proton-boron nuclear reaction. can

The nuclear reaction between protons (p) and boron ( ¹¹ B) generates energy of three alpha particles (ie, helium particles) and 8.7 MeV (Mega electron volts), as shown in the following reaction equation. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, hydrogen ions (ie, protons) generated through electrolysis ^{collide with boron atoms ( 11} B) composed of 5 protons and 6 neutrons to initiate a nuclear reaction. causes As a product of this nuclear reaction, three helium particles (He) and an energy of 8.7 MeV are generated.

Here, alpha particles are treated as radiation, but their penetrating ability can be completely shielded with only thin paper, so the risk of alpha particles in terms of exposure of the human body is almost negligible. Since boron 11 ( ¹¹ B) occupies more than 80% of the total boron, the amount of resources present in the natural world is very abundant, and thus attractive as a new energy resource is sufficient.

The heat transfer medium 160 used in the proton-boron power generation system 100 may include any type of medium capable of absorbing energy generated through a proton-boron nuclear reaction and converting it into thermal energy.

A supercritical fluid may be used as the heat transfer medium 160 . A supercritical fluid refers to a fluid at a point in time when a liquid and a gas cannot be distinguished after reaching a state beyond the critical temperature and critical pressure. The density of molecules is close to that of a liquid, but the viscosity is low and thus has a property close to that of a gas.

As an example of the supercritical fluid, supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO ₂ ) may be used. Carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) becomes supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO ₂ ) at a critical temperature and a critical pressure or higher. Supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO ₂ ) has a characteristic of high density and low viscosity at the same time. That is, supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO ₂ ) has a high density gas characteristic. Due to these supercritical properties, supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO ₂ ) can be used as a heat transfer medium.

In addition, as the heat transfer medium 160 _{, a gas medium such as air, oxygen (O 2} ), nitrogen (N ₂ ), helium (He), argon (Ar), carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ), etc. may be used, and must be Not limited. Meanwhile, in the present specification, for convenience of description, the use of a gas medium as a heat transfer medium will be exemplified and described.

The proton-boron reactor 110 may transfer energy generated through the proton-boron nuclear reaction to the gas medium 160 on the power generation cycle using the heat exchanger 115 . The high-temperature/high-pressure gas medium 160 that has absorbed heat energy through the heat exchanger 115 is input to the turbine 120 .

The turbine 120 may convert the high-temperature/high-pressure gas medium 160 output from the proton-boron reactor 110 into mechanical energy by applying an impulse or reaction force to the rotor blades of the turbine 120 while expanding.

The turbine 120, like the compressor 150, has two types, an axial flow type and a centrifugal type, and the use thereof is divided according to the power generation capacity. In this embodiment, the turbine 120 may use a multi-stage axial flow type, but is not limited thereto. The basic structure of a multi-stage axial flow turbine is composed of a stator blade that creates an incremental flow and a rotor blade that converts it into rotational energy.

Mechanical energy obtained through the turbine 120 is supplied as energy required to compress the gas medium 160 in the compressor 150 , and the rest is supplied as energy required to produce electricity in the generator 130 .

The generator 130 is connected to the turbine 120 and a shaft (or a rotor, 170) to rotate and drive. The generator 130 may generate electricity by converting the mechanical energy supplied from the turbine 120 into electrical energy. As the generator 130, any one of a DC generator and an AC generator may be used, and more preferably, an AC generator may be used.

The cooler 140 may perform a function of cooling the high-temperature gas medium 160 that has passed through the turbine 120 . In addition, the cooler 140 may perform a function of cooling the blade device of the turbine 120 .

As a cooling method of the cooler 140 , an air cooling type or a water cooling type may be used, but is not limited thereto. In addition, as the refrigerant of the cooler 140, air, water (H ₂ O), hydrogen (H ₂ ), carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) _, supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO ₂ ), etc. may be used, but is not limited thereto .

The cooler 140 may include a cross-flow recuperator (cold/hot current exchanges heat through a separate wall) or a regenerator (a matrix-type structure that absorbs and excludes heat), etc. have.

The compressor 150 compresses the gas medium 160 that has passed through the cooler 140 using the mechanical energy provided from the turbine 120 , and converts the compressed high-pressure gas medium 160 into the proton-boron reactor 110 . ) can be provided.

As the compressor 150, an axial compressor or a centrifugal compressor may be used, and more preferably, an axial compressor may be used. At this time, the compressor 150 is connected to the turbine 120 and a shaft (or a rotor, 170 ) to rotate and drive. The compressor 150 may be composed of one or more rotor blades that rotate to provide energy to the fluid, and one or more stator blades that increase the pressure by decelerating the fluid.

As such, the gas medium 160 generates energy while sequentially circulating the proton-boron reactor 110 , the turbine 120 , the generator 130 , the cooler 140 , and the compressor 150 , which is a power generation cycle.

As described above, the power generation system using the proton-boron nuclear reaction is a closed loop system in which the gas medium to which the heat source generated through the proton-boron nuclear reaction is delivered is repeatedly cycled through the power generation cycle to produce electricity (Closed Loop System) ), it is possible to significantly improve the power generation efficiency compared to the conventional commercial power generation system, and to minimize the occurrence of environmental pollution such as radiation and greenhouse gases.

In addition, the power generation system using the proton-boron nuclear reaction has advantages in that the production of the proton-boron reactor is simple and the initial capital is small, so that the power generation system can be constructed in a short time compared to the conventional nuclear power plant. In addition, since the scale of power generation is not large and radiation shielding does not need to be considered, it has the advantage of being able to be built in downtown or remote areas.

4 is a configuration diagram showing a proton-boron reactor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the proton-boron reactors 110 and 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention may induce a nuclear reaction between ^{the protons p and the boron 11 B using electrolysis, and a heat exchanger} can be used to transfer the energy generated through the proton-boron nuclear reaction to the gas medium in the power generation cycle.

This proton-boron reactor 400 includes a chamber 410, an aqueous electrolyte solution 420 accommodated by the chamber 410, one or more cathodes 430 and one or more anodes (cathodes 430) mounted in the chamber 410 ( an anode 440 , one or more heat exchangers 450 that transfer thermal energy generated in the chamber 410 to the gas medium on a power generation cycle, and the like.

Meanwhile, although not shown in the drawings, the proton-boron reactor 400 may include a gas exhaust for separating helium gas (He) generated through a proton-boron nuclear reaction and a gas generated through electrolysis. have. In addition, the proton-boron reactor 400 may include a power supply for supplying DC power required for electrolysis to the electrodes 430 and 440 . The power supply may control the amount of electrolysis by controlling the DC power applied to the electrode.

When the power applied to the electrodes 430 and 440 through the power supply is cut off, electrolysis no longer occurs inside the chamber 410, and thus hydrogen ions are not generated, thereby proton-boron reaction The proton-boron nuclear reaction occurring in the furnace 400 is stopped. Therefore, when an unexpected accident occurs or an emergency stop is required, by cutting off the power applied to the electrodes 430 and 440, the generation of the heat source in the power generation system can be safely stopped.

The chamber 410 is a reactor for inducing a nuclear reaction between the protons (p) and the boron ( ^{11 B) using electrolysis.} The chamber 410 may be formed of a material that can withstand energy generated through a proton-boron nuclear reaction. For example, as the material of the chamber 410, iron (Fe), aluminum (Al), nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), tungsten (W), stainless steel (stainless steel) or alloys thereof, etc. may be used. have. In addition, as a material of the chamber 410, glass, plastic fiber, or glass-reinforced fiber may be used, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

The chamber 410 may be configured in various three-dimensional shapes suitable for proton-boron nuclear reaction, such as a polyhedral shape, a cylindrical shape, a spherical shape, a dome shape, and the like. Hereinafter, in this embodiment, the chamber 410 will be described on the assumption that it has a 'T' shape.

The chamber 410 may be configured to be connected to two heat exchangers 450 . For example, the first heat exchanger may be connected to the upper left side of the chamber 410 , and the second heat exchanger may be connected to the upper right side of the chamber 410 .

The aqueous electrolyte solution 420 may be filled in the chamber 410 . The aqueous electrolyte solution 420 may include calcium carbonate (Ca ₂ CO ₃ ), potassium carbonate (K ₂ CO ₃ ), or sodium hydrogen carbonate (NaHCO ₃ ), but is not necessarily limited thereto.

The aqueous electrolyte solution 420 that has absorbed the nuclear reaction energy in the lower region of the chamber 410 becomes lighter in density and moves upward, and transfers thermal energy to the heat exchanger 450 located in the upper region of the chamber 410 . will do The aqueous electrolyte solution 420 that has lost thermal energy through the heat exchanger 450 has a density again and moves to the lower region of the chamber 410 . The aqueous electrolyte solution 420 may transfer thermal energy to the heat exchanger 450 while repeating this cycle process.

As shown in FIG. 4 , when DC power is applied to the electrodes 430 and 440 to electrolyze the aqueous electrolyte solution 420 , water molecules (H ₂ O) in ^{the aqueous solution 420 are H +} ions and OH ⁻ Separated into ions, H ⁺ ions move to the cathode 430 and OH ⁻ ions move to the anode 440 . As described above, the hydrogen ions (ie, protons) generated through the electrolysis move to the cathode 430 to induce a cold fusion type proton-boron nuclear reaction. The aqueous electrolyte solution 420 may absorb energy generated through a proton-boron nuclear reaction while circulating inside the chamber 410 and transfer it to the heat exchanger 450 .

In the present invention, by electrolyzing water molecules (H ₂ O) of the aqueous electrolyte solution 420 , protons-protons required for the boron nuclear reaction can be continuously supplied. Here, a proton is one of the elementary particles constituting an atomic nucleus together with a neutron, and has a positive (+) charge. Protons can change the properties of matter or create new matter according to their speed and/or their energy.

One or more cathodes 430 may be disposed in a vertical direction in a lower region of the chamber 410 . The cathode 430 may be an alloy made by mixing boron (B) with a metal that absorbs hydrogen well (ie, a metal having a hydrogen affinity). As the metal having the hydrogen affinity, nickel (Ni), palladium (Pd), titanium (Ti), platinum (Pt), or the like may be used, but is not limited thereto. The mixing ratio of the metal material having hydrogen affinity and boron may be selected so that the energy yield is maximized by repeating the simulation process several times.

5 is a view for explaining a process for manufacturing an anode according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5 , a negative electrode (Pd-B alloy, 530) may be manufactured by mixing palladium (Pd, 510), which is a metal that absorbs hydrogen, and boron (B, 520), which is a non-metal element. Here, since the boron atom 525 is smaller than the palladium atom 515 , the boron atom 525 entering the palladium metal 510 exists as an interstitial impurity rather than a substitutional impurity. Accordingly, in the Pd-B alloy 530 , the boron atoms 525 are positioned between the palladium atoms 515 forming the crystal structure.

6 is a diagram illustrating a process in which hydrogen ions permeate into a cathode during electrolysis. As shown in FIG. 6 , _{hydrogen ions 540 generated by electrolyzing water (H 2} O) of the aqueous electrolyte solution move toward the cathode 530 . When the hydrogen ions 540 continue to penetrate into the cathode lattice and increase in density, the hydrogen ions 540 collide with the boron atoms 525 present in the cathode lattice to cause a proton-boron nuclear reaction. do. This proton-boron nuclear reaction is a method of nuclear fusion by gradually increasing the density of chemically bonded materials, and is called Chemonuclear Reaction, Pycnonuclear Reaction, or Cold fusion reaction. The nuclear fusion method focuses on the principle of attaching two atoms that will cause a nuclear fusion reaction at room temperature to be as close together as possible through a chemical bond.

7 is a view for explaining a proton-boron nuclear reaction in a cold fusion method. As shown in FIG. 7 , hydrogen ions (ie, protons, 710) generated by electrolysis of _{water (H 2} ^{O) collide with boron atoms 11} B and 730 present in the cathode lattice to proton - May cause boron nuclear reactions. This proton-boron nuclear reaction generates three alpha particles (ie, helium particles, 720) and an energy of 8.7 MeV.

Referring back to FIG. 4 , one or more anodes 440 may be disposed in a horizontal direction in the middle region of the chamber 410 . As a material of the anode 440, graphite (C), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), tungsten (W), ruthenium (Ru), or iridium (Ir) may be used, but is not limited thereto.

The heat exchanger 450 may be connected to the chamber 410 to absorb thermal energy from the aqueous electrolyte solution 420 and transfer it to the gas medium in the power generation cycle. The aqueous electrolyte solution 420 that has passed through the heat exchanger 450 is cooled to increase its density, thereby moving in the lower direction of the chamber 410 . In the lower region of the chamber 410 , the aqueous electrolyte solution 420 , which has obtained the proton-boron nuclear reaction energy, has a reduced density, and thus moves to the upper direction of the chamber 410 . The aqueous electrolyte solution 420 moved to the upper region of the chamber 410 transfers thermal energy to the gas medium in the power generation cycle through the heat exchanger 450 .

8 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a power generation system using a proton-boron nuclear reaction.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the proton-boron power generation system is a power generation system having a closed loop cycle, and may include a proton boron reactor, a turbine, a generator, a cooler, a compressor, and a control device. Hereinafter, in this embodiment, the control device may control the overall operation of the power generation system using the proton-boron nuclear reaction.

When preparation for electrolysis in the proton-boron reactor is completed, the control device may start the operation of the proton-boron power generation system according to a control command of a system operator, etc. (S810).

_{In the proton boron reactor, water molecules (H 2} O) ^{may be separated into H +} ions and OH ⁻ ions by electrolyzing the aqueous electrolyte solution according to a control command from the control device (S820). ^{Here, H +} ions generated by electrolysis of water (H ₂ O) move in the cathode direction, and OH ⁻ ions move in the anode direction.

The proton-boron reactor may induce a cold fusion-type proton-boron nuclear reaction using hydrogen ions (ie, protons) generated through electrolysis ( S830 ). That is, when hydrogen ions generated through electrolysis continue to penetrate into the cathode lattice and increase in density, the corresponding hydrogen ions collide with boron atoms (B) present in the cathode lattice, causing a proton-boron nuclear reaction. .

Meanwhile, the compressor may compress the gas medium to pass through the heat exchanger in the proton boron reactor according to a control command from the control device ( S840 ). As a gas medium passing through the heat exchanger, air, oxygen (O ₂ ), nitrogen (N ₂ ), helium (He), argon (Ar), carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ), etc. may be used, but is not limited thereto .

The proton-boron reactor may use a heat exchanger to transfer energy generated through the proton-boron nuclear reaction to the gas medium in the power generation cycle (S850). The high-temperature/high-pressure gas medium that has absorbed heat energy through the heat exchanger is input to the turbine.

The turbine may convert the high-temperature/high-pressure gas medium passing through the proton-boron reactor into mechanical energy by applying an impulse or reaction force to the rotor blades of the turbine according to a control command from the control device (S860). The mechanical energy obtained through the turbine is supplied as the energy required to compress the gas medium in the compressor, and the rest is supplied as the energy required to generate electricity in the generator.

The generator may generate electricity by converting the mechanical energy supplied from the turbine into electrical energy according to a control command of the control device. When the generator is a DC generator, DC power may be produced, and if the generator is an AC generator, AC power may be produced.

The cooler may cool the hot gas medium passing through the turbine according to a control command of the control device. In addition, the cooler may cool the blade device of the turbine (S870).

Thereafter, the control device may repeatedly perform the above-described operations of steps 820 to 870 until the operation of the power generation system is terminated according to the control command of the system operator.

The present invention described above is not limited by the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and it is common in the technical field to which the present invention pertains that various substitutions, modifications and changes are possible without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be clear to those who have the knowledge of

100: proton-boron power generation system 110: proton boron reactor
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Claims (7)

a proton-boron reactor for inducing a nuclear reaction between protons and boron using electrolysis, and converting the energy generated through the nuclear reaction into a medium to convert it into thermal energy; and
and a turbine in which the medium discharged from the proton-boron reactor drives a rotary blade to convert thermal energy into kinetic energy;
The proton-boron reactor includes a chamber, an aqueous electrolyte solution accommodated in the chamber, and one or more cathodes and anodes mounted inside the chamber,
The negative electrode is composed of a material in which boron is mixed with a metal having a hydrogen affinity, and the boron has an atom size smaller than that of the metal having a hydrogen affinity and is present as an interstitial impurity in the metal having a hydrogen affinity. Power generation system using proton-boron nuclear reaction. According to claim 1,
The proton-boron reactor further comprises one or more heat exchangers for transferring the thermal energy generated in the chamber to a medium on the power generation cycle. According to claim 1,
The aqueous electrolyte solution, circulating inside the chamber according to its density change, characterized in that the transfer of thermal energy to the heat exchanger disposed on the upper portion of the chamber - a power generation system using a boron nuclear reaction. According to claim 1,
The proton-boron reaction furnace, a proton-boron nuclear reaction, characterized in that the electrolysis of the aqueous electrolyte solution to separate water molecules (H ₂ O) into H ⁺ ions and OH ^{- ions.} 5. The method of claim 4,
When the hydrogen ions (H ⁺ ) generated through the electrolysis continue to penetrate into the inside of the cathode lattice and increase in density, the hydrogen ions (H ⁺ ) collide with boron atoms present inside the anode and proton-boron A power generation system using a proton-boron nuclear reaction, characterized in that it causes a nuclear reaction. According to claim 1,
The metal having the hydrogen affinity includes at least one of nickel (Ni), palladium (Pd), titanium (Ti), and platinum (Pt). The method of claim 1,
The anode comprises at least one of graphite (C), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), tungsten (W), ruthenium (Ru), and iridium (Ir) - Power generation system using boron nuclear reaction .

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