WO2018122566A1

WO2018122566A1 - Method and installation for photonic storage of energy

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Publication number: WO2018122566A1
Application number: PCT/IB2016/001816
Authority: WO
Inventors: Alexandru MUŞAT
Original assignee: Photonic Storage S.R.L.
Priority date: 2016-12-27
Filing date: 2016-12-27
Publication date: 2018-07-05

Abstract

The invention refers to a method and installation for storing energy as photonic radiation, destined to the subsequent use thereof, whether it is obtained from classical or renewable (solar, wind, electromagnetic, chemical, tidal, etc.) sources, being an ecological energy storage. The installation for storing energy as photonic radiation removes the disadvantages of the known technical solutions, as it has the following stages and the following deployment order: • a). The energy is taken over from a classical or unconventional source (SE) • b) The energy is converted by an photonic generator, a high efficiency laser, Fiber Laser type (FL) in a monochrome photonic radiation. • c) From the laser (FL), through an optical fiber cable (OP1), the energy of the photonic radiation is sent to a photonic accumulator (PA). • d) The energy is stored in a photonic accumulator (PA) as a monochrome photonic radiation. The photonic accumulator (PA) is a solid environment allowing the propagation, without attenuation, of the used photonic radiation. This solid environment can be a solid, homogeneous body, with a regulated internal structure, presented as spherical glass balloons or other shapes. The photonic accumulator (PA) can be a solid body with a multilayer coating, or an optical fiber coil. It must assure, by its shape, the total reflection of the used photonic radiation. • e) In order to convert the monochrome photonic radiation energy into thermal, light or reusable electric energy, the photonic accumulator (PA) is connected, through another optical cable (OF2), to a transducer (TR). • f) In the transducer (TR), the conversion into thermal, light or reusable electric energy takes place. • g) The reusable electric energy obtained at the transducer (TR) output, that can be a photoresistor multipanel (PM), is sent by a second ordinary route (C2), conductors, current routes, cables, optical fiber, etc. to the consumer CON. The method for storing energy as monochrome photonic radiation removes the disadvantages of the known technical solutions, as it consists of a classical or unconventional energy source (SE), continuous or intermittent, coupled to an photonic generator, a fiber laser (FL) that converts the energy into monochrome photonic radiation, a connection through the optical fiber (F01) between the laser (FL) and a photonic accumulator (PA), connected by a second optical fiber (OF2) to a transducer (TR) converting the monochrome photonic radiation into thermal, light or reusable electric energy and connected, by a second ordinary signal route, i.e. conductors, current routes, cables, optical fiber.

Description

TITLE OF THE INVENTION

METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR PHOTONIC STORAGE OF ENERGY

INVENTOR: A. MUSAT

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The invention refers to a method and installation for energy storage as a photonic radiation, destined to its subsequent use, whether it is obtained from classical or renewable (electromagnetic, chemical, solar, wind, tidal, etc.) sources, in high quantities, having an ecological, non chemical character.

BACKGROUND ART

[0002] In 1960, Theodore Maiman (1927 - 2007) invented the laser (LASER-Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation). It is a monochrome and coherent source of electromagnetic radiation, with high directivity.

[0003] In 1964, the optical fiber was invented (cylinder of silicium or other material with special composition, with a minuscule diameter, transmitting the electromagnetic radiation through total reflection).

[0004] In 2001- 2002, the first working fiber laser was made in Japan and United States.

[0005] The lasers, after 50 years since they were invented, are used in extremely different and numerous fields: medicine, telecommunications, industry, military technique, research, cosmetics, lights shows, etc. If, at the beginning, the conversion efficiency did not exceed 45%, they can have efficiency up to 80% in case of the lasers with optical fiber active environments (fiber laser). [0006] In 2002, the Swiss Eisenring Rolf invented a method and a device for storing the electric energy in quantum batteries ['Method and device for storing electricity in quantum batteries' patented in the USA: US2009195961 (A1) 2009-08-06 Priority date:2002-07-01] The battery is basically a capacitor composed of insulating matrix material with either dispersed nanocrystal particles of Rutile ΤΊ02 or alternating layers of Rutile crystal ΤΊ02 deposited by Vapor Deposition Process.

[0007] The recharging with photodiodes of the implanted batteries is also known. A line of photodiodes charge a supplying battery of an implanted stimulator, when they are lighted by the sunlight.

[0008] These technical solutions have the disadvantage that they can be used only for low capacity batteries. Another disadvantage is that the energy storage is obtained by a chemical accumulator of limited capacity.

[0009] Other types of energy storage are the hydro tanks, the thermal crystals, the pressure gas tanks, etc.

[0010] The known technical solutions have the disadvantages of high and complex constructions, many times extremely contaminated.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM

[0011] This invention solves the technical problem of the energy storage in high and ecological quantities.

SOLUTION TO PROBLEM

[0012] The energy storage method as photonic radiation removes the disadvantages of the known technical solutions, as it has the following stages and the following order of deployment: a) The energy is taken over from a primary source (Energy Source) (solar, thermal, electromagnetic, chemical, mechanical source, etc.)

b) It is converted by a photonic generator, a high efficiency Laser type Fiber Laser (FL). c) From the laser equipment (FL), by an Optical Fiber cable (OF1 ), the energy of the photonic radiation is sent to an accumulation device assuring, by its shape, a closed trajectory to the photonic radiation.

f) The energy is stored in a solid environment, a Photonic Accumulator (PA) allowing the propagation, without attenuation, of the used photonic radiation. This environment can be a solid body, with a regulated internal structure. It must assure, by its shape, the total reflection of the used photonic radiation. It can be a spherical glass balloon, a solid body with a multilayer coating, an optical fiber coil, etc.

g) By an Optical Fiber cable (OF2), the energy of the stored photonic radiation is transmitted to a Transducer (TR) that makes the conversion of the monochrome photonic radiation into thermal, light energy or reusable electric energy.

h) In order to turn the energy of the photonic radiation into reusable electric energy, the device (PA) is connected to a Photoresistor Multipanel or Photodiodes Matrix (PM). i) The electric energy obtained by the Photoresistor Multipanel or Photodiodes Matrix (PM) is transmitted by the second ordinary way (C2), consisting of conductors, current routes, transport cables, etc. to the Consumer (CON).

[0013] The energy storage installation as photonic radiation removes the disadvantages of the known technical solutions as it consists of a classical or unconventional Source of Energy (SE), connected by an Photonic Generator (PG) a high efficiency Fiber Laser type for converting the energy into monochrome photonic radiation; an Optical Fiber connection (OF1) between the Laser and a Photonic Accumulator (PA), connected by a second Optical Fiber (OF2) to a Transducer (TR) turning the energy of the monochrome photonic radiation into thermal, light or electric energy and connected by a second ordinary route (C2) of the thermal, optical or electric signal, as conductors, current routes, optical fiber, etc. to the consumer (CON).

ADVANTAGES EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION

[0014] The energy storage method and installation as photonic radiation for the subsequent use thereof, in relation with the known stage of the technique, has the following advantages: long, ecological and high quantities storage of the energy produced by classical or unconventional energy sources.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] We give below examples for the fulfillment method and installation of the energy storage as photonic radiation, according to this invention, also in connection with the figures 1-5, representing:

- fig. 1 , logical scheme with the succession of stages of the new energy storage method, according to this invention;

- fig. 2, block scheme of the energy storage installation as photonic radiation, according to this invention;

- fig. 3, block scheme of a first example of fulfilling the energy storage installation as monochrome photonic radiation, according to this invention, having as Photonic Accumulator (PA) a spherical glass balloon and as transducers a Fiber Laser (FL) and a Photoresistor Multipanel or Photodiodes Matrix (PM);

- fig. 4, block scheme of a second example of fulfilling the energy storage installation as monochrome electromagnetic radiation, according to this invention, having as Photonic Accumulator (PA) a solid body with a multilayer coating and as transducers, a Fiber Laser (FL) and a Photoresistor Multipanel or Photodiodes Matrix (PM);

- fig. 5 block scheme of a third example of the installation fulfillment, according to the invention, in which the Photonic Accumulator (PA) is an optical fiber coil and as transducers a Fiber Laser (FL) and a Photoresistor Multipanel or Photodiodes Matrix (PM);

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

[0016] The energy storage method and installation as monochrome photonic radiation, for the subsequent use thereof, according to this invention, were designed for the cases of obtaining the energy out of classical or renewable, continuous or intermittent sources (solar, wind, electromagnetic, chemical, tidal, waterfalls, etc.) and it represents an ecologic storage solution of the energy. [0017] The new invention (energy storage method and installation as photonic radiation) uses the photonic radiation, that is divided according to the criterion of the wavelengths as follows:

; X radiations; ultraviolet radiations; light radiations; microwaves;radio waves;

[0018] By the new procedure, graphically described in figure 1 , the energy storage is done in a glass baloon, a solid body having multilayer coating, or an optical fiber coil, as a photonic radiation.

[0019] The method of energy storage, according to this invention, is based on the total reflection phenomenon of the photonic radiation and its novelty consists of the logical succession of stages conceived by the inventors, the deployment order, the accumulation device, the use of the transducers (devices converting a type of energy into another type of energy) and the technical means described below.

a. the energy is taken over from a classical or unconventional source (SE) and it is turned into a photonic radiation by a photonic generator (PG), a high efficiency fiber laser (FL).

b. from the fiber laser (FL), through an optical fiber cable (OF1), the energy of the photonic radiation is transmitted to a photonic accumulator (PA).

c. the energy is stored in a photonic accumulator (PA) as a monochrome photonic radiation. The photonic accumulator (PA) is a solid environment allowing the propagation, without attenuation, of the used electromagnetic radiation. This solid environment can be a solid homogeneous body like a spherical glass baloon, a solid body having a multilayer coating, an optical fiber coil, etc. The photonic accumulator (PA) must assure, by its shape, the total reflection of the used photonic radiation, d. in order to convert the energy of the photonic radiation from the used range into thermal, light or electric energy, the accumulator (PA) is connected to a transducer (TR), by optical fiber.

e. the conversion into thermal, light or reusable electric energy takes place in the transducer (TR).

f. the energy obtained at the transducer (TR) output is sent by a second ordinary route (C2), conductors, current routes, cables, optical fiber, etc. to the consumer CON.

[0020] The new installation, described in figure 2, for storing the energy consists mainly of an energy source (ES), converted into electric power by an electromagnetic generator or a photovoltaic element (EG), then it is transported by an ordinary electric signal route (conductors, current routes, cables, etc.) (C1) to a fiber laser (FL) for the conversion of the electric power into monochrome photonic radiation, a connection through optical fiber (F01) between the laser and a photonic accumulator energy tank (PA); this is connected by a second optical fiber (F02) to the transducer (TR), that converts the energy of the photonic radiation into thermal, light or electric energy and it is connected, by a second ordinary signal route (conductors, current routes, cables, optical fiber, etc) (C2), to the Consumer CON; (ES) is a energy source, permanently or discontinuously producing classical or unconventional energy, that must be stored in order to be used subsequently (when appropriate); the high efficiency laser type fiber laser(FL) converts the electric power into monochrome photonic radiation; the photonic accumulator (PA) is a solid environment, allowing the propagation without attenuation of the used photonic radiation; this environment can be a solid, homogeneous body, with a regulated internal structure of the glass balloon type, a solid body with multilayer coating on the area or an optical fiber coil and it must assure, by its shape, the total reflection of the used photonic radiation; the photons are transferred from the fiber laser (FL), through the optical fiber (FO1), into a photonic accumulator (PA); the optical fibers channels (OF1) and (OF2) for the signals transmittals make sure it is done without losses and at a long distance; through the optical fibers (OF1 ) and (OF2), the electromagnetic waves beam is propagated by guidance. It means that the electromagnetic waves beam moves through the optical fibers (OF1) and (OF2) to a determined direction and between certain limits; the optical fibers have also the advantage of not being affected by electromagnetic interferences; the transducer (TR) converts the photonic radiations, into thermal, light or reusable electric signal.

EXAMPLES EXAMPLES 1

[0021] Figure 3 describes the block scheme of a first example of fulfilling, by a high efficiency laser, Fiber Laser type (FL) and a Photoresistor Multipanel or Photodiodes Matrix (PM), the energy storage installation as monochrome photonic radiations, according to this invention. [0022] The laser (FL) converts the energy into monochrome photonic radiation.

[0023] In this first example of the invention fulfillment, the photonic accumulator (PA) is symbolically represented as a spherical glass balloon, but it can have other shapes too. The photonic accumulator (PA) is a solid environment allowing the propagation without attenuation of the used electromagnetic radiation. This solid environment can be a solid homogeneous body, with a regulated internal structure and it must assure, by its shape, the total reflection of the used electromagnetic radiation.

[0024] From the high efficiency laser (FL), the photons are transferred, through the optical fiber (OF1) to the place of the photonic accumulator (PA), i.e. a monochrome photonic radiation tank.

[0025] The optical fibers channels (OF1) and (OF2) for the signals transmittals make sure it is done without losses and at a long distance.

[0026] The connection way of the optical fibers, the command and signaling devices, the electric, electronic and optical circuits of the installations, in this first example of the invention fulfillment, are known and they are not represented by figures.

EXAMPLES 2

[0027] A second example of fulfilling the energy electromagnetic storage installation, according to this invention, has the block scheme represented in figure 4.

[0028] In this example of fulfillment, the photonic accumulator (PA) is a solid body with a multilayer coverage allowing the propagation, without attenuation, of the used photonic radiation. This solid environment must assure, by its shape, the total reflection of the used photonic radiation.

[0029] The first transducer is a laser (FL) generating a monochrome photonic radiation flow. The transducer (TR) is a Photoresistor Multipanel or Photodiodes Matrix (PM). [0030] The connection way of the optical fibers, the command and signaling devices, the electric and electronic circuits of the installations, being very well known, are not represented in figures.

EXAMPLES 3

[0031] In figure 5, by the block scheme, a third example of the installation fulfillment is represented, according to the invention.

[0032] In this case, the photonic accumulator (PA) is an optical fiber coil. [0033] A laser (FL) is also used as a first transducer.

[0034] The connecting elements of the optical fibers, the command and signaling devices, the electric, electronic and optical circuits of the installation are not graphically represented, as they are well known.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

[0035] The new energy storage method and installation, for the subsequent use thereof, can be fulfilled and industrially exploited based on the description of this invention, of the inventors' novelty claims, of the drawings and certain known designing, testing and homologation activities.

REFERENCE

[0036] Christoph Clausen, Imam Usmani, Felix Bussieres, Nicolas Sangouard, Mikael Afzelius, Hugues de Riedmatten, Nicolas Gisin, NATURE No 469, 508-51 1 (2011), "Quantum Storage of Photonic Entanglement in a Crystal" [arXiv.org > quant-ph ]

CITATION LIST PATENT LITERATURE [0037] METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STORING ELECTRICITY IN QUANTUM BATTERIES, US 2009 195961 (A1 ) 2009-08-06 Priority date: 2002-07-01

NON PATENT LITERATURE

[0038].en.wikipedia.org/wiki/low of conservation of energy

[0039]. en. wikipedia.org/wiki/energy storage

[0040]. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/electromagnetic radiation

[0041]. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/laser

Claims

Claim"! . The energy storage method as monochrome photonic radiation, destined to its subsequent use, characterized by the fact that the innovation consists in the following stages and the following deployment order:

a) to take over the energy from a classical or unconventional source (SE).

b) the primary energy is converted into photonic radiation by a high efficiency laser Fiber Laser type (FL)

c) In the laser installation (FL), the electric power is transformed into monochrome photonic radiation.

d) From the high performance laser Fiber Laser type (FL), through an optical fiber cable (OF1), the photonic radiation is sent to a photonic accumulator (PA).

e) The energy is stored in a photonic accumulator (PA) as a monochrome photonic radiation. The photonic accumulator (PA) is a solid environment allowing the propagation, without attenuation, of the used photonic radiation. This solid environment can be a solid homogeneous body, with a regulated internal structure, presented as a spherical balloons, a solid body having on its surface a multilayer coating, an optical fiber coil, etc. The optical accumulator (PA) must assure, by its shape, the total reflection of the used electromagnetic radiation.

f) In order to convert the monochrome photonic radiation used in thermal, light or reusable electric energy, the photonic accumulator (PA) is connected to a transducer (TR) by another optical cable (OF2).

g) The conversion into thermal, light or reusable electric energy occurs in the transducer (TR).

h) In order to obtain reusable electric power, a Photoresistor Multipanel or Photodiodes Matrix (PM) can be used.

i) The energy obtained at the transducer (TR) output is sent through a second ordinary route (C2), i.e. conductors, current routes, cables, optical fiber, etc., for the signals transport to the consumer CON.

Claim 2. The storage installation in the range of monochrome photonic radiation, of the energy for the subsequent use thereof is also a contribution to the environment protection, being characterized by the fact that it consists of a classical or unconventional source of energy(SE), converted into electric power by an electromagnetic generator, or a photovoltaic element (EG), connected through an ordinary electric signal route -conductors, current routes, cable etc.- (C1), to a high efficiency laser (FL) for the conversion of the electric power into monochrome photonic radiation, a connection through the optical fiber (OF1) between the laser (FL) and a photonic accumulator (PA), connected through a second optical fiber (OF2) to a transducer (TR) converting the monochrome photonic radiation into thermal, light or electric energy and connected, by a second ordinary signal route, conductors, current routes, cables, optical fiber etc., (C2), to a consumer CON.

Claim 3. The installation, according to the claims 1 and 2, characterized by the fact that the photonic accumulator (PA) is a solid, homogeneous environment, with a regulated internal structure, allowing the propagation, without attenuation, of the used photonic radiation such as pure Silica for electromagnetic radiation wavelengh of 530 nm.

Claim 4. The installation, according to the claims 1 , 2 and 3, characterized by the fact that the interconnection of the photonic accumulator (PA) with the two transducers (FL) and (PM) is done by optical fibers (OF1 and OF2).

Claim 5. The installation, according to the claims 1 , 2, 3 and 4, characterized by the fact that the first transducer is a high efficiency laser Fiber Laser type (FL).

Claim 6. The installation, according to the claims 1 , 2, 3, 4 and 5, characterized by the fact that the second transducer (TR) is a photoresistor multipanel or photodiodes matrix (PM).

Claim 7. The installation, according to the claims 1 , 2, 3, 4 and 5, characterized by the fact that the photonic accumulator (PA) is a spherical glass balloon, assuring, by its shape, the total reflection of the used photonic radiation.

Claim 8. The installation, according to the claims 1 , 2, 3, 4 and 5, characterized by the fact that the photonic accumulator (PA) is a solid body with a multilayer coating, assuring by its shape the total reflection of the used photonic radiation.

Claim 9. The installation, according to the claims 1 , 2, 3, 4 and 5, characterized by the fact that has as photonic accumulator (PA) an optical cable coil.