Electrical energy generation by inducing current from a flow of ionised matter which is ionised by focused radiation

摘要

An electrical energy generating unit includes a radiating body (4, figs 13 to 15) for emitting thermal radiation harvested from a source such as solar energy, a collimating means to direct the radiation from the body into a beam, a focusing means to focus the radiation onto a target 19 of smaller area than said radiating body 4. The target is a macroscopic particle which when irradiated creates an ionised gas or plasma, an induction means is used to induce an electric current in an induction coil from the moving ionised gas. The ionised gas in contained in a conduit system having magnetic coils 21 and induction coils 22 surrounding the conduits through which the ionised gas or plasma flows.