Abstract:
An integrated multi energy harvesting and energy storage system is provided. The system includes a number of energy harvesting units (202) fabricated on a substrate, and the energy harvesting unit extracts energy from a number of ambient energy sources; and at least one energy storage unit (204) fabricated on the substrate and the energy storage unit stores energy harvested by the energy harvesting units. The energy harvesting units and the energy storage unit are monolithically integrated by fabrication on the substrate platform. Most illustrative diagram: Figure 2
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus (100) for producing parallel random high speed bits via Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG). The apparatus comprises at least one optical system (110) and at least one multi random source (MRS) processor (120). The at least one optical system further comprising optical component, analog processor and digital data processor for generating analog signals and converting analog signals to sequence of digital signals and the at least one multi random source (MRS) processor (120) generates plurality of multiple output of sequence random number using asynchronous transmitters. A further embodiment provides a method (600) for producing parallel random high speed bits via Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) utilizing multi random source (MRS) processor. The method comprising steps of generating analog signals from at least one optical system quantum random number generator (QRNG) (602), processing generated analog signals (604), generating multi random digital data sequence (606), collecting 2-bit data of digital data sequence and saving the said data into 4-bit register A, collecting 4-bit data of the said register A, transmitting the said 4-bit data to 8-bit register Busing serial to parallel module (608), XOR-ing 8-bit data produced by serial to parallel module with LFSR module (610), asserting TxD_start signal (612), sending 8-bit data (TxD_data) to plurality of multi asynchronous transmitters (614), serializing m-bits data using m-to-n converters (616), determining whether a transmission has occurred (618), sending busy signal when transmission occurs (620), sending TxD_Data 1 signal which is input signal when transmission is not detected (622) and generating TxD output to multiple outputs (624).
Abstract:
A refraction method and a compound lens is disclosed for concentrating solar beam in a non-imaging manner for its heat to be harvested and utilized, for example, for generating electricity with thermo-electric or thermocouple circuit when its hot junction is heated. Solar beam (S1), which may be collected over a wide span of the sun's movement without need for tracking, is first refracted with a first positive refractory element which may preferably be an asperical biconvex lens (11). The exiting, i.e. second solar beam (S2), at a still convergent angle is then refracted by a second negative refractory element which may preferably be a biconcave lens (12). The exiting, i.e. third solar beam (S3), converges upon a third positive refractory element, preferably another aspherical biconvex lens (13), which concentrates the exiting solar beam (S4) onto the predetermined heat collection surface area (120). The sum of all the curvature surfaces of the compound lens times the indices of refraction is about zero such that the field of focus is flat. Preferably, the sum of refractive powers of the first and third aspherical biconvex lenses is substantially counter-balanced by the refractive power of the second biconcave lens placed thereinbetween said first and third lenses. Accompanying drawing: FIGURE 3
Abstract:
A luminescence based water quality sensor system (10) comprises a dual sensor material (300) having at least one layer of two indicator sensor dyes that display two largely different decay times in a single hydrogel matrix, in which each indicator sensor dyes measures a specific analyte relating to water quality, a light source (100) which provides photon source to the dual sensor material (300), an excitation source (200) which includes a polarization controller (201) to modulate and polarize the light source (100), and a detector unit (400) having a spectral filter (401) to filter the emission wavelength before detecting by a photodetector (402). The changes of the analyte to be measured quenches the luminescence emission of a sensor dye by determining the decay time of a reference indicator by measurement of the phase shift of the detected emission signal at two different modulation frequencies for a real- time and simultaneous calculation of the concentration of at least two analytes to be measured.
Abstract:
The invention provides a tunable filter (100) comprising a plurality of reflective layers (101, 102), a plurality of electrode layers (105,108), a plurality of insulation layers (112,114), a plurality of spacers (120, 121) and a plurality of actuator layers (106a,106b). The first cavity (floating cavity) (201) is defined by the gap between the reflective layers (101, 102) and the second cavity (202) is defined by the gap between two electrode layers (105, 108). The actuator layers (106a, 106b) play a major role for assisting in causing variation respective to the gap distance of the reflective layers (101, 102) therefore providing a variation of the resonant wavelength of the filter (100). This occurs when voltage is applied across the first cavity (201). In another embodiment, when voltage is applied across at least one of the second cavities, (202a, 202b) the tilting of electrode layers (105, 108) causes alteration of the gap of the second cavity (202a, 202b) therefore providing variation with respect to the incident angle. Such characteristics therefore provide wider tuning range. (Figure 1)
Abstract:
A PROCESS OF TREATING A SILICON SUBSTRATE SURFACE FOR OPTIMIZING SUNLIGHT CAPTURE IN THE FABRICATION OF SOLAR CELLS IS DISCLOSED. EACH OF THE TWO SIDES OF THE SILICON SUBSTRATE IS TEXTURED WITH A LASER SOURCE TO ROUGHEN ITS SURFACE BY FABRICATING NANOSCALE STRUCTURES THEREON. SURFACE TEXTURING MAY BE CONDUCTED ON BOTH SIDES OF A CRYSTALLINE SILICON WAFER BY FLIPPING OVER TO REPEAT OUR PROCESS ON THE OTHER SIDE SUCH THAT SUNLIGHT REFLECTIVITY IS MINIMIZED AND PHOTON TRAPPING IS MAXIMIZED. THE PROCESS MAY BE CONDUCTED IN ROOM TEMPERATURE AND VACUUM IN A DRY-ETCH PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT. THE SUBSTRATE MAY UNDERGO TRANSLATION IN THE X-Y AXES FOR CONTROL OF THE SUBSTRATE’S MOVEMENT TO ACHIEVE THE REQUISITE TEXTURING BY THE LASER BEAM OF A PULSE LASER OF ND-YAG SOURCE IN 533 NM AND 1024 NM WAVELENGTHS AT ≥ 75 JOULES/PULSE WITH TRANSLATION SPEED OF ≤ 0.5 MM/SECOND. OUR PROCESS IS SUITABLE FOR SOLAR CELLS THAT INCLUDES HETEROJUNCTION STRUCTURES, SPECIFICALLY, WITH INTRINSIC THIN LAYER (HIT) STRUCTURE AND PARTICULARLY ON CRYSTALLINE SILICON (C-SI) (P-TYPE) SUBSTRATE WHICH MAY INCLUDE EXPOSURE TO NANO-SECOND TO FEMTO-SECOND RANGE PULSED LASER ON DRY THIN FILM SOLAR CELL WAFER. MOST ILLUSTRATIVE DRAWING:
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a parking management system and a method of identifying and allocating a parking space for a vehicle. One of the advantages of the present invention is that the passive sensing device in this present invention uses optical fiber technology in combination with simple water pipe construction that laid without a need to cut the tarmac on the surface of the parking lot during installation of inductive loop detectors. The elimination of active devices in the parking system of the present invention increases the cost effectiveness of deploying such system as compared to all the deployment using active sensing devices such as ultrasonic sensor, video imaging and inductive loop sensor.
Abstract:
An integrated multi energy harvesting and energy storage system is provided. The system includes a number of energy harvesting units (202) fabricated on a substrate, and the energy harvesting unit extracts energy from a number of ambient energy sources; and at least one energy storage unit (204) fabricated on the substrate and the energy storage unit stores energy harvested by the energy harvesting units. The energy harvesting units and the energy storage unit are monolithically integrated by fabrication on the substrate platform.
Abstract:
An optomechanical assembly (10) is disclosed for enhancing the thermal dissipation performance of an optical system within an enclosure (12). The optical module (11) of the optical system includes a heat sink surface (20) which connects the optical module (11) to the enclosure (12). A cooling device (25) is placed between the heat sink (20) and the enclosure (12) to create high heat potential hence better dissipation. The enclosure (12) is provided with cooling elements (23) and venting holes (22) to promote better heat removal via natural convection.