Method and apparatus for generating power from voltage gradients at sediment-water interfaces using active transport of sediment porewater
NRL
An apparatus and method for generating power from the voltage gradient naturally found in marine sediments. A pump flows sediment porewater to an anode, and a cathode is exposed to marine water. The arrangement can power a circuit.
Inventors:
Tender, Leonard M.
Patent Number:
Technical domain:
Electronics and Energy
FIle Date:
2005-01-28
Grant Date:
2012-04-03
Grant time:
2,622 days
Grant time percentile rank:
48
Claim count percentile rank:
5
Citations percentile rank:
2
'Cited by' percentile rank:
1
Assignee:
US NAVY
