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Primary Examiner: Walton, Donald L.
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Attorney: Lane, Aitken & Ziems

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Title: Apparatus for the direct conversion of solar energy into electricity and a combustible gas by galvanic means

Abstract: A solid electrolyte galvanic energy conversion cell capable of being heated to at least 2000.degree. C. containing a form of carbon as a fuel internally and being exposed externally to a source of oxygen, such as air, to cause the passage of oxygen ions through the electrolyte thus causing the formation of CO or CO.sub.2 as desired. The carbon, for example, a rod, is in electrical contact with a solid electrolyte material having an oxygen ion permeability at a temperature of at least 705.degree. C. In one embodiment, an end of the cell is heated at the focal point of a parabolic solar energy collector and generates electrical energy while expelling CO gas which may later be oxidized to CO.sub.2 either by combustion or by means of a secondary galvanic cell to generate additional electrical energy. Since such cells are small, a plurality of cells may be arranged to be heated by a single solar collector with the electrical circuits being arranged in parallel and series configurations to provide the desired power output.

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Inventors: Fitterer, George R. (Oakmont, PA, US)

Application Number: 809286
Filing Date: 1977-06-23
Publication_date: 1979-10-09
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Primary Class(es): 204/248 204/274, 204/277, 204/278, 204/421, 429/33
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US Patent Ref:

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2094102	Sep, 1937	Fitterer	136/228.
2570543	Oct, 1951	Gorin	429/20.
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3598711	Aug, 1971	Flais	429/31.
3619318	Dec, 1968	Fitterer	93/58.
3752753	Aug, 1973	Fitterer	204/195.
3773641	Nov, 1973	Fitterer	204/195.
4043890	Aug, 1977	Isaacs et al.	204/195.

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