Gen 3 Partners, Inc.

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Sergey Anatolievich Logvinov

Alexander Mikhailovich Timonov

Sam Kogan

Dmitry Ivanovich Pivunov

Irina Anatolievna Chepurnaya

Vladimir Eliich Pashkovsky

The invention relates to a field of outdoor (street) illumination, in particular, to methods of controlling light emission, as well as to a field of optical devices, in particular, to methods of reducing light pollution that affects astronomical instruments. The method of reducing impact of light of outdoor illumination devices on astronomical instruments consists in generating a light flow of illumination devices in a form of periodical pulses and in blocking the light flow directed to a light-sensitive matrix of an astronomical instrument during arrival of the light flow pulses of the outdoor illumination devices. Thus, light pollution of astronomical instruments by outdoor illumination devices is avoided.

Method of reducing light pollution of astronomical instruments by outdoor illumination devices

The present invention relates to methods of manufacturing an electrochemical energy storage device, such as a hybrid capacitor. The method comprises saturating a porous electrically conductive material in a solution comprising an organic solvent and a metal complex or a mixture of metal complexes; assembling a capacitor comprising the positive electrode made of porous electrically conductive material saturated with a metal complex, a negative electrode, and a separator in a casing; introducing the electrolyte solution into the casing; sealing the casing; and subsequent charge-discharge cycling of the capacitor. The charge-discharge cycling deposits a layer of an energy-accumulating redox polymer on the positive electrode. The electrolyte solution for filling the hybrid capacitor contains an organic solvent, a metal complex, and substances soluble to a concentration of no less than 0.01 mol/L and containing ions that are electrochemically inactive within the range of potentials between &#x2212;3.0 V to +1.5 V.

Method for manufacturing an energy storage device

An electrode comprises an electrically conductive substrate, a layer of energy accumulating redox polymer deposited onto the substrate, the redox polymer comprising a polymer metal complex with a substituted tetra-dentate Schiff's base selected from the group: poly-[Me(R, R'-Schiff-Y)], wherein Me is a transition metal; Y is a bridge group binding the atoms of Nitrogen in the Schiff's base; R is an electron-donating substituent comprising a functional group (X)O&#x2014;, &#x2014;COO(X), where (X) is an alkali metal; R&#x2032; is Hydrogen or Halogen; and wherein the polymer metal complex has the following structure: The electrochemical capacitor comprises a case housing the above-described positive electrode and a negative electrode disposed inside the case, and an electrolyte filling the space between the electrodes.

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Sergey Anatolievich Logvinov