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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2017
Ih Ip Holdings Limited, Raleigh, NC (US);
Dennis G. Letts, Austin, TX (US);
John Dewey Weaver, III, Raleigh, NC (US);
IH IP Holdings Limited, St. Helier, JE;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for testing simultaneously multiple fuel materials for suitability of producing excess heat. In some embodiments, multiple fuel materials are placed on a substrate with a thermoelectric converter inserted in between each fuel material and the substrate. When a triggering condition is applied, exothermic reactions may be triggered in some of the fuel materials. The voltage output of the thermoelectric converters is a direct measurement of the temperature of each fuel material, which is an indicator of whether an exothermic reaction is taking place in the fuel material. A known fuel material may be included in the testing array to establish the baseline of voltage readings.