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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Dongguk University Industry—academic Cooperation Foundation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/36 (2010.01); H01M 14/00 (2006.01); A01G 9/02 (2018.01); A01G 24/20 (2018.01); H01M 8/16 (2006.01); A01G 24/00 (2018.01); A01G 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/36 (2013.01); A01G 9/02 (2013.01); A01G 24/00 (2018.02); A01G 24/20 (2018.02); H01M 14/00 (2013.01); A01G 7/00 (2013.01); H01M 8/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plant-soil battery includes a plant body, a soil layer in which the plant body is planted, an anode electrode disposed in the soil layer and including microorganisms that degrade glucose discharged from the plant body to generate electrons, and a cathode electrode disposed in the soil layer to receive the electrons. The plant-soil battery is capable of supplying energy for 24 hours a day, is harmless to the environment, can be easily moved and installed, and has an adjustable generating capacity.