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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2000
Randall Alberte, Falmouth, ME (US);
Harold J. Bright, Arlington, VA (US);
Clare Reimers, Philomath, OR (US);
Leonard M. Tender, Bethesda, MD (US);
Randall Alberte, Falmouth, ME (US);
Harold J. Bright, Arlington, VA (US);
Clare Reimers, Philomath, OR (US);
Leonard M. Tender, Bethesda, MD (US);
Rutgers, The State University of NJ, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating power from voltage gradients at sediment-water interfaces or within stratified euxinic water-columns is provided. Natural voltage gradients typically exist at and about sediment-water interfaces or in isolated water bodies. One electrode (anode) is positioned in the sediment or water just below the redox boundary and the other electrode (cathode) is positioned in the water above the redox boundary over the first electrode. The anode is lower in voltage than the cathode. Current will flow when the electrodes are connected through a load, and near-perpetual generating of worthwhile power may be sustained by the net oxidation of organic matter catalyzed by microorganisms.