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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2006
Jason Baird, Rolla, MO (US);
Sergey Shkuratov, Lubbock, TX (US);
Jason Baird, Rolla, MO (US);
Sergey Shkuratov, Lubbock, TX (US);
Loki Incorporated, Rolla, MO (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and energy generators that generate electrical energy through direct explosive shock wave depolarization of at least one ferroelectric element. In one embodiment, a generator () comprises a ferroelectric element (), output terminals () coupled with the ferroelectric element (), an explosive charge (), and a detonator () coupled with the explosive charge (). The detonator () is operable to detonate the explosive charge () to generate a shock wave that propagates at least partially through the ferroelectric element () to generate a voltage across at least two of the output terminals ().