US 12,308,764 B2
Tubular hydro-voltaic device
Sujith Lal, Tamil Nadu (IN); and Sudip Batabyal, Tamil Nadu (IN)
Assigned to Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, (IN)
Filed by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Tamil Nadu (IN)
Filed on May 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/311,584.
Prior Publication US 2024/0162839 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. H02N 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC H02N 1/06 (2013.01) 9 Claims
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1. A hydro-voltaic device comprising
a tubular structure of activated carbon (TAC) and having a top end, a bottom end, a predetermined length, a predetermined diameter and a predetermined thickness, a first electrode affixed to the top end and a second electrode to the bottom end; and
a reservoir comprising water with the tubular structure in contact therewith, wherein capillary action forms an electric double layer at carbon particle-water interfaces in the tubular structure, thereby generating voltage and current flow between the first electrode and the second electrode.