15-05-2013, 03:23 PM
A Technical paper on Production of Electricity from the Artificial Nano Trees
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Abstract:
Harvesting energy from the environment responsibly is important, natural trees and plants do this efficiently already for millions of years. Our invention is the mimicking of this ingenious concept also referred to as bio mimicry or bio mimetic. In particular this invention relates to the shape and form of leaves and needles and their incorporated nonmaterial’s that allows the Nano leaf to harvest, capture environmental energies like solar radiation, wind and sound and turn this into electricity, the Nano leaves made from a flexible substrate, is exploited on both sides, using a process called thin-film deposition which will incorporated thermo and photovoltaic material for the purpose of converting solar radiation (light and heat) in addition we introduce piezoelectric connective elements that connect/affix the leaf to the plant or tree, this not only allows quick and secure assembly but it also serves for turning wind energy into electricity. Furthermore we intend to get our Nano leaves as close to real as possible, one way to achieve this is to emboss the leaves, creating a three-dimensional leaf surface image, which is beneficial for harvesting and capturing solar radiation.
Introduction:
Today much debate has been going on in scientific circles about how real is the phenomenon of global warming and what would be mankind’s response in averting the consequence of it. Realizing this, steps have been taken to reduce the use of fossil-based energy and substituting the same with renewable sources such as solar and wind energy etc. Till now we are producing the electrical energy with the means of either wind mills (only the effect of wind) or solar panels (only the effect of solar energy) so far but all the two forms of these energies we are not using in same system. If we will do so then surely we can get the more efficient system than ever we had.
Why Nano leaves:
We know very well that piezoelectric crystals, photo voltaic cell and thermo voltaic cells are used to convert the one form of energy into electrical energy but till now we are not using these all the techniques in the single system. Think if we are mingling these all the techniques in single system then surely different types of energies coming to the system can be converted into huge amount of electrical energy. So for this, the only and the best solution is the Nano leaves because the leaves on a tree get all these types of energies such as solar energy from sun, wind energy as well as stress from the rain and for converting these all the energies into electrical energy all the above mentioned techniques we are having in a single nano leaf. The other main motive to choose nano leaves is that the size is small and compact.
Overview of Nano leaves Technology:
One of the emerging nanotechnologies related to renewable energy is nano leaves and stems of artificially created trees or plants. They are intended to harness energy provided by the wind and sun, thereafter converting it into electrical energy
Moreover, to better understand the fundamental of nano leaves, we have to dig into an innovative field of technologic development, called Bio mimicry
Overview of Bio mimicry Technology:
The nano leaves have been specially designed to imitate the natural process of photosynthesis. A mechanism by which, typical plants absorb the light emitted by the sun and CO2 in the atmosphere. The artificial trees do even copy the natural re-cycling process oxygen.
It is very recent that nano leaves technology started to reap even more advanced levels. It can now harvest thermal energy as well. Moreover, the leaves fixed on artificial trees are also able to collect energy derived through movement of the wind, known as kinetic energy, which is as well converted into electrical energy.
Construction of Nano leaves:
In order to construct the nano leaves we need solar panel, thermo voltaic cell, piezo voltaic cell and photo voltaic cell. The construction of nano leaves is very easy. In this first of all we are creating two transparent conducting layers of silica which will act as the outer body of the leaf. After this we are placing one solar cell in between these two layers which is used to convert the solar energy into electrical energy then we are placing the piezovoltaic cell, thermo voltaic cell and photo voltaic cell. These all the cells are interconnected to the highly conducted metal film to complete the circuit for the flow of electrons and protons. The piezoelectric generator is placed on the bottom of the leaf which is used to convert the stress due to rain and wind into the electrical energy. Now these leaves are connected to the twigs of the artificial tree. Then these small twigs are connected to the stem of the tree with the means of the piezoelectric crystal to covert the stress of the twig also into electrical energy. The electrical energy from the all leaves and twigs is stored at the bottom of the tree by using the storage device.
Conclusion:
We understand that energy efficiency is more important than ever. We also believe that the visual character of the landscape greatly influences us and leaves a lasting impression on how we feel. That's why we offer the unique properties of our Triple efficient nanoleaves Trees. We have developed the first multifunctional renewable energy systems that actively converts Light, Heat and Wind into useable electricity, day and night, and we are continuously looking for ways to make them as efficient as possible, from the materials we use for our Nano leaves like nano- Photovoltaic (to convert the visible light into electricity), Thermo voltaic (to convert thermal differences into electricity) and Piezo voltaic (to convert mechanical movement into electricity) up to our durable tree structures, we've got it covered when it comes to energy efficiency.