Did you ever think you would hear MIT bragging about overunity?
Thermoelectrically Pumped Light-Emitting Diodes Operating
above Unity Efficiency
<http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.097403>
Parthiban Santhanam, Dodd Joseph Gray, Jr., and Rajeev J.
Ram
Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 097403 (2012)
<http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.097403> Published February
27, 2012
Physicists have known for decades that, in principle, a
semiconductor device can emit more light power than it consumes
electrically. Experiments published in Physical Review Letters finally
demonstrate this in practice, though at a small scale.
It is clear that the "Joule thief" and "Joule ringer" experiments that
pepper the internet can produce more light from LEDs than should be
available from the electrical input. The best I have seen is 50 uwatts going
in to light an LED (that's micro- not milli-). This is 1000 times lower than
the DC rating.
If you have been around Vortex for a while you may remember 5-6 years ago
there was a vocal proponent of using Silicon chip-making equipment
(microlithography) to fabricate a dedicated ambient-to-electric converter -
the so-called giga-diode TEG array. A interesting fellow named Charles M.
Brown, from Hawaii, was the major proponent of this.
He seems to have faded from view around 2007 but he claimed to have a "fab"
lined up to produce such an array. His patent goes pack 37 years. In his
last postings, he said this was to be GaAs or GaSb and have several billion
diodes. He was going to enter this device in the Virgin alternative energy
competition and according to this message - he did arrange to have a few
produced. This is an interesting thread but the output is low. Apparently
this is Paul Lowrance's site (former vortician)
http://www.globalfreeenergy.info/2009/06/18/new-diode-setup-plans/
There is old info up on Sterling Allan's site (with Brown's patent
reference), but it seems to have not been updated in a while:
http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Charles_M._Brown%27s_Thermal_Electric
_Chip
Jones
BTW- Lowrance adds, "Low leakage *undisturbed* diodes typically produce 0.2
to 0.5 volts DC. Piezos typically produce 1 to 7 volts DC. The key is in not
disturbing the diode. The effect is extremely sensitive. Once disturbed, the
passive component can take weeks to months to recover.
[why should "undisturbed" matter? Does making a connection to ZPE require
some kind of local stability?]
The effect has baffled some of the best academic scientists. The unknown
effect appears to be based on E-fields, and nothing to do with diode
rectification. Within the diode is an intense E-field at the junction.
Passive piezo elements have an intense internal E-field. Tests replicated by
numerous academic scientists clearly show that highly shielded (both
electrical and thermal) and undisturbed piezos produce DC voltage, and
current when loaded.
This effect is seen in various types of diodes and piezo elements. Low
leakage components are recommended for best results. Experiments were
conducted in rural areas, under-ground, up to three layers of metal
shielding, in oil baths, up to 2 feet of thermal insulation. Dozens of
different types of meters were used, including 100% passive tests void of
all power & active components.
<<attachment: winmail.dat>>
