This application relates to an information output device using a unit block module. Due to the use of the unit block module, apparatus of various sizes may be simply constructed and/or designed, durability and user convenience may be improved, waterproof properties are provided, power consumption is minimized, and an operation error of a driving module may be minimized. And, when a pin is driven down, the pin may be driven down more easily by the attraction of a magnetic material and a magnetic member.

Numerous patents have been granted for methods to extract useful zero-point energy (ZPE). However, these methods utilize the Casimir force, which is orders of magnitude too small to power an electrical grid. The method and apparatus described here uses counter-rotating mercury based plasmas pulsed with a high frequency, high voltage discharge to create a coherence with the zero-point field, allowing for unlimited extraction of ZPE, which may ultimately replace polluting fossil fuel derived energy. Mainstream physics models gravity as a curvature of space (general relativity), but there are profound problems with this model. An alternative model of gravity advanced by some physicists models gravity (and inertia) as an induced effect resulting from the interaction of ZPE with subatomic charge. By creating a coherence with the zero-point field, this method causes an interference with this interaction, allowing gravity and inertia to be engineered or nullified, representing a breakthrough in propulsion.

A thermoelectric generator includes: a thermoelectric generator module; a vibration sensor driven by power generated by the thermoelectric generator module; and a wireless communication device that transmits detection data of the vibration sensor.

A thermionic (TI) power cell includes a heat source, such as a layer of radioactive material that generates heat due to radioactive decay, a layer of electron emitting material disposed on the layer of radioactive material, and a layer of electron collecting material. The layer of electron emitting material is physically separated from the layer of electron collecting material to define a chamber between the layer of electron collecting material and the layer of electron emitting material. The chamber is substantially evacuated to permit electrons to traverse the chamber from the layer of electron emitting material to the layer of electron collecting material. Heat generated over time by the layer of radioactive material causes a substantially constant flow of electrons to be emitted by the layer of electron emitting material to induce an electric current to flow through the layer of electron collecting material when connected to an electrical load.

A sensor module may be mounted in an electronic device including a rotating body rotatably arranged inside a housing. The sensor module may include a stator fixed in the housing; an energy harvester including a rotor mounted in the rotating body, at a position to at least partially face the stator; and a sensor arranged inside the rotating body together with the rotor, wherein, as the rotating body rotates, the rotor may be configured to rotate about the stator and generate an induced current and supply same to the sensor. The sensor may be configured to detect, using power based on the induced current, environmental information of the inside of the rotating body or operating state information of the rotating body.

A photovoltaic renewable energy system utilizes a light source and one or more reflectors to produce power via photovoltaic cells. An exemplary photovoltaic renewable energy system utilizes a light source, such as Light Emitting Diodes (LED), to provide light to photovoltaic cells that therein produce electrical power. The photovoltaic cells may be arranged in a photovoltaic array to ensure maximum power conversion from the incident light. A reflector, such as a prism may be used to direct light from the light source onto the photovoltaic cells. A cell reflector, which may also be a prism, may be configured proximal to the photovoltaic cell surfaces to reflect light onto the photovoltaic surface to increase power conversion.

A machine for converting thermal energy originating from waste heat deposits into electrical energy. It uses the magnetic phase transition properties of certain materials when they are exposed to a temperature variation with respect to their Curie temperature. The machine includes a magnetothermal converter provided with a fixed stator provided with active elements made of the materials, and a mobile rotor provided with magnetic poles and non-magnetic poles. The machine includes a closed fluidic circuit of heat-transfer fluid, coupled with two thermal sources of different temperatures by means of heat exchangers and with the stator to transfer thermal energy collected in the active elements. A synchronization system makes it possible to expose the active elements to alternating thermal cycles to generate a permanent magnetic imbalance between the rotor and the stator, and generate a displacement of the rotor, creating mechanical energy that can be converted into electrical energy.

A machine for converting thermal energy originating from waste heat deposits into electrical energy. It uses the magnetic phase transition properties of certain materials when they are exposed to a temperature variation with respect to their Curie temperature. The machine includes a magnetothermal converter provided with a fixed stator provided with active elements made of the materials, and a mobile rotor provided with magnetic poles and non-magnetic poles. The machine includes a closed fluidic circuit of heat-transfer fluid, coupled with two thermal sources of different temperatures by means of heat exchangers and with the stator to transfer thermal energy collected in the active elements. A synchronization system makes it possible to expose the active elements to alternating thermal cycles to generate a permanent magnetic imbalance between the rotor and the stator, and generate a displacement of the rotor, creating mechanical energy that can be converted into electrical energy.

A thermoelectric generator (1) includes a heat-receiving plate (6) having a heat-receiving surface (6A) for receiving flame and high-temperature combustion gas, a thermoelectric generation module (7) disposed at a surface of the heat-receiving plate opposite the heat-receiving surface (6A), a cooling plate (5) disposed at a side of the thermoelectric generation module (7) opposite the heat-receiving plate (6), a cover (4) disposed to cover the heat-receiving surface (6A) and including a heat inlet (4A) for introducing the flame and the high-temperature combustion gas and a heat outlet (4B) for discharging the temperature-reduced combustion gas introduced through the heat inlet (4A), a heat diffuser (10) provided on the heat-receiving surface (6A) at a position corresponding to the heat inlet (4A) and configured to diffuse the combustion gas introduced through the heat inlet (4A) along the heat-receiving surface (6A), and a heat absorber (11) provided on the heat-receiving surface (6A) to surround the heat diffuser (10) and configured to absorb the heat of the high-temperature combustion gas diffused by the heat diffuser (10).

To provide a thermoelectric conversion module member which has a high connecting property between a thermoelectric conversion layer and a diffusion prevention layer and is also excellent in heat resistance.

A thermoelectric conversion module member comprising a thermoelectric conversion layer and a diffusion prevention layer in contact with the above-described thermoelectric conversion layer, wherein the above-described thermoelectric conversion layer is a layer containing a thermoelectric conversion material having a silicon element or a tellurium element, the above-described diffusion prevention layer is a layer containing a metal and the same thermoelectric conversion material as that contained in the above-described thermoelectric conversion layer, and the amount of the above-described thermoelectric conversion material in the above-described diffusion prevention layer is 10 to 50 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the above-described metal.