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**Electromagnetic Energy Receiver /
Elemental Rod Generator**

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**http://www.theorderoftime.com/science/free\_energy/4.html**

[ ***Excerpt --*** ] " --- An invention which reminds
one of Tesla's processing of radiant energy is the invention
presented by an unknown man giving a demonstration on YouTube. A
couple of rods, consisting of an unequal number of elements,
which develop a potential from catching radiomagnetic waves,
thus make a lamp glow: the so-called *Elemental Rod Generator*
( video 1  and  2). There are no replications known.
The video itself contains too little or unclear information. The
rods are catching, so the man explains, neutrinos. Quote:
"Nutrino circuit consists of two rods about 3 inches long. The
device consists of the two posts, a wooden base, two terminals
and a switch. *One of the rods consists of 73 elements and
the other rod contains 74*. The earth is struck by
particles from space all the time called nutrinos. When nutrinos
strike one of the rods it causes a negative charge to build up.
The second movie shows how three Christmas tree lights are
producing light from the rods. "These rods put out about 18
watts of power. This device has been used to charge batteries in
a cave hundreds of feet below the ground." The invention looks
ridiculously simple: there are two metal rods on a plank with a
jar on top of them including a switch and two posts. The man
giving the demonstration is presumably  *Don Smith*,
about whom one says that he would be the inventor and that he in
Japan would have approached a company *to produce the rods
that not, as the video says, consist of 73 and 74 elements,
but of the metals in the periodical system of elements,
corresponding with those atomic numbers: the transitional
metals Tantalum  and Tungsten.* There is a brochure
from a Japanese company named ERR co. who offer the generator
commercially  (see picture to the right). *The rods are
1 cm wide and ten centimeters long.* Such a commercially
produced solar battery  consisting of two rods, as it is
also called, *generates about 300 watts of electricity*.
The company also offers heavier combinations with multiple pairs
of rods. The set charges up, so the brochure explains, with
electromagnetic waves in the wavelengths of infrared up to
ultraviolet. In the brochure it is called the *Electromagnetic
Radiation Receiver* (ERR). A patent of this device is not
known in the U.S.A. There is an illustration in which the Tesla
patent for radiant energy is used as being the principle of the
receiver. The rods appear to be working the way the space diode
of Moray works, the Moray Valve: *a combination of metals
which transform the chaotic energy of space into an ordered
polarity*. There is a translation of the detailed technical
description of the operation of the device. The description is
signed by the engineer *Ben Shuwalts* [\*] of the *Noazarc
Research Foundation*. Someone with an acquaintance in Japan
called the ERR company in 2003. They had difficulties with
getting the rods right in production and had switched over to
producing the material in the form of *film*. That would
work better. Further nothing was heard of the company. *The
claim resembles a Mitsubishi patent from 1992 US 5364710* [
See below ]*,* in which from light by means of a crystal of
a certain chemical composition electricity is generated..."

[ \* No patents listed @ espacenet ]

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**http://freenrg.fr/JapRod/EnergyReceiver.zip**

**http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Elemental\_Rod\_Generator**

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**http://freenrg.fr/JapRod/Japan\_Rods.htm**

**Neutrino Rods**

So how do you get them?   
What is the patent #. Can we make them ourselves?

-----Original Message-----   
From: Donald Smith [mailto:donsm1@e...]   
Sent: Saturday, 10 April 2004 12:07 AM   
To: free-energy@yahoogroups.com   
Subject: Re: [free-energy] Neutrino rods videos posted

Robin ,

I have business interest in Japan . The first ones I physically
had contact with were at a Dennis Lee presentation at Austin
Texas 3 years ago . The source is from Patent issued and
assigned to the US Government . The Rod business is a decoy to
hide the real function , which is a replacement for solar cells
. The difference being captures the 24 hour a day radiant energy
, and each cell puts out 35 watts of useful energy which is
several times that of a solar cell . It's a ceramic material and
not difficult to make . An American from NASA quit his job ,
went to the Philippines , got a Japanese partner and took a
Patent there . They opened up business there and sold a very
large amount of stock . Yes it works as presented except for the
NEUTRINO GIMMICK . Let Me point out that no single cell battery
or solar cell can equal this . Not only that , they do not
deplete . Several of them together and You are in business .
Best Regards , Don Smith

----- Original Message -----   
From: Robin van Spaandonk   
To: free-energy@yahoogroups.com   
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 4:40 PM   
Subject: Re: [free-energy] Neutrino rods videos posted

In reply to overunity2001's message of Wed, 07 Apr 2004
22:05:25 +0000:

Hello All,

I opened up a new file archive for the free-energy group and
uploaded here:   
**http://groups.yahoo.com/group/free-energy01/files/neutrino\_rods/**  
-- 
2 new AVI videos of these anonymous Neutrino capturing rods.

No one is ever going to find out, because no one has access
rights to the files within the folder.

Regards,   
Robin van Spaandonk

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**http://freenrg.fr/JapRod/**

From:"youhavetoremember" <brian165@h...>   
Date:  Tue Aug 19, 2003  12:37 am   
Subject:  Tesla/Japan/Neutrinos, what do they have in
common? READ!!!

I have come across 3 diversely different things over the past
month,  diverse in where they come from, not how they
function. Allow me to  explain...

I first read about the Tesla's faimed, real or not, test runs
with  his cosmic powered electric car in the 30s as was
very intrigued as I  am sure anyone who read it was.
Anyway, having no other information  concerning the subject
no one could really do or say much about it in  terms of
how it functioned or how it was made.

Fast forward to last week...

I came across this post to KeelyNet from 2002:

**http://www.escribe.com/science/keelynet/m12300.html**

here are some excerpts:

"Rod-Generator has invented in Japan! It's detailed principle
(but collector of electromagnetic wave) and detailed material
(but it is  made of ceramic) is not open yet." "The
appearance is two rods in parallel. One rod is 1cm diameter and
10cm long (very small). This "Solar Battery" generates 300W
(output). They claimed as it is same as Solar Battery. It
collect electromagnetic wave (light) from infrared to
ultraviolet.Perhaps it collect energy until X-ray level 
frequency."   
etc..etc..

Now, I followed the article to the poster's webpage and came
across a  picture, although faint, of the "rod-generator":
  
http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~oriharu/image/rodgene.JPG   
this appears to be very similar to the description of the
supposed  Tesla cosmic powered device used in the electric
car.

Fast forward to yesterday...

I came across a small real video showing a "Neutrino Demo":   
**http://www.ucsofa.com/videos/nutrino.ram**   
Watch the video!

In this demo they show a device which looks EXACTLY the same as
the  device in the Japanese pic except it's just the bare
rods on a wood  board. In the video they state/show, among
other things: how he rods  power two different loads,
christmas lights, and a 25watt bulb. They  state the device
runs on neutrinos and other cosmic rays that  constantly
bombard the earth. They mention how one rod is composed of 
73 elements whereas the other rod is made of 74 elements,
the  difference of elements causes one rod to be (+) and
one to be (-).  The small model in this video puts out 18W
and is cold to the touch.

Now, they reason I am posting is because I believe the devices
built  by all 3 peoples to be highly similar in design and
operation. They  all involve 2 rods, one negative, one
positive, they both output  steady power with heat buildup,
etc...

I felt this to be the best forum to post this on. I feel we
can  figure out exactly what is involved in these devices
and that we can  bring them out of the underground.

ANY help or information concerning this matter is greatly
appreciated!

If you know anything or anyway we can reverse engineer these
devices  based on the knowledge presented let us know. As I
write this I am  continuing my search to learn more about
the potential elements  involved in the rods, how neutrinos
and such function, etc.

Thanks,   
Jason

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**http://freenrg.fr/JapRod/japtrans.htm**

From: A guy in some Yahoo discussion group....   
Date:  Sat Aug 30, 2003  2:41 am   
Subject:  2 rod's Japanese(energyreceiver.zip)
translations! PARTS 1-5

This is what I have SO FAR on the translations, more coming!

There is a caracter(subject) "A DREAM GENERATOR" on "MARKET".   
"Gabriel Market Company"

**Concept of New Photoelectromotive Force
Technology**

**Electromagnetic Radiation Receiver**

The electromagnetic radiation receiver operates by a
similar  mechanism to the solar panel. In the solar panel,
it has been used  all over the world as one energy source,
and the mechanism is  evidence. The one using a
photoelectric effect. Working to which the  electron the
metal and in the semiconductor is liberated by optical 
energy and an electromagnetic radiation is called a
photoelectric  effect.

There are three different phenomena in a photoelectric effect.
The  photoelectromotive force to an optical discharge and
the  photoconduction deflecting. Among these, the most
important one is a  photovoltaic effect. The
photoelectromotive force cell is the one  that the diode
structure of solid-state was built into all aspects on  the
silicon wafer. The layer on the surface is a structure 
transparent as light reaches a sandwich silicon joint part
very  thinly. The photon (photon) is absorbed in the joint
part, and the electron in the atomic uniting part is pulled out.
As a result, the  free charge of the pair of electron-hole
is invented. This free  charge moves to both sides in the
joint part, improves the charge  density, and raises the
voltage of the joint part.

The photovoltaic effect completely needs neither the voltage
nor the  current from the outside compared with the other
two effects, and  converts the energy of light directly
into the electric power. The  most general one of the
photovoltaic effect is a solar cell.  On the other hand, if
light mutually hits two insulated silicon  wafers, the area
where the electron is on the other hand excessive  the
electron the area insufficient is invented.

Differing shape

basically invents the electron as for my electromagnetic
radiation  receiver by the same reason as the solar cell.

The stem.

If a basic function and the mechanism of the solar panel can
be  understood, it is easy to understand working of the
electromagnetic  radiation receiver. However, a point which
is greatly different from  that of solar is 24 day hours,
and the points with sensitivity in  which the
electromagnetic radiation spectrum from a wide area to the 
area of infrared rays ,that is, from ultraviolet rays which
pours  down over the earth the set of the sun later is
received. Some 1000  stars which twinkle to night sky.

The all poured and earth Takashi  had poured
electromagnetic energy of the infrared rays area from 
ultraviolet rays for the past several billion years. Therefore,
the  electromagnetic radiation receiver has the function to
invent the  electron at nighttime.  I had searching
researched the method of collecting the energy of the 
electron from a wide area of the electromagnetic radiation
spectrum  for the past 22 years. The result is a solar
energy system of a new  type of electromagnetic radiation
receiver.  The basic mineral used in the electromagnetic
radiation receiver  behaves as if the charge which moves in
the electrical conduction,  and plays the role to produce
the cloud of a free electron. The  energy barrier on the
surface confines the electron in the  electromagnetic
radiation receiver. However, when the speed toward  energy
or outside of the electron increases enough, the electron
is  discharged into the space. This electron calls
necessary amount of  energy for the space to 
discharge a work function, and is expressed  by the
following expression.

E=W

The electron is not discharged into the space, and at
largeness,  discharged if the energy of Hica (photon) is
smaller than that of  this value. The energy of the
electron at this time uses the  expression in Einstein's
photoelectric effect.

E=hv=W+1/2mW

It is shown. The amount whose energy of the photon is larger
than  that of E=W becomes kinetic energy (1/2mW) of the
electron. The  photon is given all energy and disappears. h
is a constant which is  basic of a physical law (quantum
mechanics).

No basic idea of my electromagnetic radiation receiver (ERR) is
new.  Nicola Tesra which invents the exchange system calls
the free energy  receiver in 1901, a similar technology is
developed, and the patent  is obtained. It has agreed
exactly in the point to use the  photoelectromotive force
though the invention of Tesra is greatly  different from
today's. The most remarkable difference is a point  that
today's solar panel is composed of the base of the crystal 
silicon: Amorphous is used very recently. However, it is thought
the  free energy receiver that Tesra invented to was the
one that the  plate of a thin metal was coated with a
transparent insulation thing,  and spreading today's
plastic.

The higher, the more efficiency improves when the panel is put
up in  the air as well as the antenna. It is connected
wires from a part of  the panel to a part of the capacitor,
and other terminals of the  capacitor are grounded. Energy
from the sun is charged to the  capacitor. The load is
connected from the capacitor through the  switch circuit,
and an electric output is obtained as the capacitor 
repeats the electrical charge and discharge at a constant cycle.
The  output obtained by of course the area of the
insulation panel large  is large.

Tesra tries the explanation how this method to obtain energy is
easy.  The device of Tesra is more than the solar panel.
The reason for it  is that energy can be taken out at
nighttime when the sun hid the  face. The free energy
receiver of Tesra is obtaining the patent  as "Device using
the radiation" in 1901. It is possible to touch  about
other radiations 1 like not only solar energy but also
cosmic  rays in that. It is described that the device can
actually take out  energy by cosmic rays even at nighttime.
Tesla touches a huge storing  warehouse of negative
electricity of the earth, too.

Is an electromagnetic radiation harmful?

It is harmless at all. There is a thing to sometimes wake up
people's  uneasiness due to the lack of Shitataca to the
radiation. Then, the  radiation is indicated.

The radiation appears while mediating the interaction between
the  particle and wave motion. (That is, heat is conducted
by the  discharge of energy, the spread, absorption, and
the radiation. )The  radiation changes shape, and carries
out various functions in that.

The radiation is discharged from the material, and absorbed to
the  material. As for the earth, had been done for the past
several  billion years by the radiation from the sun.
Therefore, the skin gets  burnt when is under sunshiny for
a long time. Everyone is sure to  have the experience of
sunburning through life once and twice. Still,  the
radiation has poured down for 24 hours a day. On the other
hand,  to avoid danger and to adapt oneself, the human race
has evolved. Not  only the wave of the radiation but also
we get corpuscle rain done.  However, it is quite safe
except the thing that the meteor falls to  the head. 
However, the radiation from the high-voltage line is very
dangerous as cancer and other sicknesses are caused. Model, and
it is not a  radiation from the sky which causes what harm.
It is a radiation to  be killing man that man produced.

I think that it was able to understand the basis of the
radiation.  Then, working of the electromagnetic radiation
receiver is described.  First of all, let's explain from
the word receiver. I want to  emphasize the thing like the
one receiving it to the end the receiver  and no sent one,
etc.The solar panel receives the light of the  frequency of
the visible region, and produces electricity. The energy 
of the frequency from the brushwood outside line on the both
sides to  the area of infrared rays is received if not only
the area of visible  light but also it says in the spectrum
and electricity is produced though the electromagnetic radiation
receiver works basically by the  same concept as it. It is
time when makes to a high voltage with a  transformer and
uses it in case of there is danger. It makes to high 
voltage and the high frequency with the transformer and
electricity  is transmitted to customer's place, and the
electric power company  drops to the low pressure of 220V
and, then, is using it. A high  frequency and a high
voltage are harmful though 220V is not too  dangerous. If
an easy test is done, it is understood soon whether a 
harmful radiation has gone out of the high-tension wire of
the  electrical machinery and apparatus and the ceiling in
your house and  office.

In the above-mentioned thing, I think that it canceled the fog
of  uneasiness of the electromagnetic radiation receiver.

Those who invent it Noazarc research foundation   
Doctor of Engineering Ben Shuwalts

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**http://freenrg.fr/JapRod/Rodgen1.htm**

From: "youhavetoremember" <brian165@h...>   
Date:  Fri Aug 22, 2003  5:02 am   
Subject:  Re: 2 small rods producing power

The FACTS I now about this "rod" generator are:

1. I have seen 2 distinct PICTURED references to their
existance.   
Japan and those real video vids.

2. Both devices seem to run on "neutrino power". The Device in
the   
real video vids is said to runn off the neutrinos and other
waves.   
The device from Japan is said to run off the
infrared<->ultraviolet   
spectrums, which is IN the neutrino range :)

3. Both devices are of the SAME dimensions.

4. The device in the real video vids is said to be made of 73   
elements in one rod and 74 in the other. The generator from
Japan is   
made of a "ceramic" material that is "baked".

5. Both output continuous wattages indefinitely.

6. The "rod-generator" company in Japan's information:   
Company's name: ERR Co. (They don't have a website)   
Address: 2-11-18, Tomioka, Kohtoh-ku, Tokyo, Japan   
Phone: 03-3630-1901 (Japan)   
Fax: 03-3630-1905 (Japan)

here is an update from a friend in Japan who has CALLED the
company   
who made the rod-generator:   
"Then I called after a long time to ERR Co,.   
It seems to change from the rod shape to the film shape, because
the   
yield of the product(baking of the rod) was bad and it does not
  
become business.   
Now they try to make the film-generator of the same principle.   
It has not commercialized yet. The person in the agency seems to
be   
able to obtain it in the stage of the prototype.   
That's all I heard from them. The ERR Co,. is in holiday now.
They   
seems to be opened from the 18th August."

Now, if we have two distinct people who have produced these rod
  
generators that means at least 2 people in the world know how to
make   
them ;p. Add to that the fact that the company from Japan has
made   
MANY prototypes and models! in their factories. So all their   
employees know how to make them.

If we really dig and reverse engineer this phenomenon we can do
it!

Jason

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From: "Bruce A. Perreault" <bruce.perreault@i...>   
Date:  Thu Aug 21, 2003  6:37 pm   
Subject:  Re: 18 to 25 watts from 2 small rods !!!

Whizard and All!

This has been sitting in the group files since   
January 24, 2002...

http://f3.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/gOxEPzx7Tubo3C2FlZWk2IV73vqGYCyyFxN03VPvj3Y9FzgmtA6\
  
MPs3JcS65KXSYGcnhf4vj5XSRErS6/EnergyReceiver.zip

Yes, Don is said to be the inventor. I have spoken to him
about  this but he has said little about how they are made.
Perhaps now that he has patents pending he will give us some
more  details at inventor's weekend next month.

-Bruce

Whizard wrote:

This is the same device that Don Smith said he built and is
having   
someone in Japan or China build and market it I believe. There
are   
not 73 and 74 elements on each of the rods - these are the
numbers   
from the Periodic table of Elements relating to the two elements
used   
- which are Tantalum and Tungsten - elements 73 and 74 from the
  
Periodic table of elements. Very interesting info as I seem to   
recall knowing one of the rods was Tungsten but didn't know what
the   
other one was. It seems to make sense.

At 03:21 PM 8/21/2003 +0000, you wrote:

Subject: 18 to 25 watts from 2 small rods !!!

Please have a look at this and the video !   
This sounds incredible, if it is no fake !   
read my comments at the end !

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**http://freenrg.fr/JapRod/Rodgen4.htm**

**[Keelynet] About Rod-Generator in JAPAN**

    \* From: Jerry Decker   
    \* Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 01:30:59

Hi Oriharu et al!

Thanks for the heads up about the new solar battery generator
in Japan!

> $B%\*%j%O%k(B wrote:   
>   
Dear Jerry Decker & KeelyNet.

Hello. This is news in Japa.

Rod-Generator has invented in Japan!   It's detailed
principle (but   
collector of electromagnetic wave) and detailed material (but   
it is made of ceramic) is not open yet.

> The news was  on "Nikkan Kohgyoh Newspapers" p27,
03/26/2002 in Japan.   
>   
> Company's name : ERR Co. (They has not Home Page)   
>
Address            
:
2-11-18, Tomioka, Kohtoh-ku, Tokyo, Japan   
>
Phone              
:
03-3630-1901 (Japan)   
>
Fax                  
:
03-3630-1905 (Japan)   
>   
> The appearance is two rods in parallel.   
One rod is 1cm diameter   
> and 10cm long (very small).   This "Solar
Battery" generates 300W   
> (output).   They claimed as it is same as Solar
Battery.   It collect   
> electromagnetic wave (light) from infrared to
ultraviolet.   Perhaps it   
> collect energy until X-ray level frequency.   
>   
> This Generator will sell from June (this year).  The
system has stabilizer   
> and inverter.   It's price is 150,000 (300W
type).   About $1,250.   
>   
> Near future, 900W type and 5KW type will line up.   
>   
> That's all detail information. Thank you.   
>   
> from oriharu:   
> My page : http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~oriharu/

> Free Energy page is :
http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~oriharu/efe.htm

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**http://freenrg.fr/JapRod/Txt\_Vid1\_Wording\_and\_Trad\_Fr.htm**
  
**http://freenrg.fr/JapRod/rods01.avi**

**Translation of Video**

It  is something you won't see in the world market because
they all ..... these (?) of course don't want this on the
market.

It is just a wooden frame.   
With a switch .....on the rag(?).   
A mobile switch..

Q : Can I get it closer?

Ok.   
I then open on.   
I put (off) the cover  over the jar to protect it.

Now, it's compressed.

The material in this is made off...   
One rod is made of seventy tree different elements.   
The other side is made of is made of seventy four elements.   
It's one additional element.   
In it's, one is negative and one is positive.   
(The) one builds up electrons

The neutrinos is straight here 24 hours a day.   
And another things straignt in the air

Combination of them cause the electrons to build up in one of
this rod and deplete in he other side.

Much like a solar pannel works.   
Very much like a solar panel.   
But, solar pannels need light 24 hours a day if you gonna use it
24 hours a day.   
Otherwise it only works when the sun comes up.

Now, this here, as you see : vevy very light

Q: Humm

...no weigth here

But,it's plein of energy there.   
As run this up the rods, you can see.

Q: Can we get it closer here, okay

It's a christmas tree lights.. 10 volts.

Q : Can we get it closer, to see that lights again.

OK.

Q : All they are is what?.

Very good chritsmas tree lights.

Q : Hold down your hand so I could see the panel. .. to see
light bulbs... I want to see light bulbs....

They are together

Now, It's not a battery.   
Anywhere you move it up and down the rods the lights work.   
Anywhere, down here or here.

Q: Hum, hum.

Anywhere you want to put them they work.

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**http://freenrg.fr/JapRod/Txt\_Vid2\_Wording\_and\_Trad\_Fr.htm**
  
**http://freenrg.fr/JapRod/rods02.avi**

**Video Translation**

This is a 25 watts light bulb.   
One candle. One candle 25 watts.

Now, lets see what appends when you put together.   
Of course there w'ont be a sprite? sprinkle? spark?   
Because it. This takes a lower amperage, you know. And the
wattage.

This here the watts on the thing here is only about, right now,
by 18 watts only, and this is 25 watts.

Does ?? the rods do get hot?

No, the rods d'ont get hot. The light bulb is just hot.

Yes because it is just..

Yes it get hot. Because you can see there.   
I will give you the shot of the light there.   
Now, you need a very big battery to do that if you want do that
with a battery.

Lets you  show you that there is no power right here.   
It stores a (certain amount of???) of electrons (because its???)
builds up   
Now, lets cover them.   
You get to cover them up.   
So, no light can get to them.   
So, it will be shown that is not like a solar panel.   
Not lets turn the switch on.   
So the power is now going from the bottom terminal to the
swiches here, to  the top here.   
Now we use these two terminals here because sometimes ?? we use
it to charge ?? a big battery.   
That is why we put a terminal there.   
Now let black it out.   
See we can still light.   
See the ???   
You don't need light.   
So we don't get it from the fluorescent light.   
We don't get power from the fluorescent light.   
???

This kind of electricity is very much  like lightning.   
As devastating  lightning could be.   
Lightning is because the Earth is negative and the atmosphere is
positive.......   
And the  lightnings....

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**http://freenrg.fr/JapRod/rods0.htm**

**[ Keelynet] missing two from the pile**

**From: Jerry Decker**   
**5 Apr 2002**

**re: Don Smith**

Don Smith - from Spring, TX (near Houston), claims to have a
coil based   
circuit that he originally claimed tapped into Van Allen belt
radiation to   
generate megawatts of electricity. Sells them for about $2000,
claims big companies all over the world sell   
them for him, but none in the US or anything that can be
tracked...claims he   
is on the board of big companies everywhere, etc. ad nauseum...

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**http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?adjacent=true&KC=A&date=19941115&NR=5364710A&DB=EPODOC&locale=en\_EP&CC=US&FT=D**

**USP # 5364710**   
**Apparatus for converting light energy into
electric energy and storing the same**

1994-11-15   
Inventor(s):  HIKITA KAZUYASU [JP]   
Applicant(s):  MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP [JP]   
Classification:   - international:  H01B3/12;
H01L31/04; H02J7/35; H02N6/00; H01B3/12; H01L31/04; H02J7/35;
H02N6/00; (IPC1-7): H01M12/00; H01L31/04; H01M10/44;-
European:  H02J7/35; H02N6/00

**Also published as: //   GB2258946 // 
JP5055616  (A)  //  DE4227783 // DE4227783**

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**Abstract** --  An apparatus for converting light
energy into electric energy and storing the same, which
comprises a photoelectric conversion unit having an element that
generates an electromotive force by irradiation of light and a
unit for storing electric energy generated by the photoelectric
conversion unit. The element comprises a ferroelectric crystal
having a bulk photovoltaic effect such as BaTiO3, lead lanthanum
zirconate titanate (PLZT) or the like. Light energy is converted
into electric energy having a voltage ranging from 10 V to
several kV with high reliability to be efficiently stored.

**BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION**

**1. Field of the Invention**

The present invention relates to an apparatus for converting
light energy into electric energy and storing the same. In
particular, it relates to an energy system in which a
photoelectric conversion unit which utilizes a bulk photovoltaic
effect and a unit for storing electric energy generated by the
unit are combined.

**2. Description of the Related Art**

In the prior art, an energy converting apparatus for converting
light energy into electric energy has been known as a solar
battery comprising a semiconductor such as Si, GaAs or the like
having a p-n junction. Further, there has been known an energy
system in which converted electric energy is stored in a
secondary battery so as to make it possible to output the
converted energy at a desired time.

When light is irradiated onto the semiconductor having the p-n
junction, electrons and positive holes generated by the light
irradiation at the junction portion diffuse toward the n and p
type sides respectively, and a voltage depending upon the energy
band gap (about 0.5 V) is obtained. Due to this low voltage, in
the system in which the solar battery utilizing the
semiconductor and the secondary battery are combined, a required
voltage has been obtained in practical use by connecting a large
number of secondary batteries with semiconductor elements in
series, or by connecting a booster unit with the secondary
battery.

However, there have been such problems that when the secondary
batteries are connected in series, the internal resistance
increases depending on the number of connected batteries to make
the loss of energy large, while when the booster unit is used,
the unit requires driving energy therefor. Further, the solar
battery has a drawback such that the generating efficiency
lowers in accordance with an increase in temperature, resulting
in inferior reliability.

**SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION**

It is an object of the present invention to provide an
apparatus with which light energy can be converted into electric
energy with high reliability and stored efficiently.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an
apparatus for photoelectric conversion and storage of energy,
with which a voltage from 10 V to several kV can be obtained.

These objects are accomplished by the inventive device for
generating an electromotive force by irradiation of light which
comprises a ferroelectric crystal having a bulk photovoltaic
effect.

In another embodiment, the invention comprises a ferroelectric
crystal having a bulk photoelectric effect which generates an
electromotive force upon being irradiated with light and means
for storing the electric energy generated by the ferroelectric
crystal.

**BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING**

The Figure is a drawing of an arrangement of a photoelectric
conversion and storage apparatus according to the present
invention.

**DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT**

Ferroelectric crystals suitable for use in the invention
include not only ferroelectric monocrystals, but also
polycrystalline sintered bodies thereof.

The bulk photovoltaic effect is an effect in which when a
strongly dielectric crystal is irradiated with light ranging
from a visible short wavelength to a wavelength near the
ultraviolet region, an electromotive force of several Kv/cm,
which is extremely higher than the energy band gap, is
generated.

Materials having a bulk photovoltaic effect suitable for the
present invention may be exemplified as ferroelectric materials
comprising monocrystals of LiTaO.sub.3, LiNbO.sub.3, KNbO.sub.3,
BaTiO.sub.3 and the like, and polycrystal ferroelectric
materials including BaTiO.sub.3, lead lanthanum zirconate
titanate (PLZT), and the like as a basic composition. These
ferroelectric materials are uniform crystal bodies exhibiting a
piezo-electric property and having no crystal center symmetry.

A preferred ferroelectric composition is the PLZT system having
the formula (Pb.sub.1-x La.sub.x) (Zr.sub.y T.sub.1-y).sub.1-x/4
O.sub.3, wherein O.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.10 and
0.45.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.70 to which up to 2.0 atomic percent of
an oxide selected from the group consisting of Nb.sub.2 O.sub.5,
Ta.sub.2 O.sub.5, WO.sub.3, and mixtures thereof, have been
added. With this system, polarization is facilitated and a large
bulk photovoltaic effect can be generated, which is desirable.
In this case, if x is larger than 0.10, or if y is smaller than
0.45 and larger than 0.70, the bulk photovoltaic effect is
decreased, so that it is preferable for x and y to be within the
above-mentioned ranges. Further, if the amount of the
above-mentioned oxides added exceeds 2.0 atomic percent, the
bulk photovoltaic effect becomes lower.

The photoelectric conversion unit of the present invention is
connected to the electric energy storage unit via a selector
switch. For this storage unit one may use a secondary battery
such as a lead storage battery, an alkaline storage battery or
the like, or a capacitor such as a ceramic capacitor, a film
capacitor, or the like. An electric load is connected to the
storage unit via the change-over switch.

When uniform light is irradiated onto the element of the
photoelectric conversion unit, an electromotive force of several
kV/cm, which is much higher than the energy band gap, is
generated at the terminals. This is different from the effect of
the p-n junction of the semiconductor, which is an essential
effect possessed by the substance itself, and is considered to
result from the fact that electrons are excited and subjected to
transition by means of the impurity centers having a non-central
symmetrical potential of the crystal by the irradiation of
light.

This electromotive force is a hundred to several thousand of
times higher than the electromotive force of a conventional
solar battery and which does not become lower due to an increase
in temperature as in the case of the p-n junction.

The electric energy having been converted from the light energy
by the element is stored in the storage unit via the selector
switch. When a capacitor is used as the storage unit, the
above-mentioned high voltage can be stored as is.

According to the photoelectric conversion and storage apparatus
of the present invention, the following effects are different
from the conventional solar battery in which a semiconductor
such as Si or the like is used.

(1) In the element having the bulk photovoltaic effect, the
generating efficiency does not decrease with increase in
temperature, so that the reliability is high.

(2) A high voltage ranging from 10 V to several kV can be
obtained directly from the photoelectric conversion unit, so
that it is unnecessary during practical use to connect the
elements in series in order to increase the output voltage, and
no booster unit is required. In particular, it is suitable for
driving a high resistance load, such as piezo-electric materials
and the like.

(3) The electric energy converted from the light energy is
stored in the storage unit, so that it can be out-putted from
the storage unit at any desired time.

(4) When a capacitor is used as the storage unit, charging and
discharging are not accompanied by a chemical reaction, so that
the charging and discharging can be performed in a short period
of time, and deterioration is minimized even after repeated
charging and discharging.

(5) When a ceramic capacitor, a film capacitor or the like is
used as the capacitor, a high voltage ranging from 10 V to
several kV can be easily stored.

(6) Since electric power generation is performed by irradiation
of light, it is preferable as an electric power source for a
load to be installed at a remote place.

As shown in FIG. 1, a photoelectric conversion unit 10 was
produced in accordance with the following method.

**Lead zirconate titanate having the formula Pb(Zr.sub.y-
Ti.sub.1-y)O.sub.3 substituted by 3.0 atom percent La was
prepared by homogeneously mixing PbO, ZrO.sub.2, TiO.sub.2,
and La.sub.2 O.sub.3 powders in amounts to obtain a Zr:Ti
ratio of 52:48. The mixture was calcined and pulverized to
provide a composition having the formula:**

[hereinafter referred to as PLZT(3/52/48)].

**To this composition was added 0.5 atomic percent of
WO.sub.3, and homogeneous mixing and calcining were performed,
followed by pulverization. This fine ceramic powder was shaped
by pressing, followed by calcining to produce a square ceramic
substrate measuring 25 mm.times.25 mm.times.0.6 mm.**

**Silver paste was printed onto a pair of mutually opposing
end edges of this ceramic substrate, followed by baking to
thereby form a pair of electrodes 12 and 13 having a width of
2.5 mm. The distance between the electrodes was about 20 mm.
This ceramic substrate was immersed in silicone oil at a
temperature of 150.degree. C., and a voltage of 1.5 kV/mm was
applied to the electrodes 12 and 13 to perform a polarization
treatment and obtain a photoelectric conversion element 11.
This allowed element 11 to have a spontaneous polarization
with an orientation in the x direction in FIG. 1. After the
polarization, the electrodes 12 and 13 were contacted by
soldering with lead wires 14 and 15 having terminals 16 and
17, respectively, to produce the photoelectric conversion unit
10.**

This unit 10 was connected to an electric energy storage unit
30 via a selector switch 20, and the storage unit 30 was
connected to an electric load 40 via selector switch 20. Switch
20 has interlocking switches 21 and 22. Switch 21 has contacts
21a and 21b connected to terminal 16 and terminal 41,
respectively, of electric load 40. Switch 22 has contacts 22a
and 22b connected to terminal 17 and terminal 42, respectively,
of load 40. Further, contact 21c of switch 21 is connected to
terminal 31 and contact 22c of switch 22 is connected with
terminal 32 of the storage unit 30. In this example, the storage
unit 30 was a laminated ceramic capacitor having a capacitance
of 0.1 microfarad.

Switches 21 and 22 of change-over switch 20 were switched to
positions shown by solid lines in the figure, terminals 16 and
17 were connected to a voltmeter 50 (having an input resistance
of not less than 10.sup.14 ohm), and then light from mercury
lamp I was irradiated onto element 11 from the z direction in
the figure. The mercury lamp light I had a luminous intensity of
about 25 mW/cm.sup.2 on the element surface.

**About 3 minutes after the beginning of the light
irradiation, the voltage between terminals 16 and 17 became 10
V, and after the light irradiation was continued for 15
minutes, the voltage thereof became 50 V. After the
irradiation was further continued, a voltage of several
hundred V was measured. Even after stopping the light
irradiation, the voltage value of voltmeter 50 was not
changed, and it was determined that the voltage generated in
the photoelectric conversion unit 10 was stored in the storage
unit 30 via change-over switch 20.**

**Alternatively, a laminated ceramic capacitor having a
capacitance of 0.01 microfarad was used as storage unit 30,
and the same light irradiation time allowed the stored voltage
in the storage unit 30 to become about 10 times higher in
comparison with that in the capacitor having a capacitance of
0.1 microfarad.**

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NerzhDishual

Re: Free energy elemental rod generator ?   
<< Reply #1 on: November 24, 2006, 11:32:30 AM >>

Hi clever guys

I had collected, a couple of years ago, all the informations I
could get about these mysterious "Neutrino Rods". Please see: **http://freenrg.fr/JapRod/**

Some of the files are in French but most are in English. Sounds
like a Japanese compagny were selling this kinda stuff (though
it is not the ones you can see on the vids).

The file "EnergyReceiver.zip" is from this compagny. It is in
Japanese language, but not the pics :)). Anyway this document
has been translated in English (japtrans.htm).

I had tried to get in touch with this compagny but they do
(did?) not speak English and my phone calls were promply
shortened. :))

Best

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tao   
Re: Free energy elemental rod generator ?   
<< Reply #4 on: November 25, 2006, 12:24:55 PM >>

Hey guys, all those files, research, and english translations
on http://freenrg.fr/JapRod ARE FROM MY RESEARCHES in 2003!

It's funny that now people are looking at them again!, lol, all
those files were written by me, tao, aka,
youhavetoremember.......

Anyway, here was a post I did at OVERUNITY.COM just some months
ago!

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Below are various messages and even the translated japanese
handouts(which I had a japanese friend of mine do for me).

Here is an excerpt from the below info:

here is an update from a friend in Japan who has CALLED the
company who made the rod-generator:

"Then I called after a long time to ERR Co,.  It seems to
change from the rod shape to the film shape, because the 
yield of the product(baking of the rod) was bad and it does not
become business. Now they try to make the film-generator of the
same principle.  It has not commercialized yet. The person
in the agency seems to be able to obtain it in the stage of the
prototype. That's all I heard from them. The ERR Co,. is in
holiday now. They  seems to be opened from the 18th
August."

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innovation\_station

Re: Free energy elemental rod generator ?   
<< Reply #18 on: August 02, 2007, 07:56:50 PM >>

i have looked at this some time ago there has to be a diffranec
of negitive restance to make the current flow from 1 rod to the
other  he says that " they used a circuit like this to
charge the ham radio batteries if i remember correctly

also in my work on the tpu i came across something that
dirrectly relates to the elemenatl rods in an old tube radio
book!!

if i find the time i will post the page from the book im sure
it had to do with negative resistance is

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Re: Free energy elemental rod generator ?   
<< Reply #22 on: August 03, 2007, 09:32:48 PM >>

Guys, is the involvement of Dennis Lee not enough to tell you
all that this is a complete scam? A bit more elaborate than his
others, I have to admit.... But Come on... Dennis lee? Dennis
Lee is involved. That should be enough for anyone. The guy is a
known, scam artist. You have to assume anyone involved with him
is too.

By the way, you can light cristmas tree lights with 4 AA
batteries. They draw very little current. It's just batteries,
positive up on one side, and negative up on the other, in some
kind of conductive shell, of graphite, or carbon, or something,
perhaps even copper with conductive black paint coating, and
wire between them on the bottom. Notice he touches both rods at
one point simultaneously, and he doesn't get bit? Or if he does,
it's nothing painful.. or even felt.. That should tell you
everything you need to know. As for the suitcase thing, who
knows. Also there are very low powered gas bulbs that would
light very brightly with that much power, I had one connected to
a piezo that lit when you shook the piezo, four of them would
have easily been lit by batteries in that config. And luminosity
is easily misinterpreted by cameras. Those bulbs were not that
brightly lit. If you don't believe me, go read about what dave
did again. He clearly says they look brighter in the video than
they really were.

I'm happy to be proven wrong, but I would bet dollars to donuts
there's nothing here.

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**Videos :**

**Part 1:    
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-635987818295327978**
  
**Part 2:    
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4298347669641896403**

"Nutrino circuit consists of two rods about 3 inches long (see
the first picture below). The device consists of the two posts,
a wooden base, two terminals and a switch. One of the rods
consists of 73 elements and the other rod contains 74. The earth
is stuck by particles from space all the time called nutrinos.
When nutrinos strike one of the rods it causes a negative charge
to build up. The second picture to the shows three Christmas
tree lights being illuminated by the rods. These rods put out
about 18 watts of power. This device has been used to charge
batteries in a cave hundreds of feet below the ground."

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