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    Exposed: An Interesting Dell Patent

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by FirecatF7, May 13, 2009.

  1. FirecatF7

    FirecatF7 Notebook Consultant

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    Ok so I was looking up both Dell and AW in google patents and this struck me as interesting. Looks like some sort of energy capturing patent in the form of electromagnetic energy or solar energy. At first I thought it could be an integrated solar panel that uses sunlight to recharge the battery. Now I think it is a conducting layer that captures electromagnetic energy given off by the system and gives the energy back to the battery. Here is the link to the patent:

    http://www.google.com/patents?id=ez6_AAAAEBAJ&dq=dell

    Here is a link to everything about solar cells. Wiki mentions multiple times the use of electromagnetic/solar generating devices.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_cell
     
    FirecatF7, May 13, 2009
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  2. HeMeZ

    HeMeZ Notebook Geek

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    Seems to be a very general application about shielding inductive elements with ferromagnetic layers.
    I doubt that it will be granted. ;)
     
    HeMeZ, May 13, 2009
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  3. shoot2kill

    shoot2kill Notebook Guru

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    HeMeZ
    "shielding inductive elements with ferromagnetic layers" So, in lamens terms this means? lol
    No but seriously what does that mean?
     
    shoot2kill, May 13, 2009
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  4. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Some basic background:

    1. Electric currents are surrounded by magnetic fields
    2. An inductor is something that can store energy in a magnetic field (from these electric currents)
    3. If you coat the inductor wire with ferrite (iron) then it will provide magnetic shielding due to its own magnetic field countering the one in the electric current.
    4. Pretty much all inductors use this :p
     
    sgogeta4, May 13, 2009
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