Patent attributes
Provided is a light activated generator comprising typically a plurality of vanes affixed to a hub rotatable around the longitudinal axis of an axle. Each vane comprises a conductor and comprises a planar surface oriented generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the axle with each vane separated into a first surface and a second surface. The first and second surfaces are generally co-planer and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the axle. Additionally, the first and second surfaces have differing emissivities. When the light activated generator is illuminated with a radiant flux, the differing emissivities of the first and second surfaces produce a temperature gradient across the vane, and a thermal creep force across the planar surface generates a revolution of the vane around the longitudinal axis of the axle to motivate the conductor through a magnetic field, generating a voltage across the conductor.
