Electroactive ballistic protection system

Abstract

A ballistic protection system combines electrical storage and/or electrical generation features, including at least one layer of material which provides ballistic protection and at least one layer of material which is electrically active.

What is claimed is: 
     
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         5 . A system for providing ballistic protection and storing electrical energy comprising a multilayer material configured to store electrical energy, comprising:
 i. a positive electrically-active layer having a positive charge;   ii. a negative electrically-active layer having a negative charge; and   iii. an insulating layer between the positive electrically-active layer and the negative electrically-active layer,   wherein the multilayer material is configured to resist ballistics.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5  wherein the positive electrically-active layer has a positive terminal and the negative electrically-active layer has a negative terminal. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6  wherein the battery has a durometer of 110 or less and forms a soft layer of the material. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 5  wherein the electrical energy is stored as an electrochemical potential utilizing one or more elements selected from the group consisting of lithium, sulfur, cobalt, manganese, zinc, silver, cadmium and carbon. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 5  wherein at least one electrically-active layer has one or more additional ballistic materials added thereto, selected from the group consisting of micronized ceramics, single-walled nanotubes, electrically-conductive nanotubes and carbon nanotubes. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 5  wherein the insulating layer has one or more ballistic fibers therein, selected from the group consisting of Aramid, Kevlar, electrically-conductive nanotubes and boron nitride nanotubes. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 5  wherein the electrically-active layers are made of materials selected from the group consisting of copper alloys, aluminum alloys and carbon nanotubes for improved ballistic resistance. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 5  wherein the multilayer material harvests energy from kinetic energy through a means selected from the group consisting of the Seebeck effect, electrostatic generation, magnetic motion, Electro-active Polymers, nanogenerators and vibrational harvesters. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12  wherein the insulating layer contains doped ceramic materials. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 5  wherein the multilayer material harvests energy from thermo-electric generation through an effect selected from the group consisting of the Ettingshausen effect, Nernst effect, Peltier effect, and Thomson effect. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 5  further comprising a receiver antenna connected to the multilayer material, the antenna configured to receive energy from electro-magnetic radiation, wherein the multilayer material stores the energy. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 5  wherein the multilayer material has an outer layer comprising one or more photovoltaic panels.