Large energy absorption and distribution system

Abstract

An energy absorption and distribution system, comprises an environmental energy collection system and a transient high energy management system, wherein the environmental energy collection system includes an energy receptor array configured to receive energy from an environment, an energy source sensor array configured to monitor the environment for a source of energy, and an energy channelling array configured to guide the energy from the source to the energy receptor array; and wherein the transient high energy management system includes an energy surge control array configured to control the flow of energy received from the energy receptor array, an energy absorption array configured to absorb energy from the energy surge control array, and an energy storage array configured to store energy from the energy absorption array.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An energy absorption and distribution system, comprising:
 an environmental energy collection system; and   a transient high energy management system,   wherein the environmental energy collection system includes
 an energy receptor array configured to receive energy from an environment; 
 an energy source sensor array configured to monitor the environment for a source of energy; and 
 an energy channelling array configured to guide energy from the source to the energy receptor array; 
   and wherein the transient high energy management system includes
 an energy surge control array configured to control a flow of energy received from the energy receptor array; 
 an energy absorption array configured to absorb energy from the energy surge control array; and 
 an energy storage array configured to store energy from the energy absorption array. 
   
     
     
         2 . The energy absorption and distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the energy receptor array includes one or more of an electrical current receptor, ionized energy receptor, an electromagnetic energy receptor, and an ionized plasma receptor. 
     
     
         3 . The energy absorption and distribution system of  claim 2 , wherein the energy receptor array includes a plurality of conductive nodes arranged in a grid on a surface of a vehicle. 
     
     
         4 . The energy absorption and distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the energy source sensor array includes one or more of an ionization sensor, a voltage sensor, a heat sensor, a magnetic field sensor, and a radiation sensor. 
     
     
         5 . The energy absorption and distribution system or  claim 4 , wherein the energy source sensor array includes a plurality of sensors arranged in a formation on a surface of a vehicle. 
     
     
         6 . The energy absorption and distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the energy channelling array includes at least one channeling tool deployment device configured to deploy a channeling tool. 
     
     
         7 . The energy absorption and distribution system or  claim 6 , wherein the channeling tool is one or more of an optical beam and a conductive filament. 
     
     
         8 . The energy absorption and distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the energy surge control array includes a plurality of transient energy surge suppressors arranged in series. 
     
     
         9 . The energy absorption and distribution system or  claim 8 , wherein the energy surge control array includes a radially configured transient voltage surge suppressor. 
     
     
         10 . The energy absorption and distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the energy absorption array includes one or more capacitance layers, each layer having one or more capacitors arranged in parallel, each downstream layer being greater in capacitance than its immediately upstream layer. 
     
     
         11 . The energy absorption and distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the energy absorption array includes one or more capacitance layers, each layer having one or more capacitors arranged in series, each downstream layer being greater in capacitance than its immediately upstream layer. 
     
     
         12 . The energy absorption and distribution system of  claim 1 , wherein the energy storage array includes a plurality of high density batteries configured to power one or more on-board systems. 
     
     
         13 . The energy absorption and distribution system or  claim 1 , wherein the energy storage array includes a plurality of high density batteries conforming to an interior shape of a vehicle. 
     
     
         14 . A method of absorbing and distributing energy, comprising:
 using an environmental energy collection system, collecting environmental transient high energy; and   using a transient high energy management system, managing the transient high energy,   wherein collecting the transient high energy includes
 using an energy sensor array, monitoring an environment for a source of the transient high energy; and 
 using an energy channeling array, guiding the transient high energy from the source to an energy receptor array; 
 using the energy receptor array, receiving the transient high energy from the environment; 
   and wherein managing the transient high energy includes
 using an energy surge control array, controlling a flow of the transient high energy received by the energy receptor array; 
 using an energy absorption array, absorbing energy from the energy surge control array; and 
 using an energy storage array, storing energy from the energy absorption array. 
   
     
     
         15 . The method of absorbing and distributing energy of  claim 14 , wherein monitoring the environment for a source of the transient high energy includes monitoring the environment for the source of the transient high energy using one or more of an ionization sensor, a voltage sensor, a heat sensor, a magnetic field sensor, and a radiation sensor. 
     
     
         16 . The method of absorbing and distributing energy of  claim 14 , wherein guiding the transient high energy from the source to the energy receptor array includes guiding the transient high energy using at least one channeling tool deployment device configured to deploy at least one of an optical beam and a conductive filament. 
     
     
         17 . The method of absorbing and distributing energy of  claim 14 , wherein receiving the transient high energy from the environment includes receiving the transient high energy using one or more of an ionized energy receptor, an electromagnetic energy receptor, and an ionized plasma receptor. 
     
     
         18 . The method of absorbing and distributing energy of  claim 14 , wherein controlling a flow of the transient high energy received by the energy receptor array includes controlling a flow of the transient high energy received by the energy receptor array using a plurality of transient energy surge suppressors arranged in at least one of series and parallel. 
     
     
         19 . The method of absorbing and distributing energy of  claim 14 , wherein absorbing energy from the energy surge control array includes absorbing energy from the energy surge control array using one or more capacitance layers, each layer having one or more capacitors arranged in at least one of series and parallel, each downstream layer being greater in capacitance than its immediately upstream layer. 
     
     
         20 . The method of absorbing and distributing energy of  claim 14 , wherein storing energy from the energy absorption array includes storing energy from the energy absorption array using a plurality of high density batteries conforming to an interior shape of a vehicle.