Mesodyne’s patented LightCell™ power generator converts any fuel into electricity via light - increasing the endurance of small systems by 10X over batteries.
Mesodyne is commercializing a new class of power generator that provides efficient, quiet, reliable, long-endurance power from any fuel. The LightCell™ bridges the gap in power sources between batteries and internal combustion engines - bringing a 10x improvement in endurance to a variety of unmanned vehicles, wearables, and other equipment. Specifically, a microcombustor heats a nanophotonic material to incandescence. The nanophotonic material is engineered to emit certain wavelengths of light when heated. The emitted light drives photovoltaic cells to generate electricity.
Fuel flexible: The LightCell is compatible with conventional liquid or gaseous fuels, biofuels, and hydrogen.
Quiet: The LightCell uses a static conversion process and has virtually no moving parts.
Scalable: The LightCell is currently scalable from 50W to 5kW electric, filling the gap in energy technologies between batteries and internal combustion engines. In the future, higher power solutions can be developed depending on customer need.
Ready to go: The LightCell requires no charging time, no external sunlight, no maintenance, and has a long shelf life.