Comparison - Energy
WATS Energy
vs The Grid
Six energy patents. EdgeBattery, EdgeCapacitor, EdgeSolar, EdgeCharge, EdgeGrid, and EdgeHarvest. Every one makes its conventional equivalent obsolete.
Patent 12 of 66USPTO #64/040,755
EdgeBattery DS-1
Diamond nitrogen-vacancy center energy storage. Board IS the battery. No lithium. No fire. No degradation. 100 billion charge cycles.
| Metric | EdgeBattery DS-1 | Lithium-Ion | Solid State Best |
|---|
| Cycle Life | 100,000,000,000 cycles - zero degradation | 500-2,000 cycles | ~10,000 cycles |
| Charge Time | 15 sec tunnel - 30 sec pad | 30-90 minutes | 15-30 minutes |
| Fire Risk | Zero - diamond inert | Thermal runaway - phones, EVs, planes | Reduced but not zero |
| Temperature | Near 0K to 3,500C | -20C to 45C | -20C to 60C |
| Toxic Materials | None - carbon only | Lithium, cobalt, nickel - hazardous | Lithium - hazardous |
| Form Factor | Board IS the battery - zero separate cell | Dedicated cell volume required | Dedicated cell required |
| Supply Chain | Carbon - everywhere on earth | Lithium triangle - geopolitical risk | Lithium + silicon dependency |
EdgeBattery wins every dimension.100B cycles. Zero fire risk. Zero toxic materials. Board is the battery.
Patent 11 of 66USPTO #64/040,716
EdgeCapacitor QC-1
Super Dielectric Material zeolite scaffold. 7,840 J/cm3 energy density. Instantaneous peak power. On-die.
| Metric | EdgeCapacitor QC-1 | Best EDLC Supercapacitor | Best Lithium Capacitor |
|---|
| Energy Density | 7,840 J/cm3 - exceeds world record lithium cell | ~100 J/cm3 | ~200 J/cm3 |
| Discharge Rate | Instantaneous - zero GPU throttle | Fast - voltage sag under load | Fast - voltage sag |
| Cycle Life | Unlimited - no electrochemical wear | 500,000-1M cycles | ~100,000 cycles |
| Integration | On-die with EdgeChip - no separate component | Separate PCB component | Separate component |
EdgeCapacitor wins.78x higher energy density. Instantaneous. On-die. Zero leakage.
Patent 13 of 66USPTO #64/059,277
EdgeSolar
Free-standing multi-junction photovoltaic film. No substrate required. ~93% efficiency approaching thermodynamic limit.
| Metric | EdgeSolar | Silicon PV Commercial | Best Lab Multi-Junction |
|---|
| Efficiency | ~93% - approaching thermodynamic limit | ~26% record commercial | ~47% - lab only - not producible |
| Junctions | 20-40+ precision atomic-layer grown | 1 standard | 3-6 maximum |
| Substrate | Free-standing film - zero substrate | Silicon wafer required | Germanium wafer required |
| Hot Carrier Extraction | Integrated - captures thermalization losses | Not available | Research only |
| Form Factor | Conformal film - any curved surface | Rigid panel only | Rigid panel only |
| Silicon Dependency | Zero | 100% | Germanium or silicon |
EdgeSolar wins by 3.6x.93% vs 26%. Same sunlight. 3.6x the power. Grows on any surface. No wafer.
Patent 17 of 66USPTO #64/062,136
EdgeCharge
Multi-modal bilateral wireless power. Handshake-gated phased array microwave and addressed laser transmission.
| Metric | EdgeCharge | Best Qi2 Wireless | Best Wired Fast Charge |
|---|
| Charge Time | 15 sec tunnel - 30 sec pad | ~60 min | ~20-45 min |
| Method | Phased array microwave + laser simultaneous | Inductive coil - single frequency | Cable - contact only |
| Bilateral | Yes - charges and receives simultaneously | No | No |
| Authentication | Handshake-gated - never charges unknown device | None | None |
| Alignment | Zero - phased array auto-finds receiver | Coil alignment critical | Physical connector |
EdgeCharge wins.15 second charge. Bilateral. Auto-finds receiver. No alignment. Handshake security.
Patent 29 of 66USPTO #64/067,599
EdgeGrid
WATS-fabricated room-temperature superconducting power transmission. Zero resistive loss. Unlimited distance.
| Metric | EdgeGrid | Best HVDC Copper | Conventional AC Grid |
|---|
| Resistive Loss | Zero - room-temperature superconductor | 8-15% per 1,000km | 10-20% combined |
| Distance Limit | None - zero loss at any distance | Boosting stations every few hundred km | Frequency stability limits distance |
| Grid Efficiency | 100% | 85-92% | 80-90% |
| Renewable Integration | Sahara to Europe - zero transmission loss | Uneconomical long distance | Uneconomical remote renewable |
EdgeGrid wins.Zero resistive loss. Unlimited distance. Makes all remote renewable economical everywhere.
Patent 61 of 66USPTO #64/067,665
EdgeHarvest
Ambient atmospheric and structural energy harvesting. Triboelectric and piezoelectric elements integrated into EdgeCrete structural surfaces.
| Metric | EdgeHarvest | Piezoelectric Harvesting | Solar Panels |
|---|
| Energy Sources | Wind, vibration, rain, footsteps, thermal - all simultaneously | Single source only | Sunlight only |
| Works at Night | Yes - all non-solar sources 24/7 | Yes - vibration only | No |
| Works Indoors | Yes - HVAC, footfalls, thermal gradients | Limited | No |
| Integration | Grown into building surfaces - zero visible hardware | External bolt-on sensors | External panel mount |
| Maintenance | Zero - grown into structure | Sensor calibration and replacement | Cleaning, inverter service |
EdgeHarvest wins.Harvests from everything simultaneously. Invisible. Zero maintenance. Built into the building.