(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2018/222569 Al 06 December 2018 (06.12.2018) W !P O PCT (51) International Patent Classification: KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, C01B 3/00 (2006.01) MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, (21) International Application Number: SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY,TH, TJ, TM, TN, PCT/US20 18/034842 TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (22) International Filing Date: (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 29 May 2018 (29.05.2018) kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (25) Filing Language: English GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, (26) Publication Langi English TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (30) Priority Data: EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, 62/5 13,284 31 May 2017 (3 1.05.2017) US MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, 62/5 13,324 31 May 2017 (3 1.05.2017) US TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, 62/524,307 23 June 2017 (23.06.2017) US KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). 62/532,986 14 July 2017 (14.07.2017) US 62/537,353 26 July 2017 (26.07.2017) US Published: 62/545,463 14 August 2017 (14.08.2017) US — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) 62/556,941 11 September 2017 ( 11.09.2017) US 62/573,453 17 October 2017 (17.10.2017) US 62/584,632 10 November 2017 (10. 11.2017) US 62/594,5 11 04 December 20 17 (04.12.20 17) US 62/612,304 29 December 2017 (29.12.2017) US 62/618,444 17 January 2018 (17.01.2018) US 62/630,755 14 February 2018 (14.02.2018) US (71) Applicant: BRILLIANT LIGHT POWER, INC. [US/US]; 493 Old Trenton Road, Cranbury, New Jersey 85212 (US). (72) Inventor: MILLS, Randell L.; 1985 Timber Lakes Drive, Yardley, Pennsylvania 19067 (US). (74) Agent: SWEET, Mark D.; Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, 901 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20001 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, (54) Title: MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC ELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR (57) Abstract: A power generator that provides at least one of electrical and thermal power comprising (i) at least one reaction cell for the catalysis of atomic hydrogen to form hydrinos identifiable by unique analytical and spectroscopic signatures, (ii) a reaction mixture comprising at least two components chosen from: a source of ¾ 0 catalyst or ¾ 0 catalyst; a source of atomic hydrogen or atomic hydrogen; reactants to form the source of ¾ 0 catalyst or H20 catalyst and a source of atomic hydrogen or atomic hydrogen; and a molten metal to cause the reaction mixture to be highly conductive, (iii) a molten metal injection system comprising at least one pump such as an electromagnetic pump that causes a plurality of molten metal streams to intersect, (iv) an ignition system comprising an electrical power source that provides low-voltage, high-current electrical energy to the plurality of intersected molten metal streams to ignite a plasma to initiate rapid kinetics of the hydrino reaction and an energy gain due to forming hydrinos, (v) a source of ¾ and O2 supplied to the plasma, (vi) a molten metal recovery system, and (vii) a power converter capable of (a) converting the high-power light output from a blackbody radiator of the cell into electricity using concentrator thermophotovoltaic cells or (b) converting the energetic plasma into electricity using a magnetohydrodynamic converter. MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC ELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR CROSS-REFERENCES OF RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 62/513,284, filed May 31, 2017, 62/513,324, filed May 31, 2017, 62/524,307, filed June 23, 2017, 62/532,986, filed July 14, 2017, 62/537,353, filed July 26, 2017, 62/545,463, filed August 14, 2017, 62/556,941, filed September 11, 2017, 62/573,453, filed October 17, 2017, 62/584,632, filed November 10, 2017, 62/594,51 1, filed December 04, 2017, 62/612,304, filed December 29, 2017, 62/618,444, filed January 17, 2018, and 62/630,755, filed February 14, 2018, all of which are incorporated herein by reference. The present disclosure relates to the field of power generation and, in particular, to systems, devices, and methods for the generation of power. More specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to power generation devices and systems, as well as related methods, which produce optical power, plasma, and thermal power and produces electrical power via a magnetohydrodynamic power converter, an optical to electric power converter, plasma to electric power converter, photon to electric power converter, or a thermal to electric power converter. In addition, embodiments of the present disclosure describe systems, devices, and methods that use the ignition of a water or water-based fuel source to generate optical power, mechanical power, electrical power, and/or thermal power using photovoltaic power converters. These and other related embodiments are described in detail in the present disclosure. Power generation can take many forms, harnessing the power from plasma. Successful commercialization of plasma may depend on power generation systems capable of efficiently forming plasma and then capturing the power of the plasma produced. Plasma may be formed during ignition of certain fuels. These fuels can include water or water-based fuel source. During ignition, a plasma cloud of electron-stripped atoms is formed, and high optical power may be released. The high optical power of the plasma can be harnessed by an electric converter of the present disclosure. The ions and excited state atoms can recombine and undergo electronic relaxation to emit optical power. The optical power can be converted to electricity with photovoltaics. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a power generation system comprising: a plurality of electrodes such as solid or molten metal electrodes configured to deliver power to a fuel to ignite the fuel and produce a plasma; a source of electrical power configured to deliver electrical energy to the plurality of electrodes; and at least one magnetohydrodynamic power converter positioned to receive high temperature and pressure plasma or at least one photovoltaic ("PV") power converter positioned to receive at least a plurality of plasma photons. In an embodiment, a SunCell® power system that generates at least one of electrical energy and thermal energy comprises at least one vessel capable of a maintaining a pressure of below, at, or above atmospheric; reactants comprising: (i) at least one source of catalyst or a catalyst comprising nascent H20 , (ii) at least one source of H20 or H20 , (iii) at least one source of atomic hydrogen or atomic hydrogen, and (iv) a molten metal; a molten metal injection system comprising at least two molten metal reservoirs each comprising a pump and an injector tube; at least one reactant supply system to replenish reactants that are consumed in a reaction of the reactants to generate at least one of the electrical energy and thermal energy; at least one ignition system comprising a source of electrical power to supply opposite voltages to the at least two molten metal reservoirs each comprising an electromagnetic pump, and at least one power converter or output system of at least one of the light and thermal output to electrical power and/or thermal power. In an embodiment, the molten metal may comprise any conductive metal or alloy known in the art. The molten metal or alloy may have a low melting point. Exemplary metals and alloys are gallium, indium, tin, zinc, and Galinstan alloy wherein an example of a typical eutectic mixture is 68% Ga, 22% In, and 10% Sn (by weight) though proportions may vary between 62- 95% Ga, 5-22% In, 0-1 6%> Sn (by weight). In an embodiment wherein the metal may be reactive with at least one of oxygen and water to form the corresponding metal oxide, the hydrino reaction mixture may comprise the molten metal, the metal oxide, and hydrogen. The metal oxide may serve as the source of oxygen to form HOH catalyst. The oxygen may be recycled between the metal oxide and HOH catalyst wherein hydrogen consumed to form hydrino may be resupplied. The molten metal injection system may comprise at least two molten metal reservoirs each comprising an electromagnetic pump to inject streams of the molten metal that intersect inside of the vessel wherein each reservoir may comprise a molten metal level controller comprising an inlet riser tube. The ignition system may comprise a source of electrical power to supply opposite voltages to the at least two molten metal reservoirs each comprising an electromagnetic pump that supplies current and power flow through the intersecting streams of molten metal to cause the reaction of the reactants comprising ignition to form a plasma inside of the vessel.