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US20150313519 |
MOTION ENERGY HARVESTING WITH WIRELESS SENSORS
A system and method for generating power when one or more motion sensitive structures are moved. The system may include one or more sensing components which, acting alone or in combination, are... |
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US20080277941 |
Generation of Electrical Power From Fluid Flows
A device for the generation of electrical power from a fluid flow, and more particularly for harvesting power from flows downhole in oil or gas wells, comprises a cylinder or other blunt body (1)... |
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US20140174496 |
HYBRID GENERATOR USING THERMOELECTRIC GENERATION AND PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATION
A hybrid generator using a thermoelectric generation and a piezoelectric generation are provided. The hybrid generator includes first and second insulating layers spaced apart from each other; a... |
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US20150022005 |
Hybrid Energy Harvesting Device and Fixed Threshold Power Production
Systems and methods here are described for harvesting energy, certain embodiments including a power generator, a rotatable base attached to the power generator, one or more protruding blades... |
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US20070188053 |
Injection molded energy harvesting device
Embodiments of an injection molded energy harvesting device are described. In one embodiment, a piezoelectric cantilever is produced via an injection molding method to harvest vibration energy... |
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US20100141095 |
NANO PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME
Provided are a nano piezoelectric device and a method of forming the nano piezoelectric device. The nano piezoelectric device includes a lower electrode, a nanowire extending upward from the lower... |
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US20120068577 |
Power Harvesting Scheme Based on Piezoelectricity and Nonlinear Deflections
An energy harvesting device (FIG. 1) and a method of using the energy harvesting device to generate an electrical charge are described. The energy harvesting device comprises a mass (2) and at... |
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US20100171394 |
ENERGY HARVESTING FOR IMPLANTED MEDICAL DEVICES
An energy harvesting device positionable within a blood vessel for use in generating energy for powering all or a portion of the functions of a diagnostic or therapeutic medical implant. The... |
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US20130161957 |
ENERGY GENERATING SUPPORTS
Energy harvesting systems are described in which electroactive materials, such as dielectric elastomers, may be utilized to absorb the shocks, bumps, and vibrations from the road or path to... |
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US20100190198 |
ASYMMETRIC SYSTEMS
Among other things, a combination comprises interaction with a system that has a perturbation. In such perturbed system, a non-directional input is applied to a first variable of the system. Based... |
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US20100317978 |
IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE HOUSING MODIFIED FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING
Methods, systems, and apparatus for powering and/or recharging medical devices implanted within the body are described. An illustrative implantable sensor for sensing one or more physiologic... |
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US20100084947 |
High Efficiency Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Having Spiral Structure
The present invention relates to a piezoelectric energy harvester having a high energy transformation efficiency and a low natural frequency. The piezoelectric energy harvester includes an elastic... |
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US20120299441 |
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRIC CIRCUITS ON A GIVEN SURFACE
A compound (2), and a process to polarize it, are described able to form conductive or isolating tracks. The compound comprises a substrate of solvent, and a dispersion in the substrate. The... |
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US20120133210 |
HYBRID ENERGY HARVESTER AND PORTABLE DEVICE THE SAME
Disclosed are a hybrid energy harvester and a portable device including the same. The hybrid energy harvester according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a... |
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US20110278989 |
Power Generation Member, Power Generation Device Using Same and Power Generation System.
To provide a power generation member having a high power generating capacity, a power generation device using the same, and a power generation system. A power generation member 1 includes: a... |
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US20090195124 |
ENERGY HARVESTING FROM AIRPORT RUNWAY
The present invention relates to an apparatus system and method for power harvesting on roads and highways using a piezoelectric generator. The invention is to provide a system and a method for... |
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US20060255690 |
Methods and apparatus for power generation
An apparatus for generating an electrical power upon an acceleration of the apparatus is provided. The apparatus including: a piezoelectric member having at least a portion thereof formed of a... |
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US20110109201 |
Manual control device with power generation function and remote control device with power generation function
A manual control device with a power generation function includes a manual input unit of a touch sensor type, a control unit that detects a direction input in the manual input unit and performs a... |
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US20120155758 |
ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITH THREE ASSOCIATED FUNCTIONS
Electronic component which modifies, by electronic re-equilibration, mechanical efficiencies, audio-visual effects, and food products. The electronic component eCRT is a regulator which, like... |
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US20140028027 |
Novel Electrical Generators For Use In Unmoored Buoys And the Like Platforms With Low-Frequency and Time-Varying Oscillatory Motions
A buoy for generating electrical energy from an roll/pitch motion resulting from a passing wave. The buoy including: a body; a pendulum member rotatably disposed on the body at a first end of the... |
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US20150008798 |
PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, ACTUATOR ELEMENT, ACTUATOR, POWER GENERATING ELEMENT, POWER GENERATING DEVICE AND FLEXIBLE SHEET
A piezoelectric element is provided which enables superior piezoelectric effects to be attained while having a comparatively simple structure and being easy to produce. The piezoelectric element... |
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US20110156532 |
Integrated Piezoelectric Composite and Support Circuit
A module includes a flexible support member, a first piezoelectric element, a second piezoelectric element, an energy harvesting circuit, and a circuit element. The energy harvesting circuit... |
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US20160013737 |
Electrical Energy Generator and Method of Generating Electrical Energy
Electrical energy generators are provided, and in one embodiment the generator, includes a capture element configured to be situated in a fluid so that a lift force is generated on said capture... |
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US20100026142 |
HUMAN ENERGY HARVESTING AND STORAGE SYSTEM
A human energy harvesting and storage system that captures energy from various human activities and stores that energy on a vehicle to be used for various vehicle applications. In one embodiment,... |
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US20090230916 |
System and method for creating a networked infrastructure distribution platform of small wind energy gathering devices
A roadway system for energy generation and distribution is presented. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the roadway system comprises a plurality of ground-based wind energy... |
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US20160111980 |
ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF HARVESTING ENERGY
According to embodiments of the present invention, an energy harvesting device is provided. The energy harvesting device includes a microchannel arranged to receive a fluid, a bluff body arranged... |
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US20050206275 |
Apparatus and method to generate electricity
A source of electric power is disclosed. The power source comprises a piezoelectric element configured to generate an electric charge responsive to an applied stress, where that piezoelectric... |
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US20050127677 |
Roadway generating electrical power by incorporating piezoelectric materials
A process for generating electricity from vehicular traffic includes distributing a plurality of piezoelectric elements no higher than an adjacent surface of a roadway. Electric current is... |
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US20110074249 |
POLYMER COMPOSITE PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE USING THE SAME
A polymer composite piezoelectric material is formed, which includes a matrix of an organic polymer resin, and a piezoelectric material included in the matrix. The piezoelectric material contains... |
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US20100295655 |
Power-generating unit for a tire sensor module
A power-generating unit for a tire sensor module of a vehicle tire has: a piezoelectric element, which is displaceable between a first stable bent position and a second stable bent position and... |
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US20100187832 |
DEVICES FOR RECEIVING AND USING ENERGY FROM A BUILDING ENVIRONMENT
A device for use in a building automation system includes a first circuit configured to receive non-electrical energy from an environment in which the device is placed and convert the... |
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US20090212665 |
Power harvesting scheme based on piezoelectricity and nonlinear deflections
An energy harvesting device and a method of using the energy harvesting device to generate an electrical charge are described. The energy harvesting device comprises a mass and at least two... |
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US20130221802 |
POWER GENERATING MODULE AND MOBILE DEVICE HAVING THE SAME
A power generating module includes a multipiezoelectric channel unit including a plurality of rods connected to a frame, the rods including a piezoelectric material to generate a voltage in... |
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US20110304240 |
HIGH EFFICIENCY PIEZOELECTRIC MICRO-GENERATOR AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM
This present invention provides a power supply for implanting into a patient's body and providing electricity to a load within the body, said power supply comprising an enclosure; adapted for... |
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US20110291526 |
PIEZOELECTRIC STACK COMPRESSION GENERATOR
A stack of piezoelectric elements, in the form of an elongated rod divided in to segments, for generating electric energy in response to compressive stress is provided comprising: piezoelectric... |
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US20050134149 |
Piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting device
A piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting device which is made up of a first mass, a second, a first spring coupled to the first mass, and a second spring coupled to the second mass. A... |
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US20080191584 |
SPRING DISC ENERGY HARVESTER APPARATUS AND METHOD
An energy harvesting apparatus and method that is especially well suited for harvesting low frequency broadband vibration energy from a vibrating structure is presented. The apparatus includes a... |
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US20080074002 |
Piezoelectric energy harvester
A mechanism for capturing mechanical energy and converting it to electrical energy for use continually charging or providing emergency power to mobile, battery-powered devices comprises a... |
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US20140077662 |
PIEZOELECTRIC APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING ENERGY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONICS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME
This disclosure presents an advanced design of an energy harvester that utilizes a piezoelectric element to convert vibration to electricity. The advanced design is based on a fixed-fixed folded... |
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US20110298215 |
NEAR SHORE WEC SYSTEM
Systems are described for obtaining energy from water movements in shallow waters, using panels (4) that are pivotally mounted (13) near the sea floor in shallow water and that extend up to the... |
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US20100164433 |
Wireless Battery Charging Systems, Battery Systems and Charging Apparatus
Disclosed is a battery charging system, a battery system, a charging apparatus, wherein the charging apparatus includes an ultrasonic wave generator configured to be in intimate proximity to an... |
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US20100141094 |
PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM
A mechanical energy harvester, such as for an electronic system such as a sensor system. The energy harvester has a spring with one end connected to a support structure, and a piezoelectric... |
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US20090146534 |
Piezoelectric Generator
A piezo-generator is specified with a resonance system which includes a piezoelectric transducer. The generator includes a feedback circuit, which is connected to the output of the piezoelectric... |
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US20100253632 |
INPUT MODULE HAVING PIEZOELECTRIC PAD
One or more piezoelectric pads are disposed into a keyboard and electrically connecting to a rechargeable battery of an electronic device or a portable electronic device. When one button of the... |
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US20050012434 |
Robust piezoelectric power generation module
An electrical power generation system includes a transducer that generates electrical energy under dynamic mechanical loading. A buffer is mechanically coupled to the transducer and adapted to be... |
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US20160156287 |
HALF-TUBE ARRAY VIBRATION ENERGY HARVESTING METHOD USING PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS
A piezoelectric transducer for harvesting ambient vibration energy is made up of a curved substructure beam, two half-tube piezoelectric elements and a mass block. One end of the beam is fixed on... |
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US20090134747 |
Piezoelectric Generator
A piezoelectric generator with a piezoelectric element and a mechanical transducer is specified and includes an oscillation device and an activator for transmitting a mechanical force to this... |
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US20130163189 |
Hand-Held Electronic Devices and Related Methods for Improving Thermal Behavior of Such Devices
Hand-held electronic devices and methods for improving thermal behavior of such devices are provided. In this regard, a representative hand-held electronic device includes: a processor operative... |
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US20090160294 |
Piezoelectric Generators Having an Inductance Circuit For Munitions Fuzing and the Like
A piezoelectric generator for generating power from an acceleration is provided. The piezoelectric generator including: a piezoelectric member capable of producing an output power; means for... |
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US20120049694 |
Micromachined Piezoelectric Energy Harvester with Polymer Beam
A micromachined piezoelectric energy harvester and methods of fabricating a micromachined piezoelectric energy harvester are disclosed. In one embodiment, the micromachined piezoelectric energy... |