SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HARVESTING VIBRATIONAL ENERGY FROM VEHICLES

Disclosed are methods, systems and apparatuses for harvesting vibrational energy from vehicles, as well as methods for locating vibrational energy on a vehicle. One harvesting apparatus comprises a vibrational energy harvester coupled to a substantially maximal vibrational displacement node of the s...

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Main Authors HOFBECK, Eric, LIN, Alex, HOFFMAN, Herbert
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 15.02.2017
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
COSMONAUTICS
ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT
FLYING SUITS
GENERATION
PARACHUTES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Disclosed are methods, systems and apparatuses for harvesting vibrational energy from vehicles, as well as methods for locating vibrational energy on a vehicle. One harvesting apparatus comprises a vibrational energy harvester coupled to a substantially maximal vibrational displacement node of the structural element of a vehicle, and tuned to a frequency of vibration of the maximal vibrational displacement node. The harvester may be one of a variety of harvesting devices, such as piezoelectric devices. Methods are also provided to locate structural elements which are appropriate for vibrational energy harvesting.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20110769983