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Wireless coded communication (WCC) devices with power harvesting power sources used in switches

  • US 10,038,992 B1
  • Filed: 07/23/2016
  • Issued: 07/31/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless coded communication (WCC) device, comprising,a wireless chip;

  • a microcontroller interfaced with the wireless chip;

    a memory interfaced with the wireless chip;

    a power storage cell;

    a power pump coupled to a toggle switch configured to generate power in response to a mechanical force applied to an element of the power pump when a state of the toggle switch is manually changed, the power being rectified and transferred to the power storage cell enabling the WCC device to be powered on for a moment of time, where the power provided to the WCC device is based only on the power produced by a harvesting of energy from the mechanical force applied to the element;

    said microcontroller programmed to sample the power output produced by the power pump, and read the state of the toggle switch, and transmit the state of the toggle switch in a form of a command to a desired end node, all during the moment of time the device is powered, and using only the energy harvested from the mechanical force applied to the toggle switch when the state of the toggle switch is manually changed.

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