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Triboelectric power generator system and method

  • US 10,103,649 B2
  • Filed: 12/07/2015
  • Issued: 10/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A triboelectric power generator system for providing an output power to a load, comprising:

  • a triboelectric generator for generating an electrical power output in response to movement;

    a power converter for converting the electrical power output from the triboelectric generator to the output power for application to the load; and

    a controller for controlling the power converter; and

    a movement sensor for detecting the movement which is used to generate the electrical power,wherein the controller is adapted to control the power converter, in response to the movement sensor output, to alter the impedance presented by the power converter to the triboelectric generator over time in dependence on the triboelectric generator electrical power output, thereby to control the output power,wherein the controller is adapted to control the power converter to alter the impedance presented by the power converter to the triboelectric generator during a time period corresponding to a single pulse of electrical power generation of the triboelectric generator.

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