Apparatus for electrical signal generation based upon movement and associated methods
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a base;
a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by said base so that said arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween;
a body carried by said pair of arcuate swing arms at the crossing point therebetween; and
at least one electrical generator driven by relative movement between said body and said base.
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Abstract
A generator/sensor may include a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by a base so that the arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween. A body may be carried by the arcuate swing arms at the crossing point therebetween. At least one electrical generator may be driven by relative movement between the body and the base, such as to generate electrical power or to sense movement, for example. The body may be a pendulum mass or sail responsive to fluid flow.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a base;
a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by said base so that said arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween;
a body carried by said pair of arcuate swing arms at the crossing point therebetween; and
at least one electrical generator driven by relative movement between said body and said base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A self-powered buoy comprising:
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a base being buoyant in water;
a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by said base so that said arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween;
a pendulum mass carried by said pair of arcuate swing arms at the crossing point therebetween;
at least one electrical generator driven by relative movement between said pendulum mass and said base; and
an electrical load powered by said at least one electrical generator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A sensor comprising:
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a base;
a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by said base so that said arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween;
a body carried by said pair of arcuate swing arms at the crossing point therebetween;
at least one electrical generator operatively connected between said base and at least one end of said pair of arcuate swing arms and driven by relative movement between said body and said base; and
electrical sensing circuitry connected to said electrical generator. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for generating an electrical signal based upon relative movement between a body and a base of an apparatus further comprising a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by the base so that the arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween with the body carried at the crossing point, the method comprising:
driving at least one electrical generator based upon relative movement between the body and the base to thereby generate the electrical signal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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