ELECTROMECHANICAL GENERATOR FOR, AND METHOD OF, CONVERTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
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Abstract
An electromechanical generator comprising an electromechanical device for converting mechanical vibrational energy into electrical energy, the electromechanical device having a vibratable mass adapted to resonate with an oscillation amplitude at a frequency and a regulator for regulating the oscillation amplitude to a value not greater than a maximum threshold.
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- 19. An electromechanical generator comprising an electromechanical device for converting mechanical vibrational energy into electrical energy, the electromechanical device having a vibratable mass adapted to resonate with an oscillation amplitude at a frequency, an electrical output for the electrical energy, and at least one voltage regulator for regulating an output voltage at the electrical output, the at least one voltage regulator being connected across the electrical output and being adapted to short circuit the electrical output of the electromechanical device when the output voltage exceeds a threshold voltage thereby to cause damping of the vibration of the vibratable mass.
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- 38. An electromechanical generator comprising an electromechanical device for converting mechanical vibrational energy into electrical energy, the electromechanical device having a vibratable mass adapted to resonate with an oscillation amplitude at a frequency, an electrical output for the electrical energy, and a shunt impedance connected across the electrical output for regulating an output voltage at the electrical output and the oscillation amplitude of the vibratable mass.
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