Method, System, Apparatus to generate electricity from objects under motion

• US 20130088020A1
• Filed: 10/11/2011
• Published: 04/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lalitha Vellore Sripathi Rao
• Original Assignee: Lalitha Vellore Sripathi Rao
• Inventors: Rao, Lalitha Vellore Sripathi
• Application Number:
  US13/197,776
• Publication Number:
  US 20130088020A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 290/1.R
• CPC Class Codes: F03G 7/08 recovering energy derived from swinging, rolling, pitching or like movements, e.g. from the vibrations of a machine

Abstract

The current invention is a method or system or apparatus to generate energy from objects under motion that make contact with a solid surface. This method uses a combination of electromagnetic and piezoelectric mechanisms for generating electricity. In this method, motion or vibration of object is converted to electricity. This method can be used either in singularity or plurality in parking lots, railway systems, road transportation, cargo industry, staircases, shopping malls, airports, ship decks, gyms, etc. where there is constant motion or vibration over a solid surface.

Claims

1. This method is not limited to the number of magnets or number of coils/springs used in the design of the framework

2. This method is not limited to the material or design of secondary coils used for magnetic coupling

3. This method is not limited to the material or design of primary coil

4. This method is not limited to the material, shape and size of permanent magnet

5. This method is not limited to the count, type, shape, size, material of piezoelectric slabs

6. This method is not limited to the binding material used to associate the energy harvester to the surface generating vibration

7. This method is not limited to the binding material used in framework to hold magnets or coil in place

8. This method is not limited to extent to which conditioning or temperament of piezoelectric and electromagnetic systems individually or collectively is carried out to generate electricity from vibration/stress/motion

9. Design of the piezoelectric electromagnetic framework with electrical circuit wherein electrical circuit is a combination of, but not limited to, one or more of resistors, inductors, capacitors, semiconductors, etc

10. This method is not limited to the number of energy harvester entities that is embedded to a surface to generate electricity from a given source of vibration