PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATOR

• US 20140126186A1
• Filed: 11/05/2012
• Published: 05/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shen-Ko Tseng
• Original Assignee: Shen-Ko Tseng
• Inventors: TSENG, Shen-Ko
• Granted Patent: US 8,919,989 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/103
• CPC Class Codes: H02N 2/18 producing electrical output from mechanical input, e.g. generators for measurement devices G01
• CPC Class Codes: H02N 2/181 Circuits; Control arrangements or methods
• CPC Class Codes: H10N 30/30 with mechanical input and electrical output, e.g. functioning as generators or sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H10N 30/80 Constructional details

Abstract

A piezoelectric generator utilizes to accept a force for generating electric energy and comprises a flexible material and a piezoelectric element set. The piezoelectric element is positioned in the flexible material. The piezoelectric element set is formed by the plurality of piezoelectric elements connected in series, each piezoelectric element comprises a piezoelectric material and a metal sheet. The piezoelectric material has piezoelectricity. When the piezoelectric material suffers a stress, the piezoelectric material will generate a voltage by the deformation. The flexible material has a first elasticity coefficient. The piezoelectric element set has a second elasticity coefficient. The second elasticity coefficient is larger than the first elasticity coefficient. Therefore, the flexible material protects and fixes the piezoelectric element set, the deformation of the piezoelectric element set will not be limited by the flexible material and the voltage generated by the piezoelectric element set will further not be affected thereby.

Claims

1. A piezoelectric generator for generating electric energy, comprising:

a flexible material with a first elasticity coefficient; and

a piezoelectric element set with a second elasticity coefficient, the piezoelectric element set positioned in the flexible material and formed by a plurality of piezoelectric elements connected in series, each piezoelectric element comprising a piezoelectric material and a metal sheet;

wherein, the second elasticity coefficient is larger than the first elasticity coefficient.

2. The piezoelectric generator of claim 1, further comprising a circuit positioned in the flexible material and electrically connected to the piezoelectric element set for rectifying and storing the electric energy.

3. The piezoelectric generator of claim 2, wherein the flexible material is waterproof and the piezoelectric element set as well as the circuit are totally covered by the flexible material.

4. The piezoelectric generator of claim 2, wherein the circuit is capable to electrically connect an electronic device and provide the electronic device with the electric energy.

5. The piezoelectric generator of claim 4, wherein the electronic device is a LED device.

6. The piezoelectric generator of claim 1, wherein the piezoelectric generator is embedded in the bottom of a shoe.

7. The piezoelectric generator of claim 1, wherein the flexible material is an insulating material.

8. The piezoelectric generator of claim 1, wherein the piezoelectric material is an anode and the metal sheet is a cathode.

9. An automatically flashing device, comprising:

a shoe with a sole; and

a piezoelectric generator embedded in the sole, comprising;

a flexible material with a first elasticity coefficient; and

a piezoelectric element set with a second elasticity coefficient, the piezoelectric element set positioned in the flexible material and formed by a plurality of piezoelectric elements connected in series, each piezoelectric element comprising a piezoelectric material and a metal sheet;

wherein, the second elasticity coefficient is larger than the first elasticity coefficient.

10. The automatically flashing device of claim 9, the automatically flashing device further comprising an insole covering the flexible material and an electronic device connected to the piezoelectric element set, wherein when a force is exerted on the insole which then pushes the flexible material and the piezoelectric element set is therefore bended to generate electric energy for the electronic device.

11. The automatically flashing device of claim 9, wherein the electronic device is a LED device.