ENERGY HARVESTING FOR DISPENSING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A dispensing system comprising:
- an electronic device; and
a thermoelectric generation device coupled to the electronic device, the thermoelectric generation device comprising;
a first portion;
a second portion;
a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion; and
an output coupled to the third portion and configured to provide electrical power to the electronic device, where the electrical power provided to the electronic device is a function of current induced within the third portion, where the current induced within the third portion is a function of a temperature differential between the first portion and the second portion.
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Abstract
A dispensing system includes an electronic device. The dispensing system includes a thermoelectric generation device coupled to the electronic device. The thermoelectric generation device includes a first portion, a second portion and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion. The thermoelectric generation device includes an output coupled to the third portion that provides electrical power to the electronic device. The electrical power provided to the electronic device is a function of current induced within the third portion. The current induced within the third portion is a function of a temperature differential between the first portion and the second portion.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A dispensing system comprising:
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an electronic device; and a thermoelectric generation device coupled to the electronic device, the thermoelectric generation device comprising; a first portion; a second portion; a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion; and an output coupled to the third portion and configured to provide electrical power to the electronic device, where the electrical power provided to the electronic device is a function of current induced within the third portion, where the current induced within the third portion is a function of a temperature differential between the first portion and the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A dispensing system comprising:
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a container within which a material is contained and from which the material is dispensed; an electronic device operatively coupled to the container, the electronic device configured to trigger a dispense event of at least some of the material from the container; and a thermoelectric generation device coupled to the electronic device, the thermoelectric generation device comprising; a first portion; a second portion; a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion; and an output coupled to the third portion and configured to provide electrical power to the electronic device, where the electrical power provided to the electronic device is a function of current induced within the third portion, where the current induced within the third portion is a function of a temperature differential between the first portion and the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A dispensing system comprising:
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an electronic device; and a thermoelectric generation device coupled to the electronic device, the thermoelectric generation device comprising; a first portion attached to a surface; a second portion not attached to the surface; a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion; and an output coupled to the third portion and configured to provide electrical power to the electronic device, where the electrical power provided to the electronic device is a function of current induced within the third portion, where the current induced within the third portion is a function of a temperature differential between the first portion and the second portion, where the temperature differential between the first portion and the second portion is based upon a first temperature of the first portion and a second temperature of the second portion, where the first temperature is a function of a first influencing temperature of the surface to which the first portion is attached and the second temperature is a function of a second influencing temperature to which the second portion is exposed. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification