EMI energy harvester

• US 7,173,343 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2005
• Issued: 02/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Moshe Kugel
• Original Assignee: Moshe Kugel
• Inventors: Kugel, Moshe
• Primary Examiner(s): GONZALEZ, JULIO CESAR
• Application Number:
  US11/044,083
• Publication Number:
  US 20060170217A1
• Time in Patent Office: 739 Days
• Field of Search: 290/1.R, 324/260, 324/96, 736/43, 219/709
• US Class Current: 290/1.00R
• CPC Class Codes: F03G 7/08 recovering energy derived from swinging, rolling, pitching or like movements, e.g. from the vibrations of a machine
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/001 Energy harvesting or scavenging

Abstract

An energy harvester and method for electrical energy harvesting from electromagnetic interference, generated by electrical wiring and/or an electrical appliance, by receiving electromagnetic field energy radiated by the electromagnetic interference and converting the electromagnetic field energy to an electrical current for powering an electrical device. The voltage associated with the electrical current may be increased in preparation for powering the electrical device. The electrical current may be stored in preparation for powering the electrical device.

Claims

1. A method for electrical energy harvesting, comprising:

harvesting undirected and unwanted electrical energy from electromagnetic interference generated by at least one of electrical wiring and an electrical appliance by receiving electromagnetic field energy radiated by the electromagnetic interference and converting the electromagnetic field energy to an electrical current for powering an electrical device.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising increasing a voltage associated with the electrical current in preparation for powering the electrical device.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising storing the electrical current in preparation for powering the electrical device.

4. An energy harvester comprising:

a receiver adapted to receive undirected and unwanted electromagnetic field energy radiated by electromagnetic interference generated by at least one of electrical wiring and an electrical appliance, and to convert the electromagnetic field energy to an electrical current for powering an electrical device.

5. The energy harvester according to claim 4, further comprising a voltage amplification element adapted to increase a voltage associated with said electrical current.

6. The energy harvester according to claim 4, further comprising an electrical storage element adapted to store at least a portion of said electrical current.

7. An electrical apparatus comprising:

a battery and a socket for receiving therein said battery, said socket being in electrical communication with an energy harvester that comprises a receiver adapted to receive undirected and unwanted electromagnetic field energy radiated by electromagnetic interference generated by at least one of electrical wiring and an electrical appliance, said receiver being adapted to convert the electromagnetic field energy to an electrical current that flows to said socket for charging the battery.

8. The electrical apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a voltage amplification element adapted to increase a voltage associated with said electrical current.

9. The electrical apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising an electrical storage element adapted to store at least a portion of said electrical current.