Motion based, electrostatic power source and methods thereof
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1. A power system comprising:
- a housing with a chamber;
at least one member with stored static electrical charge, the member is connected to the housing and extends at least partially across the chamber; and
two or more electrodes connected to the housing, the two or more electrodes are spaced from and on substantially opposing sides of the member from each other and are at least partially in alignment with each other, wherein at least one of the member and one of the two or more electrodes is connected to the housingwherein the member is held in a fixed, spaced apart relationship with respect to one of the two or more electrodes, the other one of the two or more electrodes is movable with respect to the member and the one of the two or more electrodes.
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Abstract
A power system includes a housing with a chamber, a member with a stored static electrical charge, and a pair of electrodes. The member is connected to the housing and extends at least partially across the chamber. The electrodes are connected to the housing, are spaced from and on substantially opposing sides of the member from each other, and are at least partially in alignment with each other. The member is movable with respect to the pair of electrodes or one of the pair of electrodes is movable with respect to the member.
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40 Claims
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1. A power system comprising:
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a housing with a chamber; at least one member with stored static electrical charge, the member is connected to the housing and extends at least partially across the chamber; and two or more electrodes connected to the housing, the two or more electrodes are spaced from and on substantially opposing sides of the member from each other and are at least partially in alignment with each other, wherein at least one of the member and one of the two or more electrodes is connected to the housing wherein the member is held in a fixed, spaced apart relationship with respect to one of the two or more electrodes, the other one of the two or more electrodes is movable with respect to the member and the one of the two or more electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of making a power system, the method comprising:
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providing a housing with a chamber; providing at least one member with stored static electrical charge, the member connected to the housing and extending at least partially across the chamber; and providing two or more electrodes connected to the housing, the two or more electrodes are spaced from and on substantially opposing sides of the member from each other and are at least partially in alignment with each other; wherein the member is held in a fixed, spaced apart relationship with respect to one of two or more of electrodes, the other one of two or more of electrodes is movable with respect to the member and the one of two or more of electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of making a power system, the method comprising:
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providing a housing with a chamber; providing at least one member with stored static electrical charge, the member connected to the housing and extending at least partially across the chamber; and providing two or more electrodes connected to the housing, the two or more electrodes are spaced from and on substantially opposing sides of the member from each other and are at least partially in alignment with each other; wherein the member is connected to a movable base, at least one first resilient device is connected between movable base and one of two or more of electrodes, and at least one second resilient device connected between the member the other one of two or more of electrodes.
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20. A power system comprising:
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a housing with a chamber; at least one member with a stored static electrical charge, the member is connected to the housing and extends at least partially across the chamber; and two or more electrodes connected to the housing, the two or more electrodes are spaced from and on substantially opposing sides of the member from each other and are at least partially in alignment with each other, wherein at least one of the member and one of the two or more electrodes is connected to the housing; wherein the member is connected to a movable base, at least one first resilient device is connected between movable base and one of the two or more electrodes, and at least one second resilient device connected between the member the other one of the two or more electrodes.
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21. A method for generating power, the method comprising:
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moving at least one of one of two or more of electrodes and a non-conducting member with a stored static electrical charge, wherein the member is held in a fixed, spaced apart relationship with respect to at least one of the two or more electrodes and the stored static electric charge is a monopole charge; inducing a potential on the two or more electrodes as a result of the moving; and outputting the induced potential. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A power system comprising:
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a housing with a chamber; a non-conducting member with a stored static electrical charge, the member is connected to the housing and extends at least partially across the chamber and the stored static electric charge is a monopole charge; and two or more electrodes connected to the housing, the two or more electrodes are spaced from and on substantially opposing sides of the member from each other and are at least partially in alignment with each other, wherein the two or more electrodes are held in a fixed spaced apart relationship and at least a portion of the member is movable with respect to the two or more electrodes, wherein the member is connected to a movable base, at least one first resilient device is connected between movable base and one of the two or more electrodes, and at least one second resilient device connected between the member the another one of the two or more electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of making a power system, the method comprising:
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providing a housing with a chamber; providing a non-conducting member with a stored static electrical charge, the member connected to the housing and extending at least partially across the chamber and the stored static electric charge is a monopole charge; and providing two or more electrodes connected to the housing, the two or more electrodes are spaced from and on substantially opposing sides of the member from each other and are at least partially in alignment with each other, wherein the two or more electrodes are held in a fixed spaced apart relationship and at least a portion of the member is movable with respect to the two or more electrodes, wherein the member is connected to a movable base, at least one first resilient device is connected between movable base and one of the two or more electrodes, and at least one second resilient device connected between the member the other one of the two or more electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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