Electrical energy generator
First Claim
1. An electrical energy generator comprising:
- a housing having a longitudinal axis, an interior cavity, an interior cavity surface, and an exterior surface;
an electrically conductive material positioned about at least a portion of said exterior surface of said housing and extending along at least a portion of said longitudinal axis;
electromagnetically active mass positioned within said housing reciprocally movable along at least a portion of said longitudinal axis and constrained within said housing to minimize or substantially prevent non-reciprocating motion of said electromagnetically active mass within said housing;
a first spring having first and second ends, wherein one of said ends is engaged with said housing and one of said ends is engaged with said electromagnetically active mass; and
a second spring having first and second ends, wherein one of said ends is engaged with said housing and one of said ends is engaged with said electromagnetically active mass.
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Abstract
An electrical energy generator that converts kinetic energy harvested from voluntary motor activity of a human or animal to electrical energy. The electrical energy generator includes a housing, a coil of electrically conductive material, a reciprocally movable electromagnetically active mass, springs connecting the mass to either the housing or to adjustment means engaged with said housing, and, optionally, means for constraining non-linear motion of the electromagnetically active mass, and/or means of mitigating motion retardation of the electromagnetically active mass within any existing housing atmosphere. The electrical energy generator may be associated with a carried item, such as a backpack.
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27 Claims
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1. An electrical energy generator comprising:
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a housing having a longitudinal axis, an interior cavity, an interior cavity surface, and an exterior surface; an electrically conductive material positioned about at least a portion of said exterior surface of said housing and extending along at least a portion of said longitudinal axis; electromagnetically active mass positioned within said housing reciprocally movable along at least a portion of said longitudinal axis and constrained within said housing to minimize or substantially prevent non-reciprocating motion of said electromagnetically active mass within said housing; a first spring having first and second ends, wherein one of said ends is engaged with said housing and one of said ends is engaged with said electromagnetically active mass; and a second spring having first and second ends, wherein one of said ends is engaged with said housing and one of said ends is engaged with said electromagnetically active mass. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electrical energy generator comprising:
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a housing having a longitudinal axis, an interior cavity, an interior cavity surface, and an exterior surface; an electrically conductive material engaged with said housing; electromagnetically active mass positioned within said housing reciprocally movable along at least a portion of said longitudinal axis and constrained within said housing to minimize or substantially prevent non-reciprocating motion of said electromagnetically active mass within said housing, wherein said electromagnetically active mass comprises at least one permanent magnet; a first spring having first and second ends, wherein one of said ends is engaged with said housing and one of said ends is engaged with said electromagnetically active mass; and a second spring having first and second ends, wherein one of said ends is engaged with said housing and one of said ends is engaged with said electromagnetically active mass. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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