Hybrid energy harvesting

• US 9,416,774 B2
• Filed: 08/05/2015
• Issued: 08/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Donnie E. Jordan Sr
• Original Assignee: Donnie E. Jordan Sr
• Inventors: Jordan, Donnie E. Sr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuevas, Pedro J
• Application Number:
  US14/818,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20150337809A1
• Time in Patent Office: 377 Days
• Field of Search: 290/52, 290/55
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 3/061 characterised by their aerodynamic shape, e.g. aerofoil profiles
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/11 storing electrical energy
• CPC Class Codes: F03D 9/255 connected to electrical distribution networks; Arrangements therefor
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2240/212 of the Darrieus type
• CPC Class Codes: F05B 2240/214 of the Musgrove or "H"-type
• CPC Class Codes: H02N 2/18 producing electrical output from mechanical input, e.g. generators for measurement devices G01
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 10/12 Hybrid wind-PV energy systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/10 Photovoltaic [PV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/30 Wind power
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/70 Hybrid systems, e.g. uninterruptible or back-up power supplies integrating renewable energies
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/74 Wind turbines with rotation axis perpendicular to the wind direction
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin

Abstract

Systems and methods for harvesting energy including a chassis with a spinning barrel shaped turbine, solar energy collection devices mounted on the chassis, and a kinetic energy harvesting device, mounted on the chassis.

Claims

1. A system for harvesting energy, comprising:

a chassis with a center shaft and a solar collection device;

a barrel shaped turbine, mounted on the chassis center shaft, the turbine having at least three blades,

wherein the turbine is configured to be rotatable and connected to an electric generator configured to generate power,

wherein the electric generator and the solar collection devices are connected to a home circuit,

wherein the chassis also includes a kinetic energy harvesting device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the kinetic energy harvesting device is connected to the home circuit.

3. The system of claim 2 further comprising a grid-tie inverter provided between the home circuit and an electric grid.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the grid-tie inverter includes from one to three stages.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the grid-tie inverter includes a boost converter stage.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the grid-tie inverter includes a pulse-modulated DC-to-DC converter stage.

7. The system of claim 3, wherein the grid-tie inverter includes a DC-to-AC conversion stage.

8. The system of claim 2 wherein the system includes at least two energy harvesting devices, connected by a network.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the network is at least one of a wireless and a wired network.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the network is connected to an energy storage system, configured to receive the harvested energy from the networked system.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the home circuit is configured to produce consistent voltage output.

12. The system of claim 2 wherein the kinetic energy harvesting device is at least one of a piezoelectric device and a microphone device.

13. The system of claim 2, wherein the electric generator, the solar collection devices and the kinetic energy harvesting devices are connected in parallel to the home circuit.

14. The system of claim 2, wherein the home circuit includes a charge control circuit regulating and discharging harvested energy to at least one of a battery, a power grid and electrical device.

15. A system for harvesting energy, comprising:

a hybrid energy harvesting device having,

a chassis with solar energy collection portions and a kinetic energy harvesting device;

a cylindrically shaped turbine mounted inside the chassis with at least three vertically arranged and angled blades, the turbine configured to be rotatable and in connection to an electric generator.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the solar energy collection portions are arranged in a dome shape atop the chassis.

17. A method of harvesting energy, comprising:

via a hybrid energy harvesting device, with a chassis,

generating energy from a spinning barrel shaped turbine with at least three blades, the turbine mounted inside the chassis;

collecting solar energy from a solar collection device mounted on the chassis; and

collecting kinetic energy from a kinetic energy harvesting device, mounted on the chassis.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising, via the hybrid energy harvesting device, transferring the energy via a home circuit in communication with a grid-tie inverter to an electric grid.

19. The method of claim 17 wherein the solar energy collection portions are arranged in a dome shape atop the chassis.