ENERGY-HARVESTING CONVEYOR BELTS AND METHODS
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1. A conveyor belt comprising:
- a belt body;
an energy-harvesting device disposed in or on the belt body;
an energy-storage device disposed in or on the belt body and coupled to the energy-harvesting device to store energy harvested by the energy-harvesting device;
an electrical device disposed in or on the belt body and powered by energy stored in the energy-storage device.
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Abstract
Energy-harvesting and -storage devices in conveyor belts and methods for molding those devices integrally into modular belt links and for enhancing energy harvesting through resonance tuning. Piezoelectric materials, electro-active polymers, thermoelectric generators, RF receivers, photovoltaic devices, linear induction generators, and inductive transformer coupling are used to harvest energy to power belt on-board devices.
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1. A conveyor belt comprising:
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a belt body; an energy-harvesting device disposed in or on the belt body; an energy-storage device disposed in or on the belt body and coupled to the energy-harvesting device to store energy harvested by the energy-harvesting device; an electrical device disposed in or on the belt body and powered by energy stored in the energy-storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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