Method and system for energy reclamation and reuse
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1. An energy reclamation device, comprising:
- a radio frequency (RF) energy collector for receiving ambient RF energy;
a solar energy collector for receiving ambient solar energy;
a vibration energy collector for receiving ambient vibration energy;
at least one conversion circuit for converting the ambient RF energy, the ambient solar energy, and the ambient vibration energy to electrical power; and
a power storage for storing the electrical power;
wherein the RF energy collector comprises one antenna to receive RF signals and wherein the received RF signals are sent to the at least one conversion circuit only when the energy reclamation device is in standby mode.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for harvesting ambient electromagnetic energy, and more particularly, to the integration of antennas and electronics for harvesting ubiquitous radio frequency (RF) energy, transforming such electromagnetic energy into electrical power, and storing such power for usage with a wide range of electrical/electronic circuits and modules.
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1. An energy reclamation device, comprising:
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a radio frequency (RF) energy collector for receiving ambient RF energy; a solar energy collector for receiving ambient solar energy; a vibration energy collector for receiving ambient vibration energy; at least one conversion circuit for converting the ambient RF energy, the ambient solar energy, and the ambient vibration energy to electrical power; and a power storage for storing the electrical power; wherein the RF energy collector comprises one antenna to receive RF signals and wherein the received RF signals are sent to the at least one conversion circuit only when the energy reclamation device is in standby mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An energy reclamation apparatus, comprising:
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a base component; a radio frequency (RF) energy collecting component for receiving ambient RF energy; a solar energy collecting component for receiving ambient solar energy; a vibration energy collecting component for receiving ambient vibration energy; at least one conversion component for converting the ambient RF energy, the ambient solar energy, and the ambient vibration energy to electrical power used to power the energy reclamation apparatus; a power storage component for providing additional electrical power to the energy reclamation apparatus if the energy reclamation apparatus requires more electrical power than is converted by the at least one conversion component; and wherein the RF energy collecting component, the solar energy collecting component, vibration energy collecting component, the at least one conversion component, and the power storage component are mounted onto the base component; wherein the RF energy collecting component comprises one antenna to receive RF signals and wherein the received RF signals are sent to the at least one conversion component only when the energy reclamation device is in standby mode. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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