Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for bio-mechanical power management
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Application No.: US15048015Application Date: 2016-02-19
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Publication No.: US10333298B2Publication Date: 2019-06-25
- Inventor: Daniel Loren Hepler , Clive Edward Mullins , Mare Badenhorst
- Applicant: Bionic Power Inc.
- Applicant Address: CA Vancouver
- Assignee: Bionic Power Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bionic Power Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Vancouver
- Agent Damien G. Loveland
- Main IPC: H02J3/06
- IPC: H02J3/06 ; H02J1/10 ; H02J3/14 ; H02J1/14 ; H02J7/00 ; H02J7/32 ; H02J7/34

Abstract:
Electrical energy produced by an energy harvester is stored on a temporary basis in an interim energy storage module before transferring it to a load. The current fed to the load is controlled so that a voltage limit of, for example, a capacitor in the interim storage module is not reached. By at least partially synchronizing the current consumed with the power produced, the capacity of the interim energy storage can be minimized, while still beneficially reducing fluctuations in the current. Current consumed may be determined by the use of a voltage to current look-up table, so that minimal communication overhead between the load and the power source is needed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170244247A1 Method and system for bio-mechanical power management Public/Granted day:2017-08-24
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