Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Smart wheel energy harvester
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Application No.: US17959120Application Date: 2022-10-03
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Publication No.: US12057791B2Publication Date: 2024-08-06
- Inventor: Ryan Griswold , John Sze , Vibhu Vivek
- Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Duane Morris LLP
- Main IPC: H02N2/18
- IPC: H02N2/18 ; B60B27/00 ; B60C7/00 ; B60C23/04 ; B60R16/03

Abstract:
Systems and methods for an energy harvester proximate to a rotatable component of a vehicle's wheel are disclosed. In some embodiments, an energy harvester system includes: a plurality of energy harvesting components configured to be coupled to a rotatable component in a ring formation along a circumference of the rotatable component, wherein each of the plurality of energy harvesting components includes: a substrate configured to be attached to a surface of the rotatable component; a piezoelectric component coupled to a surface of the substrate, wherein the piezoelectric component is configured to deform in response to a mechanical strain imparted on the piezoelectric component as the rotatable component rotates and generate an electric signal; and an interconnect coupled to the piezoelectric components and configured to conduct the electric signal from the piezoelectric components to a device coupled to the rotatable component.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230022535A1 SMART WHEEL ENERGY HARVESTER Public/Granted day:2023-01-26
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