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用于从流动振荡中收集能量的装置及其方法

  • Patent Title: Apparatus for harvesting energy from flow-induced oscillations and method for the same
  • Patent Title (中): 用于从流动振荡中收集能量的装置及其方法
  • Application No.: US12577393
    Application Date: 2009-10-12
  • Publication No.: US08258644B2
    Publication Date: 2012-09-04
  • Inventor: A. Morris Kaplan
  • Applicant: A. Morris Kaplan
  • Agent Nadya Reingand
  • Main IPC: F03D5/00
  • IPC: F03D5/00 H02K35/00
Apparatus for harvesting energy from flow-induced oscillations and method for the same
Abstract:
A device and method for harvesting electrical power from kinetic energy of a flow. The electricity generator includes a vibration assembly and magnetic field source. The external gas or liquid flow causes a vibration of the assembly with an integrated conductive element, producing electricity in proximity of a magnetic field. The vibrating assembly has a set of resonant frequencies that correspond to a set of the frequencies of the flow vortices within a predetermined range of the external flow velocities. An arbitrary number of adjustable generators can be connected into a single circuit, either in-series or in-parallel, to increase an overall power output. It is capable to operate under wide range of flow characteristics and can serve as a virtually maintenance-free source of electrical power.
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