Invention Grant
- 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
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Application No.: US12577393Application Date: 2009-10-12
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Publication No.: US08258644B2Publication Date: 2012-09-04
- Inventor: A. Morris Kaplan
- Applicant: A. Morris Kaplan
- Agent Nadya Reingand
- Main IPC: F03D5/00
- IPC: F03D5/00 ; H02K35/00

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110084489A1 APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING ENERGY FROM FLOW-UNDUCED OSCILLATIONS AND METHOD FOR THE SAME Public/Granted day:2011-04-14
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