公开(公告)号：US10217920B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15203710

申请日：2016-07-06

Applicant: RAYTHEON BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

Inventor： Edin Insanic ,  Joshua Cochin ,  Alex Benjamin Jordan

IPC: H01L35/10 ,  H01L35/16 ,  H01L35/30 ,  H01L35/32 ,  F24J3/08

Abstract: A sensing system including in-ground sensors not requiring battery power. A thermoelectric generator sensor rod includes an upper thermal contact and a lower thermal contact at or near its two ends. When the thermoelectric generator sensor rod is buried in the ground with one end buried more deeply than the other, a temperature gradient in the soil produces a temperature difference between the upper thermal contact and the lower thermal contact. The upper thermal contact and the lower thermal contact are thermally connected to a thermoelectric generator, e.g., by heat pipes or thermally conductive rods. Electrical power generated by the thermoelectric generator powers sensors for monitoring conditions in the ground, and circuitry for transmitting sensor data to a central data processing system.

公开(公告)号：US09973014B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US15281018

申请日：2016-09-29

Applicant: RAYTHEON BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

Inventor： Edin Insanic ,  Joshua Cochin ,  Kyle Francis Usbeck ,  Jeffrey Anthony Mazurek

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J50/10

CPC classification number: H02J7/0044 ,  H02J7/025 ,  H02J50/10

Abstract: A system for charging rechargeable devices. A landing surface includes a plurality of conductive patches, and a rechargeable device includes a plurality of contacts. The configurations of the conductive patches and of the contacts are selected to establish, when the contacts of the rechargeable device come into contact with the landing surface, a plurality of separate conductive paths between a charger and the rechargeable device.

公开(公告)号：US20180013048A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-11

申请号：US15203710

申请日：2016-07-06

Applicant: RAYTHEON BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

Inventor： Edin Insanic ,  Joshua Cochin ,  Alex Benjamin Jordan

IPC: H01L35/10 ,  H01L35/16 ,  H01L35/30 ,  H01L35/32

CPC classification number: H01L35/10 ,  F24T10/00 ,  H01L35/16 ,  H01L35/30 ,  H01L35/32 ,  Y02E10/10

Abstract: A sensing system including in-ground sensors not requiring battery power. A thermoelectric generator sensor rod includes an upper thermal contact and a lower thermal contact at or near its two ends. When the thermoelectric generator sensor rod is buried in the ground with one end buried more deeply than the other, a temperature gradient in the soil produces a temperature difference between the upper thermal contact and the lower thermal contact. The upper thermal contact and the lower thermal contact are thermally connected to a thermoelectric generator, e.g., by heat pipes or thermally conductive rods. Electrical power generated by the thermoelectric generator powers sensors for monitoring conditions in the ground, and circuitry for transmitting sensor data to a central data processing system.

公开(公告)号：US20170244263A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-24

申请号：US15281018

申请日：2016-09-29

Applicant: RAYTHEON BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

Inventor： Edin Insanic ,  Joshua Cochin ,  Kyle Francis Usbeck ,  Jeffrey Anthony Mazurek

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  H02M3/04 ,  H01R13/22

CPC classification number: H02J7/0044 ,  H02J7/025 ,  H02J50/10

Abstract: A system for charging rechargeable devices. A landing surface includes a plurality of conductive patches, and a rechargeable device includes a plurality of contacts. The configurations of the conductive patches and of the contacts are selected to establish, when the contacts of the rechargeable device come into contact with the landing surface, a plurality of separate conductive paths between a charger and the rechargeable device.