Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Triboelectric energy harvesting with pipe-in-pipe structure
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Application No.: US16944745Application Date: 2020-07-31
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Publication No.: US11421513B2Publication Date: 2022-08-23
- Inventor: Chinthaka Pasan Gooneratne , Subhas Mukhopadhyay , Bodong Li , Guodong Zhan , Arturo Magana-Mora , Timothy Eric Moellendick
- Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY , Macquarie University
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran; AU North Ryde
- Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY,Macquarie University
- Current Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY,Macquarie University
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran; AU North Ryde
- Agency: Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP
- Main IPC: E21B41/00
- IPC: E21B41/00 ; H02N1/04 ; H02N2/18 ; E21B47/01 ; E21B47/12

Abstract:
An apparatus includes an outer structure body having a cavity and an inner structure body rotatably supported within the cavity. The inner structure body has a central bore. Movable elements are positioned along the inner surface and movably coupled to the outer structure body. Ball elements are positioned along the outer surface and coupled to the inner structure body for movement with the inner structure body. The ball elements are positioned to releasably contact and impart motion to the movable elements in response to relative motion between the inner structure body and the outer structure body. A plurality of triboelectric energy harvesters are positioned to generate electrical charges when motion is imparted to the movable elements by the ball elements.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220038031A1 TRIBOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING WITH PIPE-IN-PIPE STRUCTURE Public/Granted day:2022-02-03
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