公开(公告)号：US20120194037A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-02

申请号：US13499014

申请日：2010-10-01

申请人： Jeffery B. Moler ,  Martin C. Maxwell ,  Edward Troy Tanner

发明人： Jeffery B. Moler ,  Martin C. Maxwell ,  Edward Troy Tanner

IPC分类号： H02N2/18

CPC分类号： H02N2/186 ,  H01L41/113

摘要： A method and apparatus for harvesting energy comprising determining an electrical impedance of a piezoelectric stack, connecting an electrical load to the piezoelectric stack wherein the piezoelectric stack is housed in a mechanical amplifier comprising a fixed supporting member, a movable supporting member connected to compliant links attached to at least one actuating arm, and connecting the actuator to a source of motion whereby movement of the actuating arm results in compression and expansion of the piezoelectric stack, which generates electrical current into the electrical load.

摘要翻译： 一种用于收获能量的方法和装置，包括确定压电叠层的电阻抗，将电负载连接到所述压电堆叠，其中所述压电堆叠容纳在包括固定支撑构件的机械放大器中，可移动支撑构件连接到附接的柔性链节 至少一个致动臂，并且将致动器连接到运动源，由此致动臂的运动导致压电堆叠的压缩和膨胀，其产生电流进入电负载。