VEHICLE ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE HAVING A CONTINUOUS LOOP OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY
    43.
    发明申请
    VEHICLE ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE HAVING A CONTINUOUS LOOP OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY 有权
    具有连续形状记忆合金圈的车辆能量采集装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110124451A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-26

    申请号:US12947866

    申请日:2010-11-17

    IPC分类号: F16H7/00 F03G7/06

    CPC分类号: F02G5/04 Y02T10/166

    摘要: An energy harvesting system comprises a first region having a first temperature and a second region. A conduit is located at least partially within the first region. A heat engine configured for converting thermal energy to mechanical energy includes a shape memory alloy forming at least one generally continuous loop. The shape memory alloy is disposed in heat exchange contact with the first region and the second region. The shape memory alloy is driven to rotate around at least a portion of the conduit by the response of the shape memory alloy to the temperature difference between the first region and the second region. At least one pulley is driven by the rotation of the shape memory alloy, and the at least one pulley is operatively connected to a component to thereby drive the component.

    摘要翻译: 能量收集系统包括具有第一温度和第二区域的第一区域。 管道至少部分地位于第一区域内。 构造成将热能转换为机械能的热引擎包括形成至少一个大体上连续的环的形状记忆合金。 形状记忆合金配置成与第一区域和第二区域热交换接触。 通过形状记忆合金对第一区域和第二区域之间的温度差的响应,形状记忆合金被驱动以围绕导管的至少一部分旋转。 至少一个滑轮由形状记忆合金的旋转驱动,并且至少一个皮带轮可操作地连接到部件,从而驱动部件。

    Three-dimensional (3D) reinforcement control in composite materials
    49.
    发明授权
    Three-dimensional (3D) reinforcement control in composite materials 有权
    复合材料三维(3D)钢筋控制

    公开(公告)号:US08409691B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-02

    申请号:US12212469

    申请日:2008-09-17

    IPC分类号: B32B1/00

    摘要: A variable stiffness segmented composite material including reinforcements embedded in a variable stiffness matrix and having a structure for precisely controlling the three-dimensional (3D) distribution and connectivity of the reinforcements in the variable stiffness matrix. The composite material includes a variable stiffness matrix and a plurality of rigidly interconnected reinforcements embedded within the variable stiffness matrix, the interconnected reinforcements being for mitigating a deformation of the composite material along a first direction by blocking a rigid body motion of the reinforcements with respect to one another in the first direction while allowing a deformation in a second direction differing from the first direction. That is, in one embodiment, the interconnected reinforcements are configured to move with respect to one another to allow for an in-plane deformation of the composite material while mitigating an out-of-plane deformation of the composite material.

    摘要翻译: 可变刚度分段复合材料,包括嵌入可变刚度矩阵中的增强件,并且具有用于精确控制可变刚度矩阵中的加强件的三维(3D)分布和连通性的结构。 所述复合材料包括可变刚度矩阵和嵌入在所述可变刚度矩阵内的多个刚性互连的增强件,所述互连的增强件用于通过阻止所述加强件相对于所述复合材料的刚体运动来减轻所述复合材料沿着第一方向的变形 在第一方向上彼此相反,同时允许在与第一方向不同的第二方向上的变形。 也就是说,在一个实施例中,互连的增强件被构造成相对于彼此移动以允许复合材料的平面内变形,同时减轻复合材料的平面外变形。

    Elastomeric matrix composites
    50.
    发明授权
    Elastomeric matrix composites 有权
    弹性体基复合材料

    公开(公告)号:US08354170B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-15

    申请号:US12587469

    申请日:2009-10-06

    IPC分类号: B32B15/04 B32B15/08

    摘要: An engineered microstructure composite having an elastic or elastomeric matrix with distributed rigid reinforcements. One embodiment of the invention provides an elastomeric composite including an elastomeric matrix, a plurality of rigid reinforcements embedded within the elastomeric matrix, and a plurality of attachments (or ligaments) connected to the reinforcements to interconnect the rigid reinforcements to each other. Here, in this embodiment, the elastomeric composite has a composite reversible strain limit greater than 3 percent (%) (or, in one embodiment, greater than 5%) due to kinematics of the rigid reinforcements interconnected by the attachments and embedded within the elastomeric matrix.

    摘要翻译: 具有弹性或弹性体的工程微结构复合材料,具有分布的刚性增强材料。 本发明的一个实施方案提供了弹性体复合材料,其包括弹性体基体,嵌入弹性体基体内的多个刚性增强件,以及连接到增强件以将刚性增强件互相连接的多个附接件(或韧带)。 这里,在该实施例中,弹性体复合材料具有大于3%(%)(或在一个实施例中大于5%))的复合可逆应变极限,这是由于由附件相互连接并嵌入弹性体的刚性增强件的运动学 矩阵。