POWER GENERATION USING A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR AND A PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL
    3.
    发明申请
    POWER GENERATION USING A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR AND A PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL 审中-公开
    使用热电发生器和相变材料发电

    公开(公告)号:US20120152297A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-21

    申请号:US12969407

    申请日:2010-12-15

    IPC分类号: H01L35/28

    摘要: An energy harvesting device is disclosed that includes a thermoelectric device adapted to produce electricity according to a Seebeck effect when a thermal gradient is imposed across first and second major surfaces thereof, a housing enclosing a phase change material that is disposed for thermal communication with the first major surface of the thermoelectric device, and a radio transmitter electrically coupled to the thermoelectric device, the radio transmitter capable of transmitting wireless signals. In another aspect, the housing includes a conductive fin therein to provide more uniform distribution of heat to the phase change material.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种能量收集装置,其包括热电装置,该热电装置适于当跨越其第一和第二主表面施加热梯度时根据塞贝克效应产生电力;壳体,其包围相变材料,该相变材料设置成与第一 热电装置的主表面和电耦合到热电装置的无线电发射机,该无线电发射机能够发送无线信号。 在另一方面,壳体包括其中的导电翅片以向相变材料提供更均匀的热分布。

    Self-powered dimmable windows with integrated controls
    8.
    发明授权
    Self-powered dimmable windows with integrated controls 有权
    具有集成控制功能的自供电可调光窗户

    公开(公告)号:US08632034B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-21

    申请号:US11690316

    申请日:2007-03-23

    IPC分类号: B64C1/14

    摘要: An electrically controlled dimmable window for aircraft includes a controller and power that eliminates the need for wiring connections to on-board systems. The controller is integrated into the sidewall in which the window is mounted. Power for controlling the window is derived from an energy harvesting device that generates power by converting thermal gradients, motion/vibration or light energy present near the window. The integrated controller includes passenger controls for adjusting the opacity of the window, power conditioning circuitry, an electrical power storage device such as a battery, a processor and a radio receiver. The window can be remotely controlled by a cabin attendant from a central controller that transmits window control signals to the radio receiver.

    摘要翻译: 用于飞机的电控可调光窗包括控制器和电源,消除了对车载系统的接线连接的需要。 控制器集成到安装窗口的侧壁中。 用于控制窗口的功率源自能量收集装置,其通过转换窗口附近存在的热梯度,运动/振动或光能产生功率。 集成控制器包括用于调节窗口的不透明度的乘客控制器,功率调节电路,诸如电池,处理器和无线电接收器的电力存储设备。 窗口可以由来自中央控制器的客舱服务员远程控制,该中央控制器将窗口控制信号发送到无线电接收器。

    Integrated wireless network and associated method
    9.
    发明授权
    Integrated wireless network and associated method 有权
    集成无线网络及相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US08565758B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-22

    申请号:US12701931

    申请日:2010-02-08

    摘要: An integrated wireless network and associated method are provided for facilitating wireless communication onboard an aircraft. The integrated wireless network includes a wireless distribution system including a wired interface and a plurality of wireless radios. The wireless distribution system may also include a combiner and one or more antennas, such as leaky feeder antenna(s), extending through the cabin compartment of the aircraft. The combiner may provide the combined wireless signals to the antenna for transmission. And, the combiner may deconstruct wireless signals received by the antenna and provide the deconstructed wireless signals to a respective wireless radio. The integrated wireless network of this embodiment also includes one or more wireless data concentrators having a plurality of wireless radios in communication with the antenna. The plurality of wireless radios of the wireless distribution system and the wireless data concentrator may support wireless communications in accordance with a plurality of different protocols.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于促进飞机上的无线通信的集成无线网络和相关联的方法。 集成无线网络包括包括有线接口和多个无线电无线电的无线分配系统。 无线分配系统还可以包括组合器和一个或多个天线,例如延伸穿过飞行器的舱室的泄漏馈线天线。 组合器可以将组合的无线信号提供给天线进行传输。 并且,组合器可以解构由天线接收的无线信号,并将解构的无线信号提供给相应的无线电。 该实施例的集成无线网络还包括具有与天线通信的多个无线电无线电的一个或多个无线数据集中器。 无线分配系统和无线数据集中器的多个无线电无线电可以支持根据多个不同协议的无线通信。

    Wireless aircraft sensor network
    10.
    发明授权
    Wireless aircraft sensor network 有权
    无线飞行器传感器网络

    公开(公告)号:US08344912B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-01

    申请号:US13093605

    申请日:2011-04-25

    IPC分类号: G08B21/00 G01C23/00

    CPC分类号: H01Q1/288 H01Q1/007 H04Q9/00

    摘要: A method and apparatus in a sensor network in an aircraft for collecting data about the aircraft. The sensor network in the aircraft collects the data about the aircraft. The sensor network comprises a set of wireless sensors attached to a first set of locations for the aircraft, a set of wireless routers attached to a second set of locations for the aircraft, and a set of gateways connected to an aircraft data processing system. The set of wireless routers is capable of receiving the data in wireless signals transmitted by the set of wireless sensors. The set of gateways is capable of receiving data in the wireless signals from the set of wireless routers to form received data and is capable of transmitting the received data into the aircraft data processing system.

    摘要翻译: 一种飞行器传感器网络中的方法和装置,用于收集关于飞行器的数据。 飞机上的传感器网络收集有关飞机的数据。 传感器网络包括一组连接到用于飞行器的第一组位置的无线传感器,连接到用于飞行器的第二组位置的一组无线路由器以及连接到飞行器数据处理系统的一组网关。 该组无线路由器能够接收由该组无线传感器发送的无线信号中的数据。 该组网关能够从无线路由器集合的无线信号中接收数据,以形成接收的数据,并且能够将接收的数据发送到飞行器数据处理系统。