METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING BIOMECHANICAL ENERGY
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    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING BIOMECHANICAL ENERGY 有权
    收集生物能源的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20100276944A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-04

    申请号:US11990165

    申请日:2006-08-10

    IPC分类号: H02P9/06 H02K7/18 F03G5/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for harvesting energy from motion of one or more joints. Energy harvesters comprise: an energy converter for converting mechanical energy into corresponding electrical energy; one or more sensors for sensing one or more corresponding characteristics associated with motion of the one or more joints; and a controller connected to receive the one or more sensed characteristics and configured to assess, based at least in part on the one or more sensed characteristics, whether motion of the one or more joints is associated with mutualistic conditions or non-mutualistic conditions. If conditions are determined to be mutualistic, energy harvesting is engaged. If conditions ate determined to be non-mutualistic, energy harvesting is disengaged.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于从一个或多个接头的运动中收集能量的方法和装置。 能量收集器包括:用于将机械能转换成相应电能的能量转换器; 用于感测与所述一个或多个关节的运动相关联的一个或多个相应特征的一个或多个传感器; 以及控制器,其被连接以接收所述一个或多个感测到的特征并且被配置为至少部分地基于所述一个或多个感测到的特征来评估所述一个或多个关节的运动是否与互惠状态或非共享条件相关联。 如果确定条件是互惠互利的,那么就能进行能量收集。 如果情况决定为非互惠的,能量收获就会脱离。