Apparatus for harvesting energy from flow-induced oscillations and method for the same
Номер патента: EP2488753A2
Опубликовано: 22-08-2012
Автор(ы): A. Morris Kaplan
Принадлежит: Individual
Опубликовано: 22-08-2012
Автор(ы): A. Morris Kaplan
Принадлежит: Individual
Реферат: A device and method for harvesting electrical power from kinetic energy of a flow. The device includes a generating cell comprising an appropriate vibration assembly and a magnetic field source. The external gas or liquid flow causes vibrationa of the assembly with an integrated conductive element, producing electricity in proximity to a magnetic field. The vibration assembly has a set of resonant frequencies that correspond to a set of the frequencies of the flow vortices within a predetermined range of the flow velocities. An arbitrary number of adjustable generating cells can be connected into a single circuit, either in- series or in-parallel, to increase an overall power output. The device is capable of operating under a wide range of flow characteristics and can serve as a virtually maintenance-free source of electrical power.
Apparatus for harvesting energy from flow-induced oscillations and method for the same
Номер патента: WO2011046877A8. Автор: A. Morris Kaplan. Владелец: Kaplan A Morris. Дата публикации: 2012-05-10.