System and method for providing supplemental power to energy harvesting wireless sensing devices
US12132323B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 1, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J50/005
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing harvested energy to a wireless sensor bundle are disclosed. The method may include: receiving, at a harvesting manager circuit, power from an energy harvesting device; transferring power from the harvesting manager circuit to an energy storage device; receiving, at a power distribution manager circuit, power from the energy storage device; transferring power from the power distribution manager circuit to a wireless sensor bundle, the wireless sensor bundle comprising at least one sensor, and the amount of power distributed to the wireless sensor bundle being based on a power demand of the at least one sensor; wherein the power from the energy harvesting device includes power generated from an AC phase harvesting device, the AC phase harvesting device includes an inductor attached to a feed wire of one phase of an electric actuator, the inductor generating an electric current by induction from the feed wire.
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