Device for detecting impacts, associated detection system and aircraft equipped with such a system
US12227302B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J2310/44
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An autonomous impact detection device includes at least one impact detector; at least one wireless transmission device configured to transmit the information collected by the impact detector; at least one energy storage device configured to supply the impact detector and the wireless transmission device with energy; at least one Seebeck module configured to supply the storage device with energy when a temperature gradient is applied thereto; the wireless transmission device being configured to supply the storage device with energy when the temperature gradient to which the Seebeck module is exposed is not sufficient.
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