Electromechanical generator for converting mechanical vibrational energy into electrical energy
US7843090B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02K35/02
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electromechanical generator for converting mechanical vibrational energy into electrical energy, the electromechanical generator including a cantilever spring having a fixed end, a free end and a central portion therebetween, a mount for the cantilever spring to which the fixed end is fixed, a mass located at the free end of the cantilever spring, the mass including either a coil or at least one magnet defining a region of magnetic flux, wherein at least one of the fixed end and the free end of the cantilever spring is substantially stiffer than the central portion of the cantilever spring.
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