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Electrostatic power harvesting

US8519677B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 27, 2010
Grant dateAug 27, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02N1/04
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for supplying power includes an input port; a charge storage device for storing charge received through the input port; control circuitry configured to transfer charge from the charge storage device and to maintain a bias voltage at the input port; and an output port for delivering power from the control circuitry to a device.

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