(WO/2007/016781) METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING BIOMECHANICAL ENERGY
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| IPC: | H02K 7/18 (2006.01), F03G 5/00 (2006.01), H02P 9/06 (2006.01) | |||||||||||
| Applicants: | SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY [CA/CA]; Industry Liaison Office, Room 2100, Strand Hall, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6 (CA) (All Except US). DONELAN, James Maxwell [CA/CA]; (CA) (US Only). KUO, Arthur, D. [US/US]; (US) (US Only). HOFFER, Joaquin, Andres [CA/CA]; (CA) (US Only). LI, Qingguo [CA/CA]; (CA) (US Only). WEBER, Douglas [US/US]; (US) (US Only). | |||||||||||
| Inventors: | DONELAN, James Maxwell; (CA). KUO, Arthur, D.; (US). HOFFER, Joaquin, Andres; (CA). LI, Qingguo; (CA). WEBER, Douglas; (US). | |||||||||||
| Agent: | RATTRAY, Todd, A. et al.; 480 - The Station, 601 West Cordova Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1G1 (CA). | |||||||||||
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| Title: | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING BIOMECHANICAL ENERGY | |||||||||||
| Abstract: | Methods and apparatus are disclosed for harvesting energy from motion of one or more joints. Energy harvesters comprise: an energy converter for converting mechanical energy into corresponding electrical energy; one or more sensors for sensing one or more corresponding characteristics associated with motion of the one or more joints; and a controller connected to receive the one or more sensed characteristics and configured to assess, based at least in part on the one or more sensed characteristics, whether motion of the one or more joints is associated with mutualistic conditions or non-mutualistic conditions. If conditions are determined to be mutualistic, energy harvesting is engaged. If conditions are determined to be non-mutualistic, energy harvesting is disengaged. | |||||||||||
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AE, AG, AL, AM, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, LY, MA, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. African Regional Intellectual Property Org. (ARIPO) (BW, GH, GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW) Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM) European Patent Office (EPO) (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR) African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). | |||||||||||
| Publication Language: | English (EN) |
| Filing Language: | English (EN) |
