Energy harvesting clutch control assembly, valve assembly, and electrically actuated clutch

A method of using a clutch to selectively transfer torque, the method comprising:

• scavenging available vibrational energy to generate electrical power, wherein the available vibrational energy is scavenged by a vibrational energy harvester located adjacent to the clutch;
• transmitting the scavenged electrical power across a rotary electrical interface;
• transmitting the scavenged electrical power though a rotatable portion of the clutch to an actuating mechanism of the clutch;
• rotating the actuating mechanism relative to the vibrational energy harvester, wherein the actuating mechanism is rotationally fixed to either the input or output of the clutch, and wherein the actuating mechanism rotates at either an input speed of the input or an output speed of the output;
• and
• activating the actuating mechanism to control torque transfer between an input and an output of the clutch, wherein the actuating mechanism is electrically powered by the scavenged electrical power.