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US 12,181,258 B2Granted
Vehicle armor materials and systems
OwnerNewton Howardinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present systems and apparatus may provide vehicle armor materials and systems that generate electricity from impact and blast energy. For example, in an embodiment, a protective apparatus may comprise a layer of armor and a layer comprising a plurality of electrical generating devices abutting the layer of armor and configured so that energy applied to the layer of armor is transferred to the plurality of electrical generating devices causing the plurality of electrical generating device to generate electrical energy.
Claims13
A protective apparatus comprising:
- a layer of armor;
- an energy transfer plate abutting the layer of armor;
- a layer comprising a plurality of electrical generating devices abutting the energy transfer plate and configured so that energy applied to the layer of armor is transferred to the plurality of electrical generating devices through the energy transfer plate causing the plurality of electrical generating devices to generate electrical energy;
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- energy conditioning circuitry configured to condition the electrical energy generated by the plurality of electrical generating devices before storage of the electrical energy generated by the plurality of electrical generating devices by an energy storage apparatus comprising a battery.
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A protective system comprising:
- a plurality of layers of armor;
- at least one energy transfer plate abutting at least one of the plurality of layers of armor;
- a plurality of layers each comprising a plurality of electrical generating devices, at least one layer of the plurality of plurality of layers electrical generating devices abutting at least one energy transfer plate and configured so that energy applied to an outer layer of armor is transferred to the plurality of layers of electrical generating devices through the at least one energy transfer plate causing the plurality of electrical generating devices to generate electrical energy;
- energy storage apparatus comprising a battery configured to store electrical energy generated by the plurality of electrical generating devices;
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- energy conditioning circuitry configured to condition the electrical energy generated by the plurality of electrical generating devices before storage of the electrical energy generated by the plurality of electrical generating devices by the energy storage apparatus comprising a battery.
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