Wired vibration energy transfer system and method

An energy harvesting system comprising:

• an energy transmitter to turn rotational energy into a vibration that travels along a line;
• a line attached to the energy transmitter where the energy transmitter creates a transverse wave that travels along the line;
• an energy receiver to receive vibrational energy stored in the transverse wave and turn it into rotation;
• an electric generator that turns rotational energy into electricity;
• and
• a tension control unit coupled to the energy transmitter, the tension control unit providing tension to the line such that an amplitude of the transverse wave is at a maxima when the transverse wave reaches the energy receiver.

An energy harvesting method, comprising:

• transmitting a vibration that travels in a transverse wave along a line;
• receiving vibrational energy stored in the transverse wave;
• and
• applying tension to the line such that an amplitude of the transverse wave is at a maxima when the transverse wave reaches an energy receiver.