US 2015/0145376 A1 · ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME

Abstract

According to embodiments of the present invention, an energy harvesting device is provided. The energy harvesting device includes a plurality of energy harvesting elements, each energy harvesting element including a transducer, and at least one spring arranged in between at least two energy harvesting elements of the plurality of energy harvesting elements to mechanically couple the at least two energy harvesting elements to each other. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a method for forming an energy harvesting device is also provided.

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Dependent claims

An energy harvesting device comprising:

a plurality of energy harvesting elements, each energy harvesting element comprising a transducer;
and
at least one spring arranged in between at least two energy harvesting elements of the plurality of energy harvesting elements to mechanically couple the at least two energy harvesting elements to each other.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/550,863Filed 21 Nov 2014

Priority

SG 201308685-522 Nov 2013

Published

28 May 2015

Term ends

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Classification7 codes

H02N 2/188
Vibration harvesters: adapted for resonant operation
H10N 30/304
With mechanical input and electrical output, e.g. functioning as generators or sensors: beam type
H10N 30/306
Beam type: cantilevers
Y10T 29/42
Metal working: piezoelectric device making

Energy harvesting device and method for forming the same

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Energy harvesting device and method for forming the same

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Abstract

Claims20