Energy harvesting device and method of harvesting energy
AssigneeAgency for Science, Technology and Research
InventorsChengliang Sun, Xiaojing Mu, Peter Hyun Kee Chang, Qingxin Zhang, Alex Yuandong Gu, Wei Mong Tsang
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Abstract
According to embodiments of the present invention, an energy harvesting device is provided. The energy harvesting device includes a microchannel arranged to receive a fluid, a bluff body arranged to interact with the fluid flowing through the microchannel to generate a vortex fluid street, and an energy harvesting element arranged to interact with the vortex fluid street to harvest energy from the fluid. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a method of harvesting energy is also provided.
Claims20
An energy harvesting device comprising:
- a microchannel arranged to receive a fluid;
- a bluff body arranged to interact with the fluid flowing through the microchannel to generate a vortex fluid street;
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- an energy harvesting element arranged to interact with the vortex fluid street to harvest energy from the fluid.
A method of harvesting energy, the method comprising:
- receiving a fluid;
- letting the fluid flow through a microchannel of an energy harvesting device;
- arranging a bluff body of the energy harvesting device to interact with the fluid flowing through the microchannel to generate a vortex fluid street;
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- arranging an energy harvesting element of the energy harvesting device to interact with the vortex fluid street to harvest energy from the fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.