Piezoelectric based pallet generator for device charging
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsWilliam J. Green, CEDRIC D. Cook, Myneeka Holloway, Jimmie Lamar Powell, JR.
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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsWilliam J. Green, CEDRIC D. Cook, Myneeka Holloway, Jimmie Lamar Powell, JR.
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A piezoelectric generator structure disposed between an upper platform and a lower platform that includes a lower piezoelectric pad, an upper piezoelectric pad, and a connecting shaft. The lower piezoelectric pad coupled to the upper piezoelectric pad via the connecting shaft, where the lower piezoelectric pad is configured to compress under a downward motion of the upper platform during a compression movement due to an additional load being applied to an existing load on a top surface of the upper platform, where the lower piezoelectric pad produces a first voltage due to the compression movement. The upper piezoelectric pad configured to compress under an upward motion of the upper platform during a rebound movement of the upper platform, where the upper piezoelectric pad produces a second voltage due to the rebound movement. The generator structure configured to provide the first and the second voltage to a coupled power storage unit.
An apparatus for a piezoelectric generator structure, the apparatus comprising:
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