System and method for harvesting energy for an electronic device, and a tire configured for use with the same

A system for powering an electronic device within a vehicle tire, comprising:

• an electrical energy generator electrically connected to an electrically conductive vehicle wheel, the vehicle tire being mounted upon the vehicle wheel;
• the vehicle tire including a pair of bead portions, a pair of sidewalls, a pair of shoulders, a tread oriented in a tread region, an inner surface, and a metallic cord oriented within an interior of the tire;
• at least one conductive element extending from at least one of the pair of bead portions and piercing into the interior of the tire and electrically connecting to the metallic cord;
• at least one electronic device within the vehicle tire;
• and
• at least one ground path extending through a thickness of the vehicle tire from the inner surface to an exterior surface in a contact patch of the tread;
• and
• wherein the at least one electronic device is electrically connected to the metallic cord and the at least one ground path.