Interconnect structure in a smart wheel system
AssigneeTDK U.S.A. Corporation
InventorsRakesh SETHI, Vibhu Vivek, John SZE
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Abstract
Systems and methods for smart wheel implementations are disclosed. In some embodiments, a smart wheel system includes: a first plurality of modules attached to a circumferential surface of a wheel of the vehicle, wherein the first plurality of modules includes: at least one energy harvesting (EH) module comprising at least one EH component configured to convert a force acting on the at least one EH device into at least one electrical signals; and at least one electronic module, wherein the at least one EH module and the at least one electronic module are each electrically coupled to an electrical interface coupled to the wheel.
Claims20
A smart wheel system, comprising:
- a first plurality of modules attached to a circumferential surface of a wheel of the vehicle, wherein the first plurality of modules comprises:
- at least one energy harvesting (EH) module comprising at least one EH component configured to convert a force acting on the at least one EH component into at least one first electrical signal;
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- at least one electronic module, wherein the at least one EH module and the at least one electronic module are each electrically coupled to an electrical interface coupled to the wheel.
A smart wheel system, comprising:
- a first plurality of modules attached to a circumferential surface of a wheel of the vehicle, wherein the first plurality of modules comprises:
- at least one energy harvesting (EH) module comprising at least one EH component configured to convert a force acting on the at least one EH component into at least one first electrical signal;
- and
- at least one dummy module;
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- at least one dummy cavity module comprising at least one electronic module, wherein the at least one EH module and the at least one dummy cavity module are each electrically coupled to an electrical interface coupled to the wheel, and
- the at least one EH module is connected to a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) module through a first feedthrough flexible cable, wherein the first feedthrough flexible cable carries power and data signals.
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