Switch and processor controlled rectified energy harvester
AssigneeAtlas Power Technologies Inc.
InventorMitchell Miller
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Abstract
A system and method of collecting energy utilizing a management system for an energy collection device, for collecting, managing, and discharging energy. Management system creates an active collection, storage, and discharging device; diffusion circuits allow for controlling the collecting, and discharging of harvested charges to precisely set requirements; the circuit allows for maximized charge collection over a given time, by minimizing the collection devices resistance to collection, the reduction in resistance is a factor calculated using the inverse square law, to allow ultra high speed maximized transitions in the charging, and discharging oscillation cycle.
Claims18
A device for harvesting energy comprising:
- a first electrically conductive material exposed to a first potential of an electric field;
- a second electrically conductive material exposed to a second, different potential of the electric field;
- a rectifier having a first input to which the first electrically conductive material is electrically connected and a second input to which the second electrically conductive material is electrically connected;
- an electric storage device;
- a first switch connecting a positive output of the rectifier to a first side of the electric storage device;
- a second switch connecting a negative output of the rectifier to a second side of the electric storage device;
- a third switch for connecting the first side of the electric storage device to a first side of a load;
- a fourth switch for connecting the second side of the electric storage device to a second side of the load;
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- a processor that controls all said switches.
A method for harvesting energy comprising:
- connecting a first input of a rectifier to a first electrically conductive material;
- connecting a second input of the rectifier to a second electrically conductive material;
- connecting a first switch between a positive output of the rectifier and a first side of an electric storage device;
- connecting a second switch between a negative output of the rectifier and a second side of the electric storage device;
- connecting a third switch between the first side of the electric storage device and a first side of a load;
- connecting a fourth switch between the second side of the electric storage device and a second side of the load;
- exposing the first electrically conductive material to a first potential of an electric field;
- exposing the second electrically conductive material to a second, different potential of the electric field;
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- controlling all said switches with a processor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.