Scalable harvesting system and method
AssigneeTriune IP LLC
InventorsRoss E. Teggatz, Ken Moore, Edson Calixto, Emanuel Stingu
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Abstract
A scalable energy harvesting system comprising at least one charging control device, at least one energy storage device responsive to the charging control device, at least one energy harvesting device operatively coupled to the charging control device, and a plurality of bus based power connectors operatively coupled to the charging control device.
Claims22
A scalable energy harvesting system, comprising:
- at least one charging control device;
- an inductive resonance coupling operatively coupled to said charging control device for providing energy to an energy storage device;
- at least one energy harvesting device operatively coupled to said charging control device;
- and
- a plurality of bus based power connectors operatively coupled to said charging control device;
- wherein said charging control device directs a plurality of electrical currents.
A scalable energy harvesting system, comprising:
- at least one charging control device;
- at least one energy storage device operatively coupled to said charging control device;
- at least one wireless charging receiver operatively coupled to said charging control device;
- at least one energy harvesting device operatively coupled to said charging control device;
- and
- a plurality of bus based power connectors operatively coupled to said charging control device;
- wherein said charging control device directs at least one harvested power input from said energy harvesting device and at least one bus based energy power input from said bus based power connectors to said energy storage device.
A method of scalable energy harvesting, comprising the steps of:
- receiving at least one power level from an energy storage device;
- receiving at least one harvested power input from at least one energy harvesting device;
- receiving at least one bus based energy power input from at least one bus based power connector;
- implementing a charge pattern for said energy storage device, based upon said power level of said energy storage device, said harvested power input of said energy harvesting device, and said bus based energy power input of said bus based power connector;
- receiving at least one wireless energy power input from at least one wireless charging receiver;
- and
- implementing said charge pattern for said storage device based upon said power level of said energy storage device, said harvested power input of said energy harvesting device, said bus based energy power input of said bus based power connector, and said wireless energy power input.
A scalable energy harvesting system, comprising:
- at least one charging control device;
- at least one wireless charging receiver operatively coupled to said charging control device;
- at least one energy harvesting device operatively coupled to said charging control device;
- and
- a plurality of bus based power connectors operatively coupled to said charging control device;
- wherein said charging control device directs a plurality of electrical currents.
A scalable energy harvesting system, comprising:
- at least one charging control device;
- a magnetic coupling operatively coupled to said charging control device for providing energy to an energy storage device;
- at least one energy harvesting device operatively coupled to said charging control device;
- and
- a plurality of bus based power connectors operatively coupled to said charging control device;
- wherein said charging control device directs a plurality of electrical currents.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.