Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vibration energy harvesting using a base mounted piezoelectric transducer
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Application No.: US15976113Application Date: 2018-05-10
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Publication No.: US11271497B2Publication Date: 2022-03-08
- Inventor: Burak Aksak , Robert Koven , Serdar Gorumlu
- Applicant: Texas Tech University System
- Applicant Address: US TX Lubbock
- Assignee: Texas Tech University System
- Current Assignee: Texas Tech University System
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Lubbock
- Agency: Loza & Loza LLP
- Agent Kevin L. Soules
- Main IPC: H02N2/18
- IPC: H02N2/18 ; H02N2/00

Abstract:
An energy harvester apparatus, system and method. A cantilevered beam resonator includes a cantilever beam and a base defined by the ends of the cantilever beam. The cantilevered beam resonator further includes a piezoelectric transducer composed of one or more piezoelectric components. The piezoelectric transducer is generally mounted beneath the base of the cantilevered beam resonator. In some example embodiments, the piezoelectric component can be configured in a split electrode configuration composed of a single split arrangement or more than one split (e.g., two splits, three splits, four splits, and so on).
Public/Granted literature
- US20180367066A1 VIBRATION ENERGY HARVESTING USING A BASE MOUNTED PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER Public/Granted day:2018-12-20
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