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Portable electronic device charger

Portable electronic device charger
Portable electronic device charger

A system for harvesting electrical energy from the vibration or movement of a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device is attached to a spring anchored to a supporting housing. This forms a spring-mass system with the portable device acting as the majority of the mass of the energy harvester and oscillating with respect to the housing. The oscillation is coupled to an electrical energy transduction mechanism which harvests some of the kinetic energy of the oscillation. The object of the invention is to provide maximum harvested energy without adding additional mass to the portable device other than the spring, supporting housing, energy transduction mechanism and any associated electronics.

WO2010037708
Tudor, Michael John
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White, Neil Maurice
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Beeby, Stephen Paul
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Harris, Nicholas Robert
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Tudor, Michael John, White, Neil Maurice, Beeby, Stephen Paul and Harris, Nicholas Robert (Inventors) (2010) Portable electronic device charger. WO2010037708.

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Abstract

A system for harvesting electrical energy from the vibration or movement of a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device is attached to a spring anchored to a supporting housing. This forms a spring-mass system with the portable device acting as the majority of the mass of the energy harvester and oscillating with respect to the housing. The oscillation is coupled to an electrical energy transduction mechanism which harvests some of the kinetic energy of the oscillation. The object of the invention is to provide maximum harvested energy without adding additional mass to the portable device other than the spring, supporting housing, energy transduction mechanism and any associated electronics.

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Published date: 8 April 2010

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Local EPrints ID: 470156
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/470156
PURE UUID: bc139f84-9fe3-4ab2-b114-1317d580639e
ORCID for Michael John Tudor: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1179-9455
ORCID for Neil Maurice White: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1532-6452
ORCID for Stephen Paul Beeby: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-1759
ORCID for Nicholas Robert Harris: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4122-2219

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Date deposited: 04 Oct 2022 16:37
Last modified: 23 Feb 2023 02:36

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Inventor: Michael John Tudor ORCID iD
Inventor: Neil Maurice White ORCID iD
Inventor: Stephen Paul Beeby ORCID iD
Inventor: Nicholas Robert Harris ORCID iD

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