The boeing company (20240421683). KINETIC ENERGY HARVESTER AND ASSOCIATED ACOUSTIC DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
KINETIC ENERGY HARVESTER AND ASSOCIATED ACOUSTIC DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
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Inventor(s)
James Y. Lee of La Habra CA (US)
Li C. Chang of Mt. Pleasant SC (US)
KINETIC ENERGY HARVESTER AND ASSOCIATED ACOUSTIC DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240421683 titled 'KINETIC ENERGY HARVESTER AND ASSOCIATED ACOUSTIC DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
Original Abstract Submitted
a kinetic-energy harvester and associated acoustic detection system and method are disclosed. the kinetic-energy harvester includes a magnet with a coil-facing surface and a coil array including a plurality of conductive coils. the coil array is offset from the magnet in a first direction, such that an air gap is defined between the coil-facing surface of the magnet and the coil array. a cantilever beam spring couples the magnet to the coil array and is configured to enable movement of the coil array, relative to the magnet, about a vibration axis that is perpendicular to the first direction. the kinetic-energy harvester is configured to harvest electrical power from vibrations of a vibration-generating object and transmit the electrical power to a system, such as an acoustic detection system which is configured to detect acoustic signals in the vibration-generating object and convert into acoustic data.