Title:
LINEAR GENERATOR AND SYSTEM TO CAPTURE ENERGY FROM IRREGULAR LINEAR MOVEMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005089347
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A system for capturing and storing electrical energy from irregular limited reciprocal linear movement along a cylinder, such as a shock absorber of a vehicle. A linear generator with electrical coils (5) is wound around the cylinder (9) parallel to the movement of the cylinder or along the cylinder. The electrical current generated by the linear generator can be stored in a battery (70). The energy from the recoil of a large military gun (100) can also be captured by a generator along the barrel (102) of the gun and stored in the battery. A processing device (68) can be included to control the flow of electrical energy from the linear generator to the battery. The electrical current can pass through a filter (61) and may be processed by a conditioner to limit the range of voltage generated by the linear generator.
Inventors:
RICHARDSON GROVER (US)
GRAY GARY (US)
STANCIL CHARLES M (US)
GRAY GARY (US)
STANCIL CHARLES M (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/008663
Publication Date:
October 26, 2006
Filing Date:
March 15, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GEORGIA TECH RES INST (US)
RICHARDSON GROVER (US)
GRAY GARY (US)
STANCIL CHARLES M (US)
RICHARDSON GROVER (US)
GRAY GARY (US)
STANCIL CHARLES M (US)
International Classes:
H02K35/02; B60G9/00; F41A5/32; F41A25/00; H02K7/18
Foreign References:
| US20030030523A1 | 2003-02-13 | |||
| US5291106A | 1994-03-01 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1749338A4
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