VIBRATION

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a transforming system which provides electricity generation from vibration which occurs in rail vehicles, presses, cutting machines, printing machines and similar structures.

KNOWN STATE OF THE ART

Energy recovery becomes more important since energy becomes more important from day to day. Different structures are provided for recovery of energy and these structures are continuously improved. One of the methods applied for energy recovery is to recover the energy which occurs by means vibrations which result from loads.

Vibrations occur in structures like rail vehicles, presses, cutting machines, printing machines, textile machines, etc. as a result of application of loads. Electricity is generated from these vibrations by means of various methods. In the present art, the systems which dampen vibration and which generate electricity are essentially piezo-electric based. Although efficiencies of piezo-electric systems are high, output powers of piezo-electric systems are low since the force limits they can endure is low. Moreover, piezo- electric crystals are expensive materials.

For instance, in the application with number TR2016/19138, an embodiment has been provided which realizes electricity generation by means of the vibration of vehicle motors. The invention generates electrical energy from vibration by means of piezo-electric material. However, the force limit which said invention can endure is low.

Besides piezo-electric-based systems, there are mechanical-impact dampening systems. However, when these embodiments operate at high speeds, their lifetimes are short. Besides, they cannot operate under high loads. For instance, in the application with number TR2014/00123, a hydro-mechanical system which generates electricity is provided. Said system has been assembled onto a panel and comprises an alternator which generates electricity, a hydraulic motor which provides rotational movement to the alternator, double- effect cylinders which transfer the oil to the hydraulic motor in a pressurized manner, double piston armed double-effect cylinder which provides movement to the double-effect cylinders, lever jack which provides movement to the double piston armed double-effect cylinder, lever jack arm which provides movement to lever jack and whose length can be changed, chain geared/belt pulley which provides movement to the lever jack arm whose length can be changed, charged electrical motor which provides movement to the chain gear, hydraulic tank which stores hydraulic oil. However, the force which can be endured by said system is low, and the lifetime of the system is short when the system operates at high speeds.

As a result, because of all of the abovementioned problems, an improvement is required in the related technical field.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a transforming system which provides electricity generation from vibration, for eliminating the above mentioned disadvantages and for bringing new advantages to the related technical field.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a transforming system with electromechanical structure which can generate electricity from vibrations of high-force loads.

Another object of the present invention is to provide energy recovery by preventing consuming of the energy, dampened as a result of vibration, by exhausting said energy as heat.

In order to realize all of the abovementioned objects and the objects which are to be deducted from the detailed description below, the present invention relates to a transforming system which provides electricity generation from vibration coming from a vibration source which operates under load. Accordingly,

a base plate positioned in a housing provided in a housing body associated with said vibration source,

at least one piston arm associated with said base plate from one end and connected to the first end of a connecting rod by means of a hinge from the other end, an opening which provides said piston arm to extend outwards the housing and provided on the housing body which provides movement of said base plate inside said housing in order to prevent movement transfer of the piston arm outside an orthogonal axis, at least one crank arm connected to a second end of said connecting rod by means of a connection pin and which takes the movement, which is in the direction of said orthogonal axis coming from the piston arm, from the connecting rod and which transforms said movement into oscillation movement,

at least one unidirectional clutch connected to said crank arm by means of at least one crank shaft and which transforms the oscillation movement of the crank arm into continuous rotational movement,

at least one inertia disc connected to the outer surface of said unidirectional clutch and which stores mechanical energy periodically and which transfers said mechanical energy as constant mechanical energy,

an alternator connected to said inertia disc and which transforms the mechanical energy accumulated in the inertia disc resulting from the continuous rotational movement into electrical energy.

Thus, electrical energy can be generated from vibration movement.

In a possible embodiment of the present invention, a friction preventer is provided for preventing friction between said base plate and said vibration source. Thus, friction formation between the base plate and the vibration source is prevented.

In a possible embodiment of the present invention, said friction preventer is oil.

In a possible embodiment of the present invention, said friction preventer is ball.

In a possible embodiment of the present invention, in order to generate electrical energy during the movement of the pendulum in two directions, at least two unidirectional clutches are connected in different directions to at least one crank arm connected to the connecting rod and at least two inertia discs are associated onto the outer surface of said unidirectional clutches and at least two alternators are connected to said inertia disc.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Figure 1 is a representative perspective view of the form of the subject matter transforming system associated with the vibration source.

Figure 2 is a representative perspective view of the dismantled form of the subject matter transforming system. Figure 3 is a representative upper view of the form of the subject matter transforming system associated with the vibration source.

Figure 4 is a representative lateral view of the form of the subject matter transforming system associated with the vibration source.

Figure 5 is a representative zoomed view of the transfer unit provided in the subject matter transforming system.

Figure 6 is the representative perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the subject matter transforming system.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In this detailed description, the subject matter transforming system (100) which provides electricity generation from vibration is explained with references to examples without forming any restrictive effect only in order to make the subject more understandable.

In Figure 1 , a representative perspective view of the form of the subject matter transforming system (100) associated with the vibration source (1) is given. The present invention relates to a transforming system (100) which provides generation of electricity from vibration which occurs in rail vehicles, presses, cutting machines, printing machines and similar structures. In said transforming system (100), there is a transfer unit (60) configured to transform the vibration, obtained from a vibration source (1), into linear movement. There is a connecting rod (50) connected by means of at least one hinge (63) from a first end (51) part by means of the transfer unit (60) and which provides transfer of force coming from said transfer unit (60). There is a crank arm (40) connected to a second end (52) part of said connecting rod (50) by means of a connection pin (70). Said crank arm (40) is associated with a unidirectional clutch (30) by means of a crank shaft (80). Said unidirectional clutch (30) transforms the oscillation movement of the crank arm (40) into continuous rotation movement. There is the inertia disc (20) which is associated with the outer part of the unidirectional clutch (30) and which stores the mechanical energy applied periodically and which transfers said energy as constant mechanical energy. There is an alternator (10) connected to said inertia disc (20) and which transforms the mechanical energy, accumulated in the inertia disc (20) resulting from the continuous rotational movement, into electrical energy. In Figure 5, a representative zoomed view of the transfer unit (60) provided in the subject matter transforming system (100) is given. In said transfer unit (60), there is housing body (66) associated with the vibration source (1). There is a base plate (61) positioned in a housing (65) provided in said housing body (66). There is a piston arm (62) connected to said base plate (61) from one end and connected to said first end (51) of said connecting rod (50) by means of said hinge (63) from the other end. There is an opening (64) on the housing body (66) in order for said piston arm (62) to extend outwardly from the housing (65). Moreover, said opening (64) provided on the housing body (66) has a dimension providing movement of the base plate (61) inside the housing (65) in order to prevent movement transfer outside of an orthogonal axis (I) of the piston arm (62). A friction preventer (67) is provided between the vibration source (1) and the base plate (61) in order to prevent friction between the vibration source (1) and the base plate (61). Said friction preventer (67) can be oil or ball. Thanks to the transfer unit (60), the vibration which occurs in the vibration source (1) transforms into movement in the direction of orthogonal axis (I) seen in Figure 3.

The connecting rod (50), connected to the piston arm (62) provided in the transfer unit (60) by means of a hinge (63), transfers the movement, which is in the direction of the orthogonal axis (I) and coming from the transfer unit (60), to the crank arm (40). Said crank arm (40) is connected to the second end (52) of the connecting rod (50) by means of a connection pin (70). The crank arm (40) forms pendulum movement by making oscillation by means of the force received from the connecting rod (50). The pendulum movement coming from the crank arm (40) is transferred to the unidirectional clutch (30) by means of the crank shaft (80), thus, continuous rotational movement is obtained by means of the inertia disc (20) and the unidirectional clutch (30). The inertia disc (20) transfers the continuous rotational movement to the alternator (10) connected thereto. The mechanical energy, accumulated in the inertia disc (20) resulting from the continuous rotational movement, is transformed into electrical energy by the alternator (10).

In Figure 6, a representative perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the subject matter transforming system (100) is given. In the transforming system (100), two crank arms (40) can be connected to the connecting rod (50) in order to generate electrical energy during the movement of the pendulum movement, formed at the crank arm (40), in both directions. By using unidirectional clutch (30), inertia disc (20) and alternator (10) connected in different directions to each crank arm (40), electrical energy is obtained from movement of the pendulum movement in both directions. Thus, a transforming system (100) is provided with electromechanical structure which can generate electricity from the vibrations of loads with high force.

The protection scope of the present invention is set forth in the annexed claims and cannot be restricted to the illustrative disclosures given above, under the detailed description. It is because a person skilled in the relevant art can obviously produce similar embodiments under the light of the foregoing disclosures, without departing from the main principles of the present invention.

REFERENCE NUMBERS

100 Transforming system

1 Vibration source

10 Alternator

20 Inertia disc

30 Unidirectional clutch 40 Crank arm

50 Connecting rod

51 First end

52 Second end 60 Transfer unit

61 Base plate

62 Piston arm

63 Hinge

64 Opening

65 Housing

66 Housing body

67 Friction preventer 70 Connection pin

80 Crank shaft

(I) Orthogonal axis