US2019157900A1PendingUtilityA1

Scalable harvesting system and method

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Assignee: TRIUNE IP LLCPriority: Feb 21, 2012Filed: Jan 22, 2019Published: May 23, 2019
Est. expiryFeb 21, 2032(~5.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Ross E. TeggatzKen MooreEdson CalixtoEmanuel Stingu
H02J 7/731H02J 7/875H02S 20/30H02S 40/38H02J 50/12H02J 50/10H02J 7/00H02S 40/34H02J 7/007H02J 7/0057H02J 7/355H02J 7/0052H02J 50/00H02J 7/027H02J 7/025H02J 7/35H02J 50/001Y02E70/30Y02E10/50
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Abstract

A scalable energy harvesting system comprising at least one charging control device, at least one energy storage device responsive to the charging control device, at least one energy harvesting device operatively coupled to the charging control device, and a plurality of bus based power connectors operatively coupled to the charging control device.

Claims

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         24 . A system, comprising:
 at least one charging control device;   an energy storage device; and   a plurality of energy harvesting devices operatively coupled to the charging control device, wherein the charging control device selects a first energy harvesting device to provide current to the energy storage device and a second energy harvesting device to provide current to a load.   
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 24  wherein the charging control device is configured to determine load requirements of the load and to select a second energy harvesting device to provide current to the load as a function of the load requirements of the load. 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 25  wherein the charging control device is configured to determine load requirements of the load and to select a third energy harvesting device to provide current to the load as a function of the load requirements of the load. 
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 25  wherein the charging control device is configured to determine load requirements of the load and to select a third energy harvesting device to provide current to the energy storage device as a function of the load requirements of the load. 
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 24  wherein the charging control device is configured to determine load requirements of the load and to select a second plurality of energy harvesting devices to provide current to the load as a function of the load requirements of the load. 
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 24  wherein the charging control device is configured to determine load requirements of the load and to select a second energy harvesting device to provide current to the energy storage device as a function of the load requirements of the load. 
     
     
         30 . The system of  claim 24  wherein the charging control device is configured to determine load requirements of the load and to select a second plurality of energy harvesting devices to provide current to the energy storage device as a function of the load requirements of the load. 
     
     
         31 . The system of  claim 24  wherein the charging control device is configured to determine energy storage requirements of the energy storage device and to select a second energy harvesting devices to provide current to the energy storage device as a function of the energy storage requirements of the energy storage device. 
     
     
         32 . The system of  claim 31  wherein selecting the second energy harvesting devices to provide the current to the energy storage device as the function of the energy storage requirements of the energy storage device comprises determining an energy harvesting device of the plurality of energy harvesting devices that has an output that is closest to the energy storage requirements of the energy storage device. 
     
     
         33 . The system of  claim 29  wherein selecting the second energy harvesting device to provide the current to the energy storage device as a function of the load requirements of the load comprises determining an energy harvesting device of the plurality of energy harvesting devices that has an output that is not required to meet the load requirements of the load. 
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 25  wherein selecting the second energy harvesting device to provide the current to the load as the function of the load requirements of the load comprises determining an energy harvesting device of the plurality of energy harvesting devices that has an output that is closest to an output that is needed to meet the load requirements of the load. 
     
     
         35 . In a system having at least one charging control device, an energy storage device and a plurality of energy harvesting devices operatively coupled to the charging control device, a method comprising:
 selecting a first energy harvesting device with the charging control device to provide current to the energy storage device; and   selecting and a second energy harvesting device with the charging control device to provide current to a load.   
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 35  further comprising:
 determining load requirements of the load with the charging control device; and 
 selecting a second energy harvesting device with the charging control device to provide current to the load as a function of the load requirements of the load. 
 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 35  further comprising:
 determining load requirements of the load with the charging control device; and 
 selecting a third energy harvesting device to provide current to the load as a function of the load requirements of the load. 
 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 37  further comprising selecting a third energy harvesting device to provide current to the energy storage device as a function of the load requirements of the load. 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 35  further comprising:
 determining load requirements of the load with the charging control device; and 
 selecting a second plurality of energy harvesting devices to provide current to the load as a function of the load requirements of the load. 
 
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 35  further comprising:
 determining load requirements of the load with the charging control device; and 
 selecting a second energy harvesting device to provide current to the energy storage device as a function of the load requirements of the load. 
 
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 35  further comprising:
 determining load requirements of the load with the charging control device; and 
 selecting a second plurality of energy harvesting devices to provide current to the energy storage device as a function of the load requirements of the load. 
 
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 35  further comprising:
 determining energy storage requirements of the energy storage device with the charging control device; and 
 selecting a second energy harvesting devices to provide current to the energy storage device as a function of the energy storage requirements of the energy storage device. 
 
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 42  further comprising determining an energy harvesting device of the plurality of energy harvesting devices that has an output that is closest to the energy storage requirements of the energy storage device.

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