Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company, Limited

Tung Ching Lui

Ziyang Gao

Chang Hwa Chung

Xiang Chen

Man-Lung Sham

Ngok Man Sze

Ruonan Wang

Lydia Lap Wai Leung

Yu Lou

Ivan Man Lung Sham

Chi Ho Cheng

A valve for a tire pressure monitoring system in which the valve acts a coaxial conductor to transmit a signal to a receiver presented. A valve stem electrically isolated from a valve pin form the coaxial conductor. In a tire pressure monitoring system, a tire pressure measurement module is positioned inside a tire. In one embodiment, a conductive radiating structure is electrically connected or coupled to the valve pin to receive the tire pressure information signal and transmit it to a receiver. The above configuration further permits a rechargeable battery in the tire pressure measurement module to be recharged via the tire valve. The valve pin and valve stem, being electrically isolated from one another, are used as recharging paths for the battery.

Valve with radiating structure for a tire pressure monitoring system

A self-powered impulse detecting system comprising a signal transmitter; an energy storage component; and an energy harvester comprising a top plate configured to receive a stress impulse by an external object on its top surface; a bottom plate positioned opposite to the top plate and leaving room in between the bottom plate and the top plate; an elastic element positioned in between the top plate and the bottom plate; a bendable substrate attached at a first end to the bottom surface of the top plate, the bendable substrate is configured to bend freely, colliding with the top plate and a stopper; a piezoelectric element positioned on the bendable substrate; a deadweight attached to a second end of the bendable substrate; wherein collisions between the bendable substrate, the top plate and the stopper cause the bendable substrate to bend along with the piezoelectric element to generate power.

Self-powered impulse detection system with piezoelectric energy harvester

An apparatus and method for generating electricity using piezoelectric material. The apparatus comprises a first elongate member and a second elongate member that are joining together at first and second points which are spaced apart from each other. The second elongate member comprises a piezoelectric element, or has a piezoelectric element mounted thereon. When pressure is applied to the first elongate member, the second elongate member is stretched and the stretching force is applied to the piezoelectric element. This generates electricity. A similar arrangement with a third elongate member may be provided on the other side of the second elongate member. The apparatus may be placed in a shoe or underneath a floor, so that the variation in pressure caused by walking may be used in generate electricity.

Apparatus and method for generating electricity using piezoelectric material

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