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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2017
Phd, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Nicole M. Price, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Matthew R. Williams, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
PHD, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Abstract
A fluid energy harvester, including a housing having at least one port and an outlet, and the housing defining at least one fluid passageway therein. The fluid energy harvester also includes a converter disposed within the housing and configured to convert at least a portion of potential energy in an exhaust fluid, a generator operably coupled to the converter and configured to generate an electrical current from the converter, a charging controller electrically coupled to the generator, and a storage medium electrically coupled to the generator and configured to store the electrical current generated by the generator. The fluid energy harvester further includes a nozzle configured to control a flow of the exhaust fluid.