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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2016
Arizona Board of Regents Acting for and on Behalf of Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Michael W. Shafer, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Eric R. Morgan, Bolton, MA (US);
Gregory Hahn, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Abstract
Implementations of energy harvester systems may include: an accumulator having an air bladder separated from water by a membrane; one or more hydro turbines coupled with the accumulator; two or more check valves each coupled with one of the one or more hydro turbines; a system battery coupled to the power conditioner; and an electronic load coupled to the system batter through the power conditioner; wherein the two or more check valves are configured to be in contact with water.