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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2015
Universidade DO Porto, Oporto, PT;
Addvolt, S.a., Oporto, PT;
Adriano Da Silva Carvalho, Oporto, PT;
Bruno Filipe Azevedo Costa, Oporto, PT;
José Manuel Ferreira Duarte, Oporto, PT;
José Ricardo Sousa Soares, Oporto, PT;
Justino Miguel Neto De Sousa, Oporto, PT;
Rodrigo Manuel Marinho Pires, Oporto, PT;
UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO, Oporto, PT;
ADDVOLT, S.A., Oporto, PT;
Abstract
An energy harvesting device for a transport vehicle comprising an electric converter circuit and a power take-off unit is disclosed. The electric converter circuit comprises: an electric energy storage; a first DC bus; an electric generator connected to the first DC bus through an electronic brake controller; a second DC bus connected to the first DC bus through a DC/DC converter, and an inverter connected to the second DC bus and having an output connected to the electrical load of the energy harvesting device. The power take-off unit comprises: a rotatable pivot plate for coupling to the vehicle chassis and supporting the electric generator; an electric generator pulley coupled to the electric generator; a shaft pulley; a shaft attachment for attaching the shaft pulley to the vehicle driveline shaft; and a belt connecting the electric generator pulley and the shaft pulley.