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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2019
Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;
Georgo Angelis, Oss, NL;
Nicolaas Simon Willem Den Haak, Zwijndrecht, NL;
Koos Welling, Utrecht, NL;
Aktiebolaget SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A generator assembly for harvesting energy in a bearing arrangement having a first ring and a second ring is provided. The generator assembly includes a plurality of coils attached to the first ring and configured to interact with a magnet ring with alternating magnetization directions attached to the second ring, and a plug connector for supplying power generated by the generator assembly to external devices. The first ring is an outer ring of the bearing, the groove is formed on an outer circumference of the first ring and is helicoidally shaped, and a helix angle of the groove is 45° or more.