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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2024
Applicant:
Tdk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TDK CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/18 (2006.01); B60C 23/04 (2006.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); B60C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/18 (2013.01); B60C 23/0411 (2013.01); B60C 23/0486 (2013.01); B60C 7/00 (2013.01); B60R 16/0307 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for an energy harvester coupled to a rotatable component of a vehicle are disclosed. In some embodiments, an energy harvester system includes at least one energy harvesting component configured to be attached to a wheel of a vehicle, wherein the at least one energy harvesting component includes a piezoelectric component configured to be directly attached to a staging surface of the wheel, wherein the piezoelectric component is configured to deform in response to a mechanical strain imparted on the piezoelectric component as the wheel rotates and generate an electric signal.