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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2024
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
David Latimore Hughes, Jr., Signal Mountain, TN (US);
Daryl Lee Gibson, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Timothy Bain Ervin, Apison, TN (US);
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses for utilizing transient pressures inherent in water mains to generate electrical power and methods of using the same. A solid-state energy harvester device comprises a cylindrical body configured to be installed inline with a fluid-carrying pipe system and defining a fluid path, a flexible sleeve disposed inside the cylindrical body and encompassing the fluid path, and a plurality of piezoelectric elements integrated into the flexible sleeve. The cylindrical body, flexible sleeve, and plurality of piezoelectric elements are configured such that transient pressures in the fluid flowing through the fluid path cause the flexible sleeve to flex and bend, exciting the plurality of piezoelectric elements to produce an electric current.