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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
May. 30, 2024
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 5/00 (2006.01); H02N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 5/00 (2013.01); H02N 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embodiment energy harvester device includes a metal foam including a conductive material and having a plurality of fluid flow holes disposed in an outer surface thereof and a plurality of beads comprising a non-conductive material and disposed separately inside the metal foam, wherein the beads are configured to be moved by a fluid passing through the fluid flow holes to cause movement of electrons due to a change in contact state between the beads and the metal foam.