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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);
Yunjun LI, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Timothy J. Talty, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Robert B. Elliott, Waterford, MI (US);
Nancy Mcmahon, Rochester Hill, MI (US);
Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);
Yunjun Li, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Timothy J. Talty, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Robert B. Elliott, Waterford, MI (US);
Nancy McMahon, Rochester Hill, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An energy harvesting apparatus, for deployment on a vehicle, comprises a vehicle shock absorber including a dust tube, and a damper tube telescopically mounted within the dust tube and configured for oscillating translational movement with respect thereto. A magnet is fixedly coupled to one of the dust tube or the damper tube, and a coil is fixedly coupled to the other of the dust tube or the damper tube to achieve relative translational movement between the magnet and the coil to induce a current in the coil.