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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2012
Jahangir S. Rastegar, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Carlos M. Pereira, Tannersville, PA (US);
Richard Dratler, Montville, NJ (US);
Jahangir S. Rastegar, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Carlos M. Pereira, Tannersville, PA (US);
Richard Dratler, Montville, NJ (US);
Omnitek Partners LLC., Ronkonkoma, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for generating electrical power from an acceleration of an object is provided. The method including: vibrating a mass-spring unit upon an acceleration of an object; transmitting a force resulting from the acceleration from the mass-spring unit to the one or more piezoelectric elements; converting the vibration of the mass-spring unit to an electrical energy; and calculating at least one of the force and acceleration based on an output of the one or more piezoelectric elements.