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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2010
Karl Zawoy, High Springs, FL (US);
David Patrick Arnold, Gainesville, FL (US);
Karl Zawoy, High Springs, FL (US);
David Patrick Arnold, Gainesville, FL (US);
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the subject invention relate to a method and apparatus for providing an electrical energy system. A specific embodiment can incorporate at least one energy harvesting module (H-module), at least one energy storage module (S-module), and at least one power electronic circuit module (C-module). The various modules can be integrated into a standard battery configuration. Specific embodiments pertain to a reconfigurable energy system with modules that can be disconnected and reconnected into different shapes and configurations.