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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Rohm Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Koichi Miyanaga, Kyoto, JP;
Jun Maede, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
ROHM CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/10 (2006.01); H02J 1/00 (2006.01); H02J 17/00 (2006.01); H02M 1/32 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 17/00 (2013.01); H02J 1/102 (2013.01); H02M 2001/322 (2013.01); Y10T 307/391 (2015.04); Y10T 307/461 (2015.04); Y10T 307/718 (2015.04); Y10T 307/858 (2015.04);
Abstract
An energy harvesting apparatus includes: a capacitor configured to store energy generated by an energy harvesting element; and a switch connected to the capacitor and configured to switch energy supply from the capacitor to a load based on a capacitor voltage with which the capacitor is charged. An energy harvesting system includes: energy harvesting elements; energy harvesting apparatuses which are provided to respectively correspond to the energy harvesting elements; and a load as an energy supply destination connected to the energy harvesting apparatuses.