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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Abdessattar Abdelkefi, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Nathan Sharpes, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Shashank Priya, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Muhammad R. Hajj, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Kyunghoon Cho, Yongin-si, KR;
Hwiyeol Park, Ansan-si, KR;
Jin S. Heo, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Abstract
An energy harvester for converting vibration energy into electrical energy and harvesting the electrical energy includes: a base; a clamping structure which is supported by the base and is spaced apart from the base; an elastic member which is disposed between the base and the clamping structure and allows the clamping structure to be elastically moved relative to the base; and a cantilever structure including a cantilever beam having one side fixed to the clamping structure and the other side which is elastically bendable, and a mass body disposed on the cantilever beam.