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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh, Ottobrun, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Becker, Osterholz-Scharmbeck, DE;
Alexandros Elefsiniotis, München, DE;
Ulrich Schmid, Vienna, AT;
Assignee:
AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH, Ottobrunn, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/18 (2006.01); H02N 1/00 (2006.01); H02N 3/00 (2006.01); H01L 41/113 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 2/186 (2013.01); H02N 1/006 (2013.01); H02N 2/185 (2013.01); H02N 3/00 (2013.01); H01L 41/1136 (2013.01);
Abstract
An energy harvester for an aircraft comprises a first portion, a movable element and a kinetic-to-electric-energy-converter. The first portion includes a charge collecting device having an electrical permittivity different to that of air. The charge collecting device is configured to be exposed to an air flow. The movable element is configured to be driven by the charge of the charge collecting device, and the kinetic-to-electric-energy-converter is configured to generate energy by the movement of the movable element.