System and method for generating electric power from a rotating tire's mechanical energy.U.S. patent: 7,096,727 Issued: August 29, 2006 Inventors: John David Adamson and George Phillips
Private George Phillips (14 July 1926 – 14 March 1945) was a United States Marine who sacrificed his life to save the lives of fellow Marines on O'Brien Assigned: Michelin Recherche re·cher·ché adj. 1. Uncommon; rare. 2. Exquisite; choice. 3. Overrefined; forced. 4. Pretentious; overblown. et Technique S.A. Key statement: A tire assembly with integrated power generation features includes piezoelectric The property of certain crystals that causes them to produce voltage when a mechanical pressure is applied to them such as sound vibrations. This technique is used to build crystal microphones, phonograph cartridges and strain gauges, all of which turn mechanical movement into voltage. devices and power conditioning modules. Piezoelectric fibers, a piezoceramic wafer (1) A small, thin continuous-loop magnetic tape cartridge that has been used from time to time for data storage and specialized applications. (2) The base unit of chip making. It is a slice taken from a salami-like silicon crystal ingot up to 12" (300mm) in diameter. or a piezoceramic unimorph structure are mounted within the tire such that an electric charge is generated as the wheel assembly moves along a ground surface and is stored in energy storage devices. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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