213 results about "Energy converter" patented technology

A centrifugal separator arrangement includes: an energy converter positioned in proximity to a rotor of the centrifugal separator and configured to collect and convert the non-electrical energy generated by the rotor of the centrifugal separator into electrical energy; and a sensor configured to obtain a parameter associated with the operation of the centrifugal separator, wherein the sensor includes a processor configured to produce corresponding data, and wherein the sensor is in electrical connection with the energy converter to be powered by the electrical energy collected and converted by the energy converter. A method and a system for energy harvesting in the centrifugal separator arrangement is also provided.

The utility model discloses an ultrasonic flowmeter module which comprises a module body and a cover plate, the module body is in a cuboid shape, the left end and the right end of the module body are respectively provided with two transducer installation areas, the middle of the module body is provided with a control module circuit board installation area, and the cover plate is arranged on the upper surface of the module body. Each transducer mounting area comprises a cylindrical barrel, a closed blind hole is formed in the bottom of the barrel, the upper part of the barrel is closed through a cover plate, a through hole I is formed in the position, corresponding to the transducer, of the cover plate, a plurality of screw holes I are formed in the periphery of the barrel, and the control module circuit board mounting area comprises a cuboid frame body; a cavity is arranged between the frame body and the cover plate, the cavity is communicated with the barrel bodies on the two sides respectively to form an inverted-concave-shaped communicated cavity, the two ends of the control module circuit board extend into the barrel bodies respectively, a second through hole is formed in the upper surface of the cover plate at the corresponding position of the frame body, and a cylindrical terminal groove is formed in an opening of the second through hole. The terminal grooves protrude out of the surface of the cover plate. According to the utility model, the energy converter is prevented from being directly contacted with gas or liquid in the pipe section through the design of the blind hole, and the waterproof performance of the module is improved.

Mobile container (1) for charging at least one battery (2), comprising an enclosure (3) that defines a cargo space (4) and has a closable charging opening (5), a battery charging station (10) arranged in the cargo space (4) which has a receptacle (11) for an energy converter (12) and a battery receptacle (13) into which a battery (2) can be inserted via the charging opening (5), wherein a power supply system (30) is arranged within the cargo space (4) which can be electrically connected to the energy converter (12), wherein a ventilation system (20) is provided to extract gases generated during the charging process of the battery (2) from the cargo space (4), wherein the ventilation system (20) has a monitoring unit (24) to check an airflow in the ventilation system (20), wherein the power supply system (30) is de-energized if the airflow falls below a limit value, wherein the Battery charging station (10) has a base element (16),on which the energy converter (12) can be positioned, wherein the base element (16) is arranged above the battery receptacle (13), wherein a collection device (6) is arranged below the battery receptacle (13) to collect any medium that may escape from the battery (2) and / or the energy converter (12), wherein the battery receptacle (13) has through-openings so that any medium that may escape from the battery (2) can enter the collection device (6), wherein the battery receptacle (13) has a support surface (14) for the battery (2) which makes it possible to move the battery (2) translationally in the battery receptacle (13), wherein the support surface (14) has movably mounted transport elements (15), wherein a plurality of battery charging positions (10) are provided within the charging space (4), wherein the transport elements (15) are rollers for moving the individual batteries (2) within the respective battery charging position (10).

The present invention relates to a system (1) comprising at least one energy converter module (2) for absorbing energy from the environment and / or releasing energy to the environment, and at least one energy storage module (3) by means of which the energy from the environment can be stored as thermal energy. The at least one energy storage module (3) and the at least one energy converter module (2) are configured to be arranged together as a combined unit (4) and / or to be operated independently as a single unit (5). Furthermore, the present invention relates to an energy storage module (3).

Energy conversion systems and uses thereof, and, more particularly, energy conversion systems including a ballistic rectifier energy converter and uses thereof. A device (200) that includes one or more of the energy conversion systems having a ballistic rectifier energy converter utilizes graphene (such as suspended graphene made with a low-oxygen chemical vapor deposition, CVD, process) as the resistor to produce an alternating-current, AC, thermal voltage. This AC thermal voltage is then converted into a DC voltage by an array of graphene ballistic rectifiers to power various devices. Energy conversion systems and uses thereof, and, more particularly, energy conversion systems including a ballistic rectifier utilizing suspended graphene and uses thereof.

The invention discloses a self-powered ferroelectric energy converter based on a triboelectric-photoelectric coupling effect, and belongs to the technical field of energy conversion and photoelectric detection. According to the converter, an Ag2O-BNT (Bi3. 15Nd0. 85Ti3O12) composite ferroelectric material prepared by a sol-gel method is adopted to form a ferroelectric film structure, and electrodes are connected to the top and the bottom of the converter. According to the structure, the transfer amount of friction induced charges can be modulated through photon-generated carriers, and self-powered ultraviolet-visible light detection and mixed energy collection are achieved. Under the illumination condition, the voltage signal of the photoelectric detector is obviously reduced, and the current signal of the hybrid energy collection device is improved. The invention has the advantages of low cost, high response speed, wide spectrum absorption and the like, and can be widely applied to flexible electronic and wearable equipment.

An electrochemical cell (100) for an electrochemical energy converter (300) wherein the cell (100) comprises:-a first gas diffusion layer (101),-a first electrode (103),-a second electrode (105),-a membrane (107) arranged between the first electrode (103) and the second electrode (105),-a second gas diffusion layer (109),-a first seal (111), and-a second seal (113), the first sealing part (111) is at least partially arranged between the first gas diffusion layer (101) and the first electrode (103), the second sealing part (113) is at least partially arranged between the second gas diffusion layer (109) and the second electrode (105), and the first sealing part (111) has an end region (115) which extends in an obliquely narrowing manner in the direction of the first electrode (103), the second seal section (113) has an end region (117) extending so as to be inclined and narrowed in the direction of the second electrode (105).

There is provided a photonics energy converter module (1010) for generating output power (Pout) by converting photons into electrical energy (Qout) from which the output power (Pout) is generated. The photonics energy converter module (1010) includes a laser (1015) and a waveguide photonics device (1020), wherein the laser (1015) is configured to provide photons to the waveguide photonics device (1020) in which the photons propagate in a coherent manner, wherein the waveguide photonics device (1020) includes a configuration of waveguides and electrodes that are configured to receive the photons, at least partially bifurcate the photons into their respective electrons and positrons, configure the at least partially bifurcated electrons and positrons so that they mutually accelerate to provided accelerated electrons and positrons, and harvest the accelerated electrons and positrons to generate the electrical energy (Qout) from which the output power (Pout) is generated.

The utility model discloses a novel stainless steel ultrasonic water meter shell which comprises a meter shell body, the top of the meter shell body is provided with two installation openings arranged at intervals, the tops of the two installation openings are located on the same horizontal plane, and transducers are further installed in the two installation openings in a positioning mode. The fixing frame is installed on the top of the meter shell body in a contact mode, a through opening corresponding to the installation hole is formed in the fixing frame, and a sealing ring is arranged between the through opening and / or the installation opening and the energy converter; and a pressing cap for pressing and fixing the transducer is also arranged at the top of the fixing frame. The transducer is directly positioned and installed through the installation opening, then the through opening and / or the installation opening serve as a sealing ring and transducer pressing supporting face, and finally the transducer is pressed and fixed through the pressing cap. Therefore, a transducer cap is not needed, the structure is more simplified, the assembly process is simpler, and the cost is reduced.

A hydrogen gas supply system for a hydrogen consuming energy converter arranged onto a vehicle comprising a plurality of tanks for storage of pressurized hydrogen gas, wherein each tank is provided with a valve configured to control the flow of hydrogen from the corresponding tank into a flow line connected to the hydrogen consuming energy converter, wherein the plurality of tanks comprises one or more primary tanks, each of which being provided with a corresponding primary hydrogen flow control valve, the plurality of tanks further comprising a secondary tank provided with a corresponding secondary hydrogen flow control valve, wherein the hydrogen gas supply system is arranged so that the secondary tank contains a smaller maximum working amount of pressurized hydrogen, and / or so that the flow of hydrogen from the secondary tank is restricted.

The invention relates to a liquid-cooled rotor for an electromechanical energy converter, the liquid-cooled rotor (1) being supported in a manner rotatable about a rotor axis (9) and having a rotor shaft (2) which is at least partially embodied as a hollow shaft and has an open first axial end (2a), and the liquid-cooled rotor (1) further having a liquid guide device (3) which extends into the rotor shaft (2) through the open first axial end (2a), a liquid annular space (5) being produced between the liquid guide device (3) and the rotor shaft (2) in a radial direction (4), and the liquid guide device (3) further having an inner space (3a) for guiding liquid and a liquid inlet opening (3b) into the inner space (3a), the liquid inlet opening (3b) being provided on a first axial end (3c) of the liquid guide device (3), characterized in that the liquid guide device (3) is received indirectly or directly in the rotor shaft (2) on a second axial end (3d) opposite the first axial end (3c) of the liquid guide device (3) and is thus guided relative to the rotor shaft (2), and the liquid guide device (3) has at least one liquid outlet opening (3e) through which the inner space (3a) of the liquid guide device (3) is fluidically connected to the liquid annular space (5), and the liquid outlet opening (3e) is provided between the first and second ends (3c, 3d) of the liquid guide device (3) in an axial direction.

The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the usage of a power converter (102) supplying a traction battery (101) of an electric vehicle (10). Specifically, the method is implemented by at least one processor (105) and comprises receiving initial data representing a usage history of the power converter from a meter onboard the electric vehicle configured to measure a set of power converter parameters; determining at least one power converter usage index based on the initial data and weighting coefficients; and controlling the display of graphic content representing at least one power converter usage index on a screen (106) onboard the electric vehicle. Figure 1

1. Name of the designed product: multifunctional energy converter. 2. Use of the designed product: the designed product is used for electric energy converter. 3. Design points of the designed product: in shape. 4. Picture or photo best indicating the design points: perspective view.

The invention discloses a novel ultrasonic torsion welding device and method. The novel ultrasonic torsion welding device comprises an energy converter, an amplitude modulator, a welding head, a main body frame, a supporting structure, a plurality of energy converter mounting positions and a strengthening structure. The plurality of transducer mounting positions are symmetrically distributed in the side direction of the main body frame, and are specifically positioned on the front side surface and the rear side surface which are vertical to the vibration axis of the welding head; the reinforcing structure is fixedly connected to the main body frame, the reinforcing structure comprises a box-type supporting wall and an internal reinforcing rib plate, the box-type supporting wall and the internal reinforcing rib plate are arranged on the two sides of the main body frame and filled with high-damping materials, the energy converter is selectively installed on the energy converter installation position on the front side or the rear side, and vibration generated by the energy converter is collected to the amplitude modulator through a transmission part.

An energy converter for converting photons into electrical energy is implemented as an integrated circuit in which the photons propagate in a coherent manner, and includes a configuration of waveguide

An electronic control device controls an energy converter delivering a total output voltage and / or an output current from a plurality of elementary DC input voltages, each coming from a respective source of energy. The converter has a number of conversion modules, each receiving an elementary DC input voltage from a respective source and delivering an elementary output voltage. The conversion modules are connected in series by the outputs thereof and the total output voltage is equal to the sum of the elementary output voltages. Each conversion module includes a number of switches for converting the elementary DC input voltage into the respective elementary output voltage. The control device has a number of elementary controllers and a main controller connected to the elementary controllers. Each elementary controller is associated with a respective conversion module and controls the switches of the module.

The utility model discloses an ultrasonic dispersion injector, which relates to the field of liquid dispersion conveying devices and comprises an injection tube, the bottom of the injection tube is connected with an injection nozzle, a first piston is arranged in the injection tube, the top of the first piston is connected with a pull rod, the bottom of the pull rod is provided with a groove, and a transducer is connected in the groove. And an opening corresponding to the transducer is formed in the top of the first piston. According to the utility model, the solution tube which is originally positioned in the injection tube mounting port is taken down by pulling the solution tube, then the solution tube filled with other solutions is arranged in the mounting port on the injection tube, the intubation tube is inserted into the injection nozzle, and the energy converter extends into the insertion port by pushing the pull rod and pushing the energy converter by the pull rod; according to the device, the energy converters are arranged in the solution pipes, the energy converters extend into the solution pipes, the solution needing to be injected can be conveniently and rapidly filled, different solutions can be stored by selecting the multiple solution pipes, and the problem that the solutions are mixed easily is solved.

The invention relates to a diagnostic method (100) for diagnosing a state of a cell stack (300) of an electrochemical energy converter. The diagnostic method (100) comprises: connecting (101) a plurality of cells (303) of the cell stack (300) to a cell voltage measurement system (311); ascertaining (103) a measured value for each cell (303) of the plurality of cells (303) by means of the cell voltage measuring system (311); dependent on a measured value determined by means of the cell voltage measuring system (311); determining (105) a characteristic value for each cell (303) of the plurality of cells (303), comparing (107) the characteristic value with a predetermined quality criterion; if the characteristic value does not meet the quality criterion, a fault message is output (109), the determination of the measured value being carried out in the dry state of the cell stack (300).

A direct converter for an axisymmetric mirror confinement system provides a set of radially symmetric vanes charged to capture ions escaping along the axis of the confinement system and to convert their energy to electrical power. An electron trap positioned before the charged vanes uses a magnetic field to divert and collect electrons, separating them from the ions, and may support a radial electric field providing plasma control. The charged vanes may be constructed of or have a coating of a getter material absorbing neutrals derived from those ions after capture.

A marine energy system comprising: a torpedo housing; a wing housing coupled to and separated from the torpedo housing by a shaft; and an energy converter located within the torpedo housing, wherein the wing housing is configured to move through a fluid current to drive the energy converter. The energy converter may comprise a generator configured to produce electrical energy or a pump adapted to move fluid from a depth location to a shallow location. The wing housing may be configured to move in a figure-8 pattern through the fluid current at 4-8 times the speed of the fluid current. A propeller may be coupled to the wing housing and configured to drive the energy converter.

The present invention relates to a protective padding for a storage box, in particular made of metal, such as aluminium, for hazardous materials, such as energy storage devices or energy converters, in particular a battery, an accumulator or a fuel cell, which has a body with four circumferential walls as well as a bottom wall and a lid wall, comprising a cuboid network of six interconnected padding sections, each facing a wall of the storage box, in each of which an electrically insulating and / or thermally insulating and / or moisture-absorbing and / or acid-resistant and / or intumescent insulating material is housed.

The disclosure relates to a system for providing an optical signal including an energy converter and a light source. The energy converter includes at least two materials and is designed as a magnetoelectric converter for the purpose of generating electrical energy on the basis of a magnetic alternating field. The light source is arranged on the energy converter and electrically conductively contacts a first surface of the energy converter functioning as an electrode. The light source is not electrically contacted with the energy converter via a cable connection.

An ambient energy converter derives energy from variations in ambient temperature and humidity. The ambient energy converter includes a controller, a first chamber containing a first hygroscopic ionic solution and a second chamber containing a second ionic solution. Each chamber includes an electrochemically reactive electrode in contact with the solution therein. The chambers are separated by an ion conductive membrane that conducts an ion species of the solutions. The first solution is coupled to ambience and maintains water vapor pressure equilibrium with changes in ambient humidity. The process results in water condensing and evaporating into and out of the solution with increases and decreases in ambient humidity respectively. The second solution is sealed within a chamber and coupled to the hygroscopic solution by an ion conductive barrier. Water vapor condensing into or evaporating from the hygroscopic solution creates a concentration differential across the ion conductive barrier that generates electricity.

The underwater electric control liquid energy accumulator type valve controller comprises a main valve, an energy converter, an energy accumulator arranged in an arc shape, a power center and an oil balancer, and further comprises a pressure regulation and control system. An environment state coefficient, a load state coefficient, a hydraulic medium state coefficient and a response-pressure drop adaptation degree are respectively obtained through an environment state analysis module, a load state analysis module, a hydraulic medium state analysis module and a dynamic performance analysis module, and a target preset pressure of an energy storage device is dynamically adjusted by a pressure optimization module. Self-powered opening and closing and dynamic pressure setting of the valve can be achieved, the system response speed is effectively increased, energy consumption is reduced, and underwater environment adaptability and operation reliability are enhanced.

This utility model relates to the field of plastic hose end sealing, specifically a plastic hose irregular tail sealing device, including a fixing plate and two sealing blocks. The fixing plate is provided with a control component for the opposing movement of the two sealing blocks. Each of the two sealing blocks has a first mounting groove, and a fixing component can be detachably installed in each of the two first mounting grooves. The fixing component has a second mounting groove, and a welding head component can be detachably installed in the second mounting groove. The welding head component is fixed in the second mounting groove of the fixing component by a second locking bolt. The fixing component is precisely positioned and securely connected to the sealing block through a positioning block, a positioning hole, and the first locking bolt. When it is necessary to change the irregular shape of the hose tail, it is not necessary to replace the entire fixing component including the energy converter and the heat-melting related structure. Only the welding head component needs to be replaced by removing the second locking bolt. This not only greatly reduces the equipment maintenance cost of changing the irregular tail style, but also simplifies the replacement operation process.

An energy assembly includes: an engine including a crank shaft; a starter that starts the engine; an energy converter that is connected to the crank shaft of the engine and converts rotational power of the crank shaft into another type of energy; controlling circuitry configured to control the engine, the starter, and the energy converter; a supporting body supporting the engine, the starter, the energy converter, and the controlling circuitry; and an energy interface that transmits the energy, generated by the energy converter, to an external device detachably attached to the energy assembly. The engine, the starter, the energy converter, the controlling circuitry, and the energy interface are integrated with each other.

A thermionic energy converter, preferably including an anode and a cathode. An anode of a thermionic energy converter, preferably including an n-type semiconductor, one or more supplemental layers, and an electrical contact. A method for work function reduction and / or thermionic energy conversion, preferably including inputting thermal energy to a thermionic energy converter, illuminating an anode of the thermionic energy converter, thereby preferably reducing a work function of the anode, and extracting electrical power from the system.

The invention discloses a transducer and a preparation method of a 3-1 type piezoelectric composite material layer, and relates to the technical field of transducers, the transducer comprises a shell, the 3-1 type piezoelectric composite material layer, a sound absorption supporting layer and a waterproof sound transmission layer, the 3-1 type piezoelectric composite material layer comprises three-dimensionally communicated piezoelectric phases and a one-dimensionally arranged polymer material, the 3-1 type piezoelectric composite material layer is arranged in the inner space of the shell, the sound absorption supporting layer is used for providing supporting force for the back face of the 3-1 type piezoelectric composite material layer, the waterproof sound transmission layer is connected with the inner wall of the first end of the shell in a sealed mode, and the 3-1 type piezoelectric composite material layer can effectively improve the working bandwidth of the transducer. Meanwhile, the piezoelectric composite material keeps the strong piezoelectric property of the piezoelectric phase, it is ensured that the transducer has a high-efficiency electromechanical coupling coefficient, the parasitic effect can be effectively restrained through the 3-1 type piezoelectric composite material layer, and the technical effect of improving the comprehensive performance of the transducer is achieved.

A circuit breaker for interrupting an electrical circuit when current limit values and / or current / time period limit values are exceeded has an energy transducer, the primary side of which is connected to the electrical circuit and the secondary side of which provides a power supply for at least one control unit of the circuit breaker. A first rectifier circuit and a second rectifier circuit are connected to the secondary-side output of the energy transducer. The first rectifier circuit is connected to the secondary-side output of the energy transducer via a capacitor.

Motor vehicle drive device for connecting an internal combustion engine (1) to an electromechanical energy converter (2), wherein this energy converter is configured for starting the internal combustion engine, and with a starter-generator transmission (5) comprising a first drive train (3) which is configured for transmitting a torque from the electromechanical energy converter (2) to the internal combustion engine (1) when starting the internal combustion engine and wherein this transmission (5) has a reduction gear ratio in the direction from the electromechanical energy converter (2) to the internal combustion engine (1) and comprising a second drive train (4) which is configured for transmitting a torque at least temporarily in the direction from the internal combustion engine (1) to the electromechanical energy converter (2) and wherein the second drive train (4) is arranged parallel to the first drive train (3) with respect to the torque transmission between the electromechanical energy converter (2) and the internal combustion engine (1), characterized by the fact that the first drive train (3) has a one-way coupling which is arranged such that a torque can be transmitted from the electromechanical energy converter (2) to the internal combustion engine (1) via this drive train (3) when the internal combustion engine (1) is started and that the second drive train (4) has a speed-sensitive clutch (6) which is open until a first speed threshold is reached, so that in this state no torque can be transferred from the internal combustion engine (1) to the electromechanical energy converter (2) via the second drive train (4) and that the speed-sensitive clutch (6) is closed from the moment this first speed threshold is exceeded and that the one-way clutch makes it possible, during the phases in which the internal combustion engine alone or together with the starter generator provides drive power for the propulsion of the motor vehicle, that the starter generator gearbox is only running freely, meaning no power can be transmitted through it.