Air Power Generator Harnessing Moving Object Kinetic Energy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing windmill technologies are limited by dependence on natural wind and are costly to install, and prior art fails to effectively harness mechanical energy from moving objects like automobiles, trains, and airplanes to generate high voltage electricity.
Innovation Solution
An air power generator system that utilizes artificial wind produced by moving objects to rotate a fan connected to a power generator, converting mechanical energy into DC power for recharging batteries or operating devices, with optional DC/AC conversion and CPU control for alarm and charging management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If wind mills are built to capture strong natural wind, then electricity generation capability is improved, but installation cost and structural complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional wind mill mechanical system with a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) system that uses friction-based charge generation. Instead of using large rotating blades and complex mechanical converters, the invention uses friction layers that generate electrical charges directly through contact and separation, eliminating the need for heavy mechanical structures while maintaining electricity generation capability
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the fundamental operating parameter from relying on high-velocity natural wind to utilizing low-velocity artificial wind or even static friction. The TENG system can generate electricity at much lower wind speeds compared to traditional wind mills, and can also operate without wind by using friction from moving objects like vehicle wheels, thereby reducing structural complexity requirements
2Device complexity
If triboelectric power generator is used to generate electricity, then device complexity is reduced, but voltage output is insufficient for heavy vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple TENG modules in series configuration to achieve high voltage output. By connecting multiple friction-based generation units together, the system accumulates voltage additively, reaching levels suitable for heavy vehicle applications while maintaining the simplicity of the triboelectric mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a universal power generation system that can operate in multiple modes: generating electricity from artificial wind, from natural wind, and from friction of moving objects. This multi-functionality allows the same simplified device structure to serve different power generation needs, achieving high voltage output through operational versatility rather than structural complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the generation of high voltage electricity from artificial wind, enhancing energy efficiency and utility by harnessing wasting mechanical energy from moving objects, providing a sustainable and environmental-friendly power source.
Implementation Method 1
a fan and a power generator connected to the rotating shaft, wherein the system is configured to be installed in or outside a body of at least one of an automobile, an airplane, a ship, or a train, and configured to produce DC power by the generator rotated by wind power
Implementation Method 2
produce DC power by the generator rotated by wind power when at least one of the automobile, the airplane, the ship, or the train moves over 10 miles per hour
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AI summary
Provided is a power generating system that includes at least one power generator connected to a first rotating shaft having at least one of a first gear, a first pulley, a first crankshaft, or a first eccentric shaft, the first rotating shaft connected to a second rotating shaft of at least one of a moving object or a rotating machine producing wasting mechanical energy and having at least one rotating wheel, the second rotating shaft having a second gear, a second pulley, a second crankshaft, or a second eccentric shaft.