Self-Powered Wireless Switch Micro Generator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless switches for indoor illuminating devices face issues such as frequent battery replacement, environmental pollution, and complex installation processes due to the need for wall wiring and battery maintenance, which limits their widespread use and increases operational and installation costs.
Innovation Solution
A self-powered wireless switch utilizing a micro generator with a magnet assembly and coil assembly that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy, eliminating the need for batteries and wall wiring, allowing for wireless control of electronic devices without battery replacement or installation grooves.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wireless switches are powered by batteries, then wireless control function is achieved, but frequent battery replacement is required and environmental pollution increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless switch generates its own power through a micro generator that converts mechanical energy from button pressing into electrical energy. This self-powered mechanism eliminates the need for external batteries and their frequent replacement, while maintaining full wireless control functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the chemical energy storage system (batteries) with a mechanical-to-electrical energy conversion system (micro generator). The mechanical pressing action on the button directly generates electrical power through electromagnetic induction, substituting the passive battery system with an active energy harvesting mechanism.
2Stability of the object's composition
If wireless switches are designed to be affixed on wall structure, then stable installation is achieved, but battery replacement requires detaching and disassembling the switch
Solution Approach 1:
The self-powered design with integrated energy harvesting means the switch requires no battery compartment or disassembly for maintenance. The power generation system is built into the switch structure itself, making the device truly maintenance-free while preserving stable wall installation.
3Reliability
If conventional wall wiring is used for controlling switches, then reliable power supply is achieved, but complex installation process and material waste occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the wired electrical power delivery system with a mechanical energy harvesting system. The micro generator converts mechanical button pressing into electrical power, eliminating the need for wall wiring, electrical connections, and associated installation complexity while providing autonomous power supply.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the power supply function from the wall infrastructure and relocates it to the switch itself through the integrated micro generator. This extraction eliminates the need for wall wiring and electrical outlets, making the switch completely independent of building electrical systems.
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
The self-powered wireless switch provides a reliable, safe, and convenient solution by generating induced current for power, reducing environmental impact, minimizing installation costs, and enabling flexible placement and maintenance-free operation, similar to conventional wire-type switches.
Implementation Method 1
a coil assembly (142, 222) and a magnet assembly (144, 212) being moved in relation to each other to generate an induced current by the coil assembly
Data Source
AI summary
A self-powered wireless switch includes at least one micro generator and a control panel for transmitting wireless control signals, the micro generator including a magnet assembly and a coil assembly being moved relatively to one another to generate an induced current within the coil assembly; the coil assembly including an iron core and a wire winding around the outside of the iron core to form a magnetic coil; the magnet assembly including a permanent magnet and magnet conductive plates arranged at two sides of the opposite magnetic poles of the permanent magnet. The self-powered wireless switch enables the magnetic assembly and the coil assembly to move relatively to one another and converts the mechanical energy to electricity, thereby achieving self-power generation and providing electricity to the control panel for transmission of wireless control signals.