Dual coil inductive energy generator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11421972-B2
Application number	US-202016881033-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2020
Priority date	May 22, 2020
Publication date	Aug 23, 2022
Grant date	Aug 23, 2022

Abstract

Apparatus for generating energy and a method of operating the apparatus to generate energy, where the apparatus comprises a coil assembly of a pair of coils circumscribing a magnet assembly that is held in a first position until, upon an acceleration event, the magnet moves from the first position to a second position, which imparts inductive energy into the coils.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Apparatus for generating energy comprising:
a first coil and a second coil;
a magnet assembly, when positioned in a first position is circumscribed by the first coil and, when positioned in a second position, is circumscribed by a second coil; and
upon an acceleration even, allowing the magnet assembly to move to the second position, where the movement of the magnet assembly from the first position to the second position induces a current in the first and second coils and having a retainer wherein the retainer comprises an annulus and a center support, where a plurality of supports couple the annulus to the center support.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one characteristic of the plurality of the supports defines a minimum amount of acceleration that moves the magnet assembly from the first position to the second position.

Assignees

• U S Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Res Labortary
• Us Army

Inventors

• Knight Ryan R
• Wood Robert H

Classifications

• H02K35/02 Primary

  with moving magnets and stationary coil systems · CPC title

• F42C11/04 Primary

  with current induction · CPC title