EP3372725A1 - System und verfahren zur erzeugung und gewinnung von elektrischer energie aus einer waschmaschine - Google Patents

System und verfahren zur erzeugung und gewinnung von elektrischer energie aus einer waschmaschine Download PDF

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EP3372725A1
EP3372725A1 EP17159959.0A EP17159959A EP3372725A1 EP 3372725 A1 EP3372725 A1 EP 3372725A1 EP 17159959 A EP17159959 A EP 17159959A EP 3372725 A1 EP3372725 A1 EP 3372725A1
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Burhan GULBAHAR
Gorkem MEMISOGLU
Mehmet Abbak
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Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS
Ozyegin Universitesi
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
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  • the embodiments herein generally relate to an electrical energy harvesting system, and, more particularly, a system and method for generating and harvesting electrical energy from a washing machine.
  • WO2010111376 details about an energy harvesting system that are described in electro active materials such as dielectric elastomers.
  • the energy harvesting system is utilized to absorb the shocks, bumps, and vibrations from the road or path to generate energy, which is captured and stored for use in the vehicle to provide additional power for any number of uses.
  • WO2015092646 discloses a washing or washing/drying machine comprising an electric current generator.
  • the washing and drying machine comprising a frame, an assembly constrained to frame, energy recovery means configured to transform kinetic energy in electrical energy.
  • none of the conventional used devices disclosed a method that utilizes ordinary movements of a washing machine.
  • an embodiment herein provides a system for generating and harvesting electrical energy from a washing machine.
  • the system includes a permanent magnet, an induction coil, and a wireless charging device.
  • the permanent magnet placed around a washing-tube of the washing machine.
  • the permanent magnet generates a magnetic field.
  • the induction coil is placed inside of the washing-tube of the washing machine.
  • the induction coil is configured to generate an induced current when the washing-tube rotates in the magnetic field of the permanent magnet.
  • the wireless charging device is operatively coupled to the induction coil.
  • the wireless charging devices comprises an inductive antenna that configured to transfer the induced current generated in the induction coil to a storage device.
  • the permanent magnet is coupled to the washing machine in a way that the magnetic field of the permanent magnet does not affect any electronics circuits of the washing machine.
  • the permanent magnet is adapted to be adjusted in terms of size, magnitude of the magnetic field, and the field pattern.
  • the permanent magnet produces a magnetic field and magnetic lines of the magnetic field penetrate through the induction coil.
  • the permanent magnet is optimized to neglect a magnetic effect or minimize the magnetic effect to a negligible limit on the normal function of the washing machine.
  • more than one permanent magnet is placed around the washing-tube of the washing machine.
  • the induction coil cuts the magnetic field of the permanent magnet and the induction coil experiences a changing magnetic field.
  • the changing magnetic field induces the induced current in the induction coil and the induced current is transferred to the wireless charging device.
  • the wireless charging device is configured to store the induced current in a storage device.
  • a force is generated in the induction coil due to the changing magnetic field and the force is diminished by absorbing the force by the highly complicated aqueous medium or objects inside the washing-tube of the washing machine.
  • the system further comprises a mobile magnet that is adapted to couple inside the washing-tube of the washing machine.
  • the induction coil is coupled to an inner wall the washing tube that is around the mobile magnet.
  • the induction coil cuts a magnetic field of the mobile magnet
  • the induction coil experiences a changing magnetic field and the changing magnetic field produces the induced current.
  • the washing-tube is designed to minimize a magnetic force produced inside the washing-tube by the mobile magnet and reduces the electrical power required to rotate the washing-tube of the washing machine.
  • a method for generating and harvesting electrical energy from a washing machine using a permanent magnet includes following steps: (i) the permanent magnet is coupled around a washing-tube of the washing machine; (ii) an induction coil is coupled inside of the washing-tube of the washing machine; (iii) the washing-tube is rotated in a magnetic field of the permanent magnet to generate a changing magnetic field in the induction coil; (iv) an induced current is induced in an inductive antenna of a wireless charging device by the changing magnetic field of the induction coil; and (v) the induced current is transferred to a storage device by the wireless charging device.
  • the permanent magnet produces a magnetic field.
  • the wireless charging device is operatively coupled to the induction coil.
  • the method further includes steps of: (i) the induced current is converted into the direct current using a rectifier of the wireless charging device; and (ii) the direct current is transmitted to the storage device using a transmitter coil of the wireless charging device.
  • the storage device is configured to store the direct current received from the wireless charging device.
  • a method for generating and harvesting electrical energy from a washing machine using a mobile magnet includes following steps: (i) the mobile magnet is coupled in a centre of a washing-tube of the washing machine; (ii) an induction coil is coupled inside of the washing-tube of the washing machine; (iii) the washing-tube is rotated in a magnetic field of the mobile magnet to generate a changing magnetic field in the induction coil; (iv) an induced current is induced in an inductive antenna of the wireless charging device by the changing magnetic field of the induction coil; and (v) the induced current is transferred to a storage device by the wireless charging device.
  • the mobile magnet produces the magnetic field.
  • a wireless charging device is operatively coupled to the induction coil.
  • the method further includes steps of: (i) the induced current is converted into the direct current using a rectifier of the wireless charging device; and (ii) the direct current is transmitted to the storage device using a transmitter coil of the wireless charging device.
  • the storage device is configured to store the direct current received from the wireless charging device.
  • FIGS. 1 through 5 where similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the figures, there are shown preferred embodiments.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a system 100 to generate and harvest electrical energy from a washing machine 106 by a permanent magnet 102 according to an embodiment herein.
  • the system 100 includes the permanent magnet 102, a washing-tube 104, the washing machine 106, an induction coil 108, and a wireless charging device 112.
  • the permanent magnet 102 is coupled around the washing-tube 104 of the washing machine 106.
  • the permanent magnet 102 produces a magnetic field 110 in between the North and South Pole of the permanent magnet 102.
  • the induction coil 108 is coupled inside of the washing-tube of the washing machine 106.
  • the induction coil 108 is configured to generate an induced current when the washing-tube 104 rotates in the magnetic field 110 of the permanent magnet 102.
  • the wireless charging device 112 is operatively coupled to the induction coil 108.
  • the wireless charging device 112 includes an inductive antenna.
  • the induction coil 108 cuts the magnetic field 110 of the permanent magnet 102 and the induction coil 108 experience a changing magnetic field.
  • the changing magnetic field induces the induced current in the induction coil 108.
  • the inductive antenna of the wireless charging device 112 is configured to transmit and store the induced current to a storage device.
  • the storage device is a battery package.
  • the battery is coupled inside the wireless charging device 112.
  • the permanent magnet 102 is adapted to be adjusted in terms of size and the magnitude of the magnetic field 110 and the field pattern. In another embodiment, the permanent magnet 102 is adapted to produce the magnetic field and the magnetic lines of the magnetic field that penetrate through the induction coil 108. In an embodiment, the permanent magnet 102 is coupled to the washing machine 106 in a way that the magnetic field 110 of the permanent magnet 102 does not affect any electronics circuits of the washing machine 106. In another embodiment, the permanent magnet 102 is optimized to neglect a magnetic effect or minimize the magnetic effect to a negligible limit on the normal functioning of the washing machine 106. In another embodiment, the permanent magnet 102 is replaced by more than one permanent magnet that is placed around the washing machine 106.
  • the force is diminished by absorbing the force by the highly complicated aqueous medium or objects inside the washing-tube 104 of the washing machine 106.
  • the highly complicated aqueous medium is water.
  • the wireless charging device 112 is configured to charge any inductive charging devices including, but not limited to, wearable sensors or water resistant electronic devices.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of a system 200 for generating electrical energy from the washing machine 106 using a mobile magnet 202 of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment herein.
  • the system 200 includes the mobile magnet 202, the induction coil 108, and the wireless charging device (not shown in FIG. 2 ).
  • the mobile magnet 202 is coupled inside of the washing-tube 104 of the washing machine 106.
  • the mobile magnet 202 produces a magnetic field 204 inside the washing-tube 104 of the washing machine 106.
  • the induction coil 108 is coupled to an inner wall the washing tube 104 that is around the mobile magnet 202.
  • the induction coil 108 is configured to generate an induced current when the washing-tube 104 rotates in the magnetic field 204 of the mobile magnet 202.
  • the wireless charging device is coupled to the induction coil 108.
  • the induction coil 108 cuts the magnetic field 204 of the mobile magnet 202 and the induction coil 108 experience a changing magnetic field.
  • the changing magnetic field induces the induced current in the induction coil 108.
  • the inductive antenna of the wireless charging device is configured to transmit and store the induced current to the storage device.
  • the storage device is a battery package.
  • the washing-tube 104 is designed to minimize a magnetic force produced inside the washing-tube 104 by the mobile magnet 202 and reduce the electrical power required to rotate the washing-tube 104 of the washing machine 106.
  • the mobile magnet 202 is configured with higher magnetic fields.
  • a charging rate of the wireless charging device is increased according to the increase in rotation of the washing-tube 104 of the washing machine 1063.
  • the system 200 is configured to generate and harvest electrical energy from washing machines, drying machines or toys.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram 300 of the wireless charging device of the FIGS. 1 and 2 according to an embodiment herein.
  • the block diagram includes an AC-DC converter 302, an oscillator 304, a transmitter coil 306, a receiver coil 308, a rectifier 310, a DC voltage regulator 312, and a storage battery 314.
  • the AC-DC converter 302 is configured to convert the induced current into the direct current (DC).
  • the induced current is an alternating current (AC).
  • the oscillator 304 is configured to generate an AC power signal with a frequency signal based on the input DC.
  • the frequency signal is a carrier signal.
  • the transmitter coil 306 is configured to transmit the AC signal and the generated frequency signal to the receiver coil 308.
  • the transmitter coil 306 is the inductive antenna. In one embodiment, the transmitter coil 306 and the receiver coil 308 is magnetically coupled. In one embodiment, a power amplifier is coupled to the transmitter coil 306 to amplify the frequency signal to supply adequate power to the receiver coil. The receiver coil 308 is configured to receive the AC power signal and transmits to the rectifier 310. The rectifier 310 is configured to convert the received AC power signal into a DC power signal. In one embodiment, a filter is coupled to the rectifier 310 to filter any AC component in the converted DC power signal. The DC-DC regulator 312 is configured to generate a DC voltage from the DC power signal and store in the storage batter 314.
  • FIG. 4 is a flow diagram 400 illustrating a method for generating and harvesting electrical energy from a washing machine 106 using a permanent magnet 102 of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment herein.
  • the permanent magnet 102 is coupled around a washing-tube 104 of the washing machine 106.
  • the permanent magnet 102 produces a magnetic field 110.
  • an induction coil 108 is coupled inside of the washing-tube 104 of the washing machine 106.
  • a wireless charging device is operatively coupled to the induction coil 108.
  • the washing-tube 104 is rotated in the magnetic field 110 of the permanent magnet 102 to generate a changing magnetic field in the induction coil 108.
  • an induced current is induced in an inductive antenna of the wireless charging device by the changing magnetic field of the induction coil 108.
  • the induced current is transferred to a storage device by the wireless charging device.
  • the method further includes steps of: (i) the induced current is converted into the direct current using a rectifier of the wireless charging device; and (ii) the direct current is transmitted to the storage device using a transmitter coil of the wireless charging device.
  • the storage device is configured to store the direct current received from the wireless charging device.
  • FIG. 5 is a flow diagram 500 illustrating a method for generating and harvesting electrical energy from a washing machine 106 using a mobile magnet 202 of FIG. 2 according to an embodiment herein.
  • the mobile magnet 202 is coupled in a centre of a washing-tube 104 of the washing machine 106.
  • the mobile magnet 202 produces a magnetic field 204.
  • an induction coil 108 is coupled inside of the washing-tube 104 of the washing machine 106.
  • a wireless charging device is operatively coupled to the induction coil 108.
  • the washing-tube 104 is rotated in the magnetic field 204 of the mobile magnet 202 to generate a changing magnetic field in the induction coil 108.
  • an induced current is induced in an inductive antenna of the wireless charging device by the changing magnetic field of the induction coil 108.
  • the induced current is transferred to a storage device by the wireless charging device.
  • the method further includes steps of: (i) the induced current is converted into the direct current using a rectifier of the wireless charging device; and (ii) the direct current is transmitted to the storage device using a transmitter coil of the wireless charging device.
  • the storage device is configured to store the direct current received from the wireless charging device.
  • the invention provides a system for generating and harvesting electrical energy from a washing machine.
  • the system includes a permanent magnet, an induction coil, and a wireless charging device.
  • the permanent magnet placed around a washing-tube of the washing machine.
  • the permanent magnet generates a magnetic field.
  • the induction coil is placed inside of the washing-tube of the washing machine.
  • the induction coil is configured to generate an induced current when the washing-tube rotates in the magnetic field of the permanent magnet.
  • the wireless charging device is operatively coupled to the induction coil.
  • the wireless charging devices comprises an inductive antenna that configured to transfer the induced current generated in the induction coil to a storage device.
  • the permanent magnet is coupled to the washing machine in a way that the magnetic field of the permanent magnet does not affect any electronics circuits of the washing machine.

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