GB2354646A

GB2354646A - Battery housed kinetic generator

Info

Publication number: GB2354646A
Application number: GB0003919A
Authority: GB
Inventors: John Fagbola
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1999-09-22
Filing date: 2000-02-18
Publication date: 2001-03-28
Also published as: GB0003919D0

Abstract

An electrical generator housed in a casing having the same shape as conventional electrochemical batteries generates electricity from vibrations/ movement of the battery casing. The generator comprises a motion sensitive rotor which may be formed by an external crank. Electrical energy generated is stored in a battery/capacitor.

Description

!Unetoniadt Sivstem III 2354646 Description nu's invention is a fiarther

development of previously submitted applications ('992"2146-0.2 and 1 991913432,0). It is an electromechanical mechanism that combines electrical, electronic and mechanical systems. It replaces the conventional recharging of electrochemical batteries by generating enough power to drive a specified mechanism of specified power requirement. TIEs system can be used repeatedly,without -the aid of an external electrical charging- The usual conventional for rechargeable batteries is by the application of external power supply.. 71his could take hours before they are duly charged. This makes them to consurne more power all together. The Idnetornatic system is quite unlike.

This current invention incorporates a new form of internal mechanical and electrical recharging instead of using the usual external means. It can be incorporated into the fi-amework of a gadget to work alongside conventional rechugeable dry cell, nickel-cadmium, and litbiurn batteries. This system works in two ways. Firstly, it can be made to be gravitattonal-pull-sensitive.'Ibis means that the physicaUy moving or shaking the casing housing the kinetomatic system generates a mechanical energy. A movement-sensitive rotor inside the system moves the rotor. The rotor in turn moves tile super-dynamo (or generator). This mechanical action is transformed into an electrical energy. The electrical energy, which can be stepped up, goes through the integrated circuit (i.e.) and henceforth recharges the batteries to W11-dch it is connected.

The second way of using this system is through the incorporation of an external mechanical movement. A mechanical movement is started from without the system but mechanically linked into the system, leading to the generation. of electric current, which 'i and transmitted, for us-- in and frorn thesystern. Simply put, tl-ds means of activating the system turns mechanical energy ito electrical energy.

A permanent or removable external crank is permanently linked to a rotor. Each movement of this crank causes the rotor to turn. The rotor therefore acts as a gearing system, which drives a generator kor super-dynarno). The restAting movernent creates some electrical energ-v tihat goes through to the integrated circuit (i.e.) and then to the rechargeable batteries.

I-,.--- I Muetognatic System III When die power 'in the batteries is about to run out, the microprocessor I senses' this and may alert the system for the regeneration of energy.

Depending on the energy requirement, a mini transformer or stepper motor may. be used to step up current generation. It should be noted, however, that the whole action of electricity generation, storage and use iseontrofled by a microprocessor Miside the system. In some cases, v-vh,-,re the system is being built as part of a gadget, an exteriial microprocessor may be employed as a substitute for the one inside.

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Claims

A mechanism or system that operates by combining electrical, electronic and mechanical actions to generate, store, and transfer electricity,, timling mechanical energy into electrical energy as a battery charger substitute.
2. An electrical, electronic and mechanical mechanism or system as described in (I) w1lich is designed in conf6nnity, to conventional dry cell, nickel-cadn-tium, and lithium sy em shapes, for example R6, UN43, A.A-1k, etc., as a unitt or structurally designed to linL- up ,, st,.-,dth rechargeable batteries as charging substitute, in, with or for a gadget.
3. Ail electrical, electronic and mechanical mechanism or system as described in (1) and (2) used as a battery chaigiing substitute that utilises a crank or object of sirrlilar function, irrespective of its size or shape, permanently linked to a rotor designed to move and rotate the generator at the slightest movement.
4. An electrical, electronic and mechanical mechanism or system as described in (1) and (2) used as a battery charging substitute that utilises a removable crank or object of similar ftmetion, irrespective of its size orshape, linked to a rotor designed to move and rotate the generator at the slightest movement.
5. Ail electrical, electronic and mechanical mechanism or system as described in (1) and (2) used as a battery-charging substitute which uses a microprocessor that controls the generation, storage and utilisation of the electricity it creates.
6. An electrical, electronic and mechanical mechanism or system as described in (', 1) and (2) used as a battery-charging substitute which uses an external microprocessor as a substitute for the one as described in (5), where the systern is being built as part of a gadget.
7. An elechical, electronic and mechanical mechanism or system as described in (1) and (2) used as a battery-charging substitute that uses a prenerator that is mechanically driven to generate electricity for use as a battery-charging substitute.
8. An electrical, electronic and mechanical mechanism or system as described in ( 1) and (2) used as a battery-charging subs-firtate that operates with a mini transfonner or stepper motor to step up its current generation in the system for use as a battery.- substitute.

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9. An electrical, electronic and mechanical mechanism or system as described in (1) and (2) lised as a battary-chargingsubstitute which domiciles a capacitor that can be repeatedly charged when it runs out of energy.