US20070251230A1 - Apparatus for electrical signal generation based upon movement and associated methods - Google Patents

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US20070251230A1 US11/762,603 US76260307A US2007251230A1 US 20070251230 A1 US20070251230 A1 US 20070251230A1 US 76260307 A US76260307 A US 76260307A US 2007251230 A1 US2007251230 A1 US 2007251230A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F03G7/08—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for recovering energy derived from swinging, rolling, pitching or like movements, e.g. from the vibrations of a machine
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B13/00—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates
    • F03B13/12—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy
    • F03B13/14—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy
    • F03B13/16—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy using the relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem"
    • F03B13/20—Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of machines or engines with driving or driven apparatus; Power stations or aggregates characterised by using wave or tide energy using wave energy using the relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and another member, i.e. a reaction member or "rem" wherein both members, i.e. wom and rem are movable relative to the sea bed or shore
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03G3/00—Other motors, e.g. gravity or inertia motors
    • F03G3/06—Other motors, e.g. gravity or inertia motors using pendulums
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2210/00—Working fluid
    • F05B2210/16—Air or water being indistinctly used as working fluid, i.e. the machine can work equally with air or water without any modification
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
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    • F05B2250/40—Movement of component
    • F05B2250/44—Movement of component one element moving inside another one, e.g. wave-operated member (wom) moving inside another member (rem)
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/30—Energy from the sea, e.g. using wave energy or salinity gradient

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  • the invention relates to the field of generators and sensors, and, more particularly, to a generator/sensor operated by movement and related methods.
  • the relative motion between two bodies may be used to generate electrical power and this technique has been used to power remote sensors such as waterway buoys.
  • Waterway buoys range from simple channel marking devices to complex data gathering sensors that collect information such as wind speed, air temperature, water temperature, wave heights, and the like.
  • a simple channel marking device is illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 4,423,334 to Jacobi et al.
  • the Jacobi et al. patent discloses a spherical buoy carrying a battery and an arcuate member having two ends surrounded by magnetic loops. A body having two windings at its ends travels along the arcuate member in response to the buoy being moved by wave action. The movement of the body winding through a respective magnetic loop induces an electrical current that is used to recharge the battery.
  • An example of a buoy used as a complex data gathering sensor is a moored buoy in the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) monitoring network.
  • NDBC National Data Buoy Center
  • An NDBC buoy is part of a senor network that is distributed throughout the U.S. waterways system to provide mariners with current and historical marine information. These buoys are typically powered by a combination of solar panels and storage batteries.
  • This buoy has a power generation system that includes a disc connected to a piston-like structure. The disc is free to rise and fall when exposed to wave action thereby actuating the piston-like structure, which drives a generator on the ocean floor for producing electricity.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 6,936,994 to Gimlan also discloses a buoy for generating power that includes a body coupled to a flywheel and a capacitor means. The body oscillates back and forth in the buoy in response to the buoy being moved by the water and such movement is translated by the flywheel and capacitor means to generate electrical energy.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 3,696,251 to Last et al discloses a generator for deriving electrical energy from the oscillatory motion of a buoy using a single plane rocking pendulum.
  • the generator includes a pendulum having a permanent magnet for the bob, and an arcuate member comprising a winding is positioned under the travel path of the bob. The interaction of the permanent magnet with the winding of the arcuate member generates electrical current.
  • the relative motion between two bodies can also be used to generate electrical signals indicative of the movement between the two bodies.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,344,004 to Okubo discloses a sensor for detecting the positioning of a spherical body having an electret on the surface.
  • the sensor includes a base having a hemispherical recess therein with two electrically conductive regions.
  • the spherical body moves on a dielectric in the hemispherical recess.
  • the electrically conductive regions are connected to sensing circuitry that determine the positioning of the sphere based upon the interaction of the electret and the electrically conductive regions.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,450,049 also discloses a sensor for generating electrical signals indicative of the movement experienced by a body.
  • the sensor includes a housing carrying a pendulum having a permanent magnet at the free end. Each end of a reed switch is connected to a circuit and the reed switch is positioned below the pendulum. The reed switch is responsive to the permanent magnet of the pendulum to thereby complete the circuit.
  • an apparatus comprising a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by a base so that the arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween, and a body carried by the arcuate swing arms at the crossing point therebetween.
  • the apparatus may also include at least one electrical generator driven by relative movement between the body and the base, such as to generate electrical power or to sense movement, for example.
  • the at least one electrical generator may be operatively connected between the base and at least one end of an arcuate swing arm.
  • the motion of the apparatus that may be captured is not limited to a single plane and can be in any principle plane or any circular or elliptical motion.
  • the body may comprise a pendulum mass in some embodiments.
  • the pendulum mass may include an electrical storage battery connected to the electrical generator. This takes advantage of the typically large mass of a storage battery to also serve as the pendulum mass.
  • the body may comprise a sail responsive to a fluid flow, such as the flow of air or water, for example.
  • the apparatus may further include an electrical power load powered by the electrical generator.
  • an electrical power load powered by the electrical generator is for a self-powered buoy.
  • the base may be buoyant in water.
  • electrical sensing circuitry may connected to the electrical generator, such as for sensing motion of the apparatus or sensor, that causes relative motion between the base and the body.
  • a gear train may be operatively connected between the at least one electrical generator and the at least one end of the pair of arcuate swing arms.
  • the gear train may provide a reduction or increase in rotation speed, and/or may provide a directional clutch so that only rotation in one direction is coupled to an electrical generator.
  • Each arcuate swing arm may have a semi-circular shape so that the pair of arcuate swing arms define a hemi-spherical range of movement for the body.
  • the at least one electrical generator comprises a respective electrical generator operatively connected between each end of the pair of arcuate swing arms and the base.
  • the base may have an opening therein with the pair of arcuate swing arms being carried within the opening.
  • a method aspect is for generating an electrical signal based upon relative movement between a body and a base of an apparatus.
  • the apparatus may further comprise a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by the base so that the arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween with the body carried at the crossing point.
  • the method may include driving at least one electrical generator based upon relative movement between the body and the base to thereby generate the electrical signal.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic front perspective view, partially in section, of an apparatus in accordance with the invention.
  • FIGS. 2-5 are schematic front perspective views of a portion of the apparatus of FIG. 1 in four different positions.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the pendulum mass in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the apparatus in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 8A is a schematic diagram of the pendulum mass of the apparatus of FIG. 1 operating in a first motion direction.
  • FIG. 8B is a schematic diagram of a gear box operating in response to the pendulum mass movement illustrated in FIG. 8A .
  • FIG. 9A is a schematic diagram of the pendulum mass of the apparatus of FIG. 1 operating in a second motion direction.
  • FIG. 9B is a schematic diagram of a gear box operating in response to the pendulum mass movement illustrated in FIG. 9A .
  • the buoy 10 comprises a pair of arcuate swing arms 12 a , 12 b having respective opposing ends 14 pivotally carried by a base 16 so that the arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point 18 therebetween.
  • a body in the form of a pendulum mass 20 is illustratively carried by the arcuate swing arms 12 a , 12 b at the crossing point 18 therebetween.
  • the buoy 10 also includes electrical generators 22 a - 22 d driven by relative movement between the pendulum mass 20 and the base 16 to generate electrical power.
  • the electrical generators 22 a - 22 d are operatively connected between the base 16 and respective ends 14 of the arcuate swing arms 12 a , 12 b .
  • the motion of the buoy 10 that may be captured is not limited to a single plane and can be in any principle plane or any circular or elliptical motion as can be seen with specific reference to FIGS. 2-5 .
  • the buoy 10 efficiently generates electrical power for movements along multiple degrees of freedom for self-powering applications or movement sensing systems.
  • the buoy 10 further illustratively includes an electrical power load 36 powered by the electrical generators 22 a - 22 d .
  • the power load 36 may comprise a transceiver, not shown, connected to an antenna 42 , although other power loads such as signal lights, communications equipment, and the like may provide part of the power load.
  • Each arcuate swing arm 12 a , 12 b has a semi-circular shape so that the pair of arcuate swing arms defines a hemi-spherical range of movement for the pendulum 20 , for example. Other shapes are also contemplated as would be appreciated by those of skill in the art. In other embodiments, less than four, or more than four, electrical generators 22 a - 22 d may be provided.
  • the base 16 illustratively has an opening 50 therein with the pair of arcuate swing arms 12 a , 12 b being carried within the opening.
  • the pendulum mass 20 ′ may include an electrical storage battery 24 to be connected to the electrical generators 22 a - 22 d ( FIG. 1 ). This takes advantage of the typically large mass of a storage battery 24 to also serve as the pendulum mass 20 ′.
  • the base 16 may be rendered buoyant in water 26 by the addition of floatation material 17 carried by the base in the illustrated embodiment as will be appreciated by those of skill in the art.
  • the illustrated buoy 10 also comprises a sealed housing 24 for protecting the components of the buoy from environmental damage, for example. As will be appreciated by those of skill in the art, other embodiments may not use the fully sealed housing 34 .
  • the apparatus of the invention is in the form of a fluid flow sensor 70 wherein the body is in the form of a sail 72 responsive to a fluid flow 74 .
  • the sail 72 is illustrated to have four blades, but other sail configurations are also possible as will be appreciated by those of skill in the art.
  • the fluid flow 74 may be the flow of air or water, for example.
  • the sensor 70 may be suspended from a frame and the sail 72 is exposed to the fluid flow 74 .
  • Electrical sensing circuitry 76 is illustratively connected to electrical generators 78 a - 78 d , such as for sensing motion of the sail 72 in relation to the base 80 .
  • the electrical sensing circuitry 76 may provide at least one of an accelerometer function, a rate sensor function, and an angular inclinometer function.
  • the electrical sensing circuitry 76 may be used in conjunction with the pendulum mass 20 embodiments as described with reference to FIGS. 1-6 .
  • the embodiments including the sail 72 may be used to generate electrical power for a load as will be appreciated by those of skill in the art.
  • the generator 22 a is operatively connected to a continuous rotation gear box 40 .
  • the gear box 40 may provide an increase in rotational speed between the end 14 of the swing arm 12 a and the generator 22 a , and may provide directional clutches 48 a , 48 b so that only rotation in one direction is coupled to the electrical generator 22 a.
  • a method aspect is for generating an electrical signal based upon relative movement between a body and a base of an apparatus.
  • the apparatus may further comprise a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by the base so that the arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween with the body carried at the crossing point as described above.
  • the method may include driving at least one electrical generator based upon relative movement between the body and the base to thereby generate the electrical signal.

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A generator/sensor may include a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by a base so that the arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween. A body may be carried by the arcuate swing arms at the crossing point therebetween. At least one electrical generator may be driven by relative movement between the body and the base, such as to generate electrical power or to sense movement, for example. The body may be a pendulum mass or sail responsive to fluid flow.

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    FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • The invention relates to the field of generators and sensors, and, more particularly, to a generator/sensor operated by movement and related methods.
    • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • The relative motion between two bodies may be used to generate electrical power and this technique has been used to power remote sensors such as waterway buoys. Waterway buoys range from simple channel marking devices to complex data gathering sensors that collect information such as wind speed, air temperature, water temperature, wave heights, and the like. For example, a simple channel marking device is illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 4,423,334 to Jacobi et al. The Jacobi et al. patent discloses a spherical buoy carrying a battery and an arcuate member having two ends surrounded by magnetic loops. A body having two windings at its ends travels along the arcuate member in response to the buoy being moved by wave action. The movement of the body winding through a respective magnetic loop induces an electrical current that is used to recharge the battery.
  • An example of a buoy used as a complex data gathering sensor is a moored buoy in the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) monitoring network. An NDBC buoy is part of a senor network that is distributed throughout the U.S. waterways system to provide mariners with current and historical marine information. These buoys are typically powered by a combination of solar panels and storage batteries.
  • Another type of buoy that monitors the surrounding ocean conditions is the PowerBuoy™ distributed by Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. of Pennington, N.J. This buoy has a power generation system that includes a disc connected to a piston-like structure. The disc is free to rise and fall when exposed to wave action thereby actuating the piston-like structure, which drives a generator on the ocean floor for producing electricity.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 6,936,994 to Gimlan also discloses a buoy for generating power that includes a body coupled to a flywheel and a capacitor means. The body oscillates back and forth in the buoy in response to the buoy being moved by the water and such movement is translated by the flywheel and capacitor means to generate electrical energy.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 3,696,251 to Last et al, discloses a generator for deriving electrical energy from the oscillatory motion of a buoy using a single plane rocking pendulum. The generator includes a pendulum having a permanent magnet for the bob, and an arcuate member comprising a winding is positioned under the travel path of the bob. The interaction of the permanent magnet with the winding of the arcuate member generates electrical current.
  • There are also types of power generators that uses fluid movement to generate power such as U.S. Pat. No. 4,781,023 to Gordon, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,647,716 to Boyd. Each of these patents discloses a base anchored in a body of water. A float is connected to the base via a linkage member that translates the relative motion of the float in relation to the base into mechanical, hydraulic, or electrical power.
  • The relative motion between two bodies can also be used to generate electrical signals indicative of the movement between the two bodies. For instance, U.S. Pat. No. 4,344,004 to Okubo discloses a sensor for detecting the positioning of a spherical body having an electret on the surface. The sensor includes a base having a hemispherical recess therein with two electrically conductive regions. The spherical body moves on a dielectric in the hemispherical recess. The electrically conductive regions are connected to sensing circuitry that determine the positioning of the sphere based upon the interaction of the electret and the electrically conductive regions.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,450,049 also discloses a sensor for generating electrical signals indicative of the movement experienced by a body. The sensor includes a housing carrying a pendulum having a permanent magnet at the free end. Each end of a reed switch is connected to a circuit and the reed switch is positioned below the pendulum. The reed switch is responsive to the permanent magnet of the pendulum to thereby complete the circuit.
  • Unfortunately, the above described conventional systems may be inefficient at generating electrical power for self-powering applications for movements along multiple degrees of freedom, or for movement sensing systems.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • In view of the foregoing background, it is therefore an object of the invention to provide an apparatus and related method to effectively generate electrical power, such as for self-powering applications, or to sense movement, for example.
  • This and other objects, features and advantages in accordance with the invention are provided by an apparatus comprising a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by a base so that the arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween, and a body carried by the arcuate swing arms at the crossing point therebetween. More particularly, the apparatus may also include at least one electrical generator driven by relative movement between the body and the base, such as to generate electrical power or to sense movement, for example. The at least one electrical generator may be operatively connected between the base and at least one end of an arcuate swing arm. The motion of the apparatus that may be captured is not limited to a single plane and can be in any principle plane or any circular or elliptical motion.
  • The body may comprise a pendulum mass in some embodiments. For example, the pendulum mass may include an electrical storage battery connected to the electrical generator. This takes advantage of the typically large mass of a storage battery to also serve as the pendulum mass. In other embodiments, the body may comprise a sail responsive to a fluid flow, such as the flow of air or water, for example.
  • The apparatus may further include an electrical power load powered by the electrical generator. One particularly advantageous application is for a self-powered buoy. In this application, the base may be buoyant in water. In other embodiments, electrical sensing circuitry may connected to the electrical generator, such as for sensing motion of the apparatus or sensor, that causes relative motion between the base and the body.
  • A gear train may be operatively connected between the at least one electrical generator and the at least one end of the pair of arcuate swing arms. The gear train may provide a reduction or increase in rotation speed, and/or may provide a directional clutch so that only rotation in one direction is coupled to an electrical generator.
  • Each arcuate swing arm may have a semi-circular shape so that the pair of arcuate swing arms define a hemi-spherical range of movement for the body. In some embodiments, the at least one electrical generator comprises a respective electrical generator operatively connected between each end of the pair of arcuate swing arms and the base. In addition, the base may have an opening therein with the pair of arcuate swing arms being carried within the opening.
  • A method aspect is for generating an electrical signal based upon relative movement between a body and a base of an apparatus. The apparatus may further comprise a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by the base so that the arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween with the body carried at the crossing point. The method may include driving at least one electrical generator based upon relative movement between the body and the base to thereby generate the electrical signal.
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic front perspective view, partially in section, of an apparatus in accordance with the invention.
  • FIGS. 2-5 are schematic front perspective views of a portion of the apparatus of FIG. 1 in four different positions.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the pendulum mass in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the apparatus in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 8A is a schematic diagram of the pendulum mass of the apparatus of FIG. 1 operating in a first motion direction.
  • FIG. 8B is a schematic diagram of a gear box operating in response to the pendulum mass movement illustrated in FIG. 8A.
  • FIG. 9A is a schematic diagram of the pendulum mass of the apparatus of FIG. 1 operating in a second motion direction.
  • FIG. 9B is a schematic diagram of a gear box operating in response to the pendulum mass movement illustrated in FIG. 9A.
    • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
  • The invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout, and prime notation is used to indicate similar elements in alternative embodiments.
  • Referring initially to FIGS. 1-5, an apparatus in the form of a water buoy 10 for generating electrical power in accordance with the invention is now described. The buoy 10 comprises a pair of arcuate swing arms 12 a, 12 b having respective opposing ends 14 pivotally carried by a base 16 so that the arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point 18 therebetween. A body in the form of a pendulum mass 20 is illustratively carried by the arcuate swing arms 12 a, 12 b at the crossing point 18 therebetween. More particularly, the buoy 10 also includes electrical generators 22 a-22 d driven by relative movement between the pendulum mass 20 and the base 16 to generate electrical power. The electrical generators 22 a-22 d are operatively connected between the base 16 and respective ends 14 of the arcuate swing arms 12 a, 12 b. The motion of the buoy 10 that may be captured is not limited to a single plane and can be in any principle plane or any circular or elliptical motion as can be seen with specific reference to FIGS. 2-5. The buoy 10 efficiently generates electrical power for movements along multiple degrees of freedom for self-powering applications or movement sensing systems.
  • The buoy 10 further illustratively includes an electrical power load 36 powered by the electrical generators 22 a-22 d. The power load 36 may comprise a transceiver, not shown, connected to an antenna 42, although other power loads such as signal lights, communications equipment, and the like may provide part of the power load.
  • Each arcuate swing arm 12 a, 12 b has a semi-circular shape so that the pair of arcuate swing arms defines a hemi-spherical range of movement for the pendulum 20, for example. Other shapes are also contemplated as would be appreciated by those of skill in the art. In other embodiments, less than four, or more than four, electrical generators 22 a-22 d may be provided. The base 16 illustratively has an opening 50 therein with the pair of arcuate swing arms 12 a, 12 b being carried within the opening.
  • As understood with additional reference to FIG. 6, the pendulum mass 20′ may include an electrical storage battery 24 to be connected to the electrical generators 22 a-22 d (FIG. 1). This takes advantage of the typically large mass of a storage battery 24 to also serve as the pendulum mass 20′.
  • One particularly advantageous application of the apparatus is for the self-powered buoy 10 as illustrated in FIG. 1. In this application, the base 16 may be rendered buoyant in water 26 by the addition of floatation material 17 carried by the base in the illustrated embodiment as will be appreciated by those of skill in the art. The illustrated buoy 10 also comprises a sealed housing 24 for protecting the components of the buoy from environmental damage, for example. As will be appreciated by those of skill in the art, other embodiments may not use the fully sealed housing 34.
  • Referring now additionally to FIG. 7, the apparatus of the invention is in the form of a fluid flow sensor 70 wherein the body is in the form of a sail 72 responsive to a fluid flow 74. The sail 72 is illustrated to have four blades, but other sail configurations are also possible as will be appreciated by those of skill in the art. The fluid flow 74 may be the flow of air or water, for example. In the case of air as the fluid flow 74, the sensor 70 may be suspended from a frame and the sail 72 is exposed to the fluid flow 74.
  • Electrical sensing circuitry 76 is illustratively connected to electrical generators 78 a-78 d, such as for sensing motion of the sail 72 in relation to the base 80. The electrical sensing circuitry 76 may provide at least one of an accelerometer function, a rate sensor function, and an angular inclinometer function. The electrical sensing circuitry 76 may be used in conjunction with the pendulum mass 20 embodiments as described with reference to FIGS. 1-6. In addition, conversely the embodiments including the sail 72 may be used to generate electrical power for a load as will be appreciated by those of skill in the art.
  • Referring now additionally to FIGS. 8A-9B, the generator 22 a is operatively connected to a continuous rotation gear box 40. The gear box 40 may provide an increase in rotational speed between the end 14 of the swing arm 12 a and the generator 22 a, and may provide directional clutches 48 a, 48 b so that only rotation in one direction is coupled to the electrical generator 22 a.
  • When the end 14 experiences a torque due to the movement of the pendulum 20 in a first direction as illustrated in FIG. 8A, then the lower clutch 48 b of FIG. 8B slips and the upper clutch 48 a engages the gear train 46. Conversely in FIG. 9A, when the end 14 experiences a torque due to the movement of the pendulum 20 in a second or opposite direction, the upper clutch 48 a slips and the lower clutch 48 a engages the gear train 46. In both cases, the gear train 46 is connected to the generator 22 a and the movement of the gear train causes the generator to produce an electrical signal as will be appreciated by those of skill in the art.
  • A method aspect is for generating an electrical signal based upon relative movement between a body and a base of an apparatus. The apparatus may further comprise a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by the base so that the arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween with the body carried at the crossing point as described above. The method may include driving at least one electrical generator based upon relative movement between the body and the base to thereby generate the electrical signal.
  • Many modifications and other embodiments of the invention will come to the mind of one skilled in the art having the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoing descriptions and the associated drawings. Therefore, it is understood that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed, and that other modifications and embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.

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13. A self-powered buoy comprising:
a base being buoyant in water;
a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by said base so that said arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween;
a pendulum mass carried by said pair of arcuate swing arms at the crossing point therebetween;
at least one electrical generator driven by relative movement between said pendulum mass and said base; and
an electrical load powered by said at least one electrical generator.
14. The self-powered buoy according to claim 13 wherein said at least one electrical generator is operatively connected between said base and at least one end of said pair of arcuate swing arms.
15. The self-powered buoy according to claim 13 wherein said pendulum mass comprises an electrical storage battery connected to said electrical generator.
16. The self-powered buoy according to claim 13 further comprising a gear train operatively connected between said at least one electrical generator and the at least one end of said pair of arcuate swing arms.
17. The self-powered buoy according to claim 13 wherein each arcuate swing arm has a semi-circular shape so that said pair of arcuate swing arms define a hemi-spherical range of movement for said body.
18. A sensor comprising:
a base;
a pair of arcuate swing arms having respective opposing ends pivotally carried by said base so that said arcuate swing arms are transverse to one another and define a movable crossing point therebetween;
a body carried by said pair of arcuate swing arms at the crossing point therebetween;
at least one electrical generator operatively connected between said base and at least one end of said pair of arcuate swing arms and driven by relative movement between said body and said base; and
electrical sensing circuitry connected to said electrical generator.
19. The sensor according to claim 18 wherein said body comprises a pendulum mass.
20. The sensor according to claim 18 wherein said body comprises a sail responsive to a fluid flow.
21. The sensor according to claim 18 wherein each arcuate swing arm has a semi-circular shape so that said pair of arcuate swing arms define a hemi-spherical range of movement for said body.
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