System for energy harvesting and/or generation, storage, and delivery
- Author:
- DeGreeff, Jenniffer Leigh
- Published:
- July 19, 2011.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic document
- Additional Creators:
- Trainor, John T., Fleig, Patrick Franz, and Lakeman, Charles D. E.
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- A device and method for harvesting, generating, storing, and delivering energy to a load, particularly for remote or inaccessible applications. The device preferably comprises one or more energy sources, at least one supercapacitor, at least one rechargeable battery, and a controller. The charging of the energy storage devices and the delivery of power to the load is preferably dynamically varied to maximize efficiency. A low power consumption charge pump circuit is preferably employed to collect power from low power energy sources while also enabling the delivery of higher voltage power to the load. The charging voltage is preferably programmable, enabling one device to be used for a wide range of specific applications.
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- Collection:
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
- Note:
- Document ID: 20110014417.
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