INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS FOR PERPETUAL ENERGY HARVESTING

摘要

An apparatus for perpetually harvesting ambient near ultraviolet to far infrared radiation to provide continual power regardless of the environment, incorporating a system for the harvesting electronics governing power management, storage control, and output regulation. The harvesting electronics address issues of efficiently matching the voltage and current characteristics of the different harvested energy levels, low power consumption, and matching the power output demand. The device seeks to harvest the largely overlooked blackbody radiation through use of a thermal harvester, providing a continuous source of power, coupled with a solar harvester to provide increased power output.

主权项

1. A perpetual energy harvester comprising:
a photovoltaic thermal harvester; and a harvesting electronics in close proximity to the photovoltaic thermal harvester, wherein the harvesting electronics receives input in the form of energy from the photovoltaic thermal harvester, and regulates the output to a load.