ADAPTIVE HYDROKINETIC ENERGY HARVESTING

摘要

An energy harvester for producing useable energy from fluid motion of a fluid medium, the energy harvester comprising a support structure affixed directly or indirectly to a foundation or mounting; wherein the support structure comprises one or more legs; a morphable moving element movably supported by the support structure for oscillating movement along an axis of the support structure, wherein the axis is substantially perpendicular to a direction of the fluid motion; a biasing element or spring for biasing the morphable moving element in a first direction along the axis; and a converter for converting mechanical energy of the morphable moving element to useable energy.