GRANULAR MECHANICAL DEVICE TO DYNAMICALLY EXTRACT DISSIPATED ENERGY AND METHOD

摘要

The present invention may be embodied as a device for harvesting energy comprising a housing with an input element at an input end. A granular alignment is contained within the housing, the granular alignment having a first end grain in mechanical communication with the input element. The device comprises an electrical converter in mechanical communication with a grain of the granular alignment and configured to receive mechanical energy from the alignment. The electrical converter is configured to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. The invention may be embodied as a method for harvesting energy, wherein mechanical energy is received and transmitted through a granular alignment. The transmitted energy is harvested by, for example, converting the mechanical energy into electrical energy.