| 摘要 |
A device and method for harvesting electrical power from kinetic energy of a flow. The converter includes a generating cell comprising an appropriate vibration assembly and magnetic field source. The external gas or liquid flow causes a vibration of the assembly with integrated conductive element, producing electricity in proximity of a magnetic field. The vibrating assembly has a set of resonant frequencies that correspond to a set of the frequencies of the flow vortices within a predetermined range of the flow velocities. An arbitrary number of adjustable generating cells can be connected into a single circuit, either in-series or in-parallel, to increase an overall power output. The disclosure is capable to operate under wide range of flow characteristics and can serve as a virtually maintenance-free source of electrical power.
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