| 摘要 |
Various embodiments are described of a liquid-powered dynamometric generator built into a shoe, which has at least two layers as part of its sole. The first or lower layer of the sole is a pad formed of an elastomeric material which contains a liquid within a set of chambers, one in the heel area and one in the toe area of the sole. The ambulatory foot movement inside the shoe puts pressure on the fluid and makes it flow from one chamber area to another. Contained between the chambers is a turbine that is mounted on rotary bearings and positioned within the path of the fluid flow. Due to foot motion, the fluid will flow in an oscillatory fashion while ambulating and thereby cause the turbine to turn. The second or top layer of the sole is a pad that contains one or more dynamometric generators that are coupled by mechanical or magnetic systems to the first layer, such that the action of fluid flow in the first layer imparts rotary motion to the turbine, thereby resulting in the generation of electricity within the second layer. The coupling system(s) may also include gearing or other drive componentry to increase or decrease the speed of the turbine relative to the speed of fluid flow. Electrical energy is therefore generated from the ambulatory motion and can be stored within a rechargeable battery or capacitor, and can be utilized directly for multiple purposes, such as to supply energy to lighting, heating, cooling, computing or communications equipment.
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