公开(公告)号：US20150333598A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-19

申请号：US14712042

申请日：2015-05-14

Applicant: The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology

Inventor： Mark M. Conticchio ,  Joseph Gombar ,  Diana Jandreski ,  John Murphy ,  Curtis Stecyk ,  Lisa Tessitore ,  Leslie Brunell ,  Frank Fisher ,  Bruce McNair ,  Marcus Rutner

IPC: H02K7/18 ,  G01P15/08 ,  H02P9/00 ,  G01L1/00 ,  F03G7/08 ,  H02K35/00

CPC classification number: F03G7/08 ,  G01L1/005 ,  G01M5/0008 ,  G01M5/0066 ,  G01M5/0091 ,  G01P15/0802 ,  H02K7/1876 ,  H02K35/00 ,  H02K35/02

Abstract: A system includes a vibrational energy harvesting device adapted to receive vibrational energy and convert the vibrational energy to electrical energy. The system also includes a computing device having an electrical connection to the vibrational energy harvesting device. The system also includes a sensor having an electrical connection and a data connection to the computing device. The system also includes a transmitter having an electrical connection and a data connection to the computing device. When the computing device receives the electrical energy from the vibrational energy harvesting device, the computing device is configured to receive sensor data from the sensor via the data connection between the computing device and the sensor and operate the transmitter to wirelessly transmit the sensor data.

Abstract translation: 系统包括适于接收振动能并将振动能转换成电能的振动能量收集装置。 该系统还包括具有到振动能量收集装置的电连接的计算装置。 该系统还包括具有电连接和与计算设备的数据连接的传感器。 该系统还包括具有电连接和与计算设备的数据连接的发射器。 当计算设备从振动能量收集设备接收电能时，计算设备被配置为经由计算设备和传感器之间的数据连接从传感器接收传感器数据，并且操作发射机以无线地传输传感器数据。

公开(公告)号：US09738526B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14019799

申请日：2013-09-06

Applicant: The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology

Inventor： Youn-su Kim ,  Kitu Kumar ,  Eui-Hyeok Yang ,  Frank Fisher

IPC: C01B31/02 ,  C01B31/04 ,  B82B3/00 ,  H01M4/133

CPC classification number: C01B32/186 ,  B82B3/0014 ,  B82B3/0033 ,  B82B3/0047 ,  C01B32/16 ,  H01M4/133

Abstract: Graphene-carbon nanotube multi-stack three-dimensional architectures (graphene-CNT stacks) are formed by a “popcorn-like” growth method, in which carbon nanotubes are grown throughout the architecture in a continuous step. Alternating layers of graphene and a transition metal are grown by a vapor deposition process. The metal is fragmented and etched to form an array of catalytic sites. Carbon nanotubes grow from the catalytic sites in a vapor-solid-liquid process. The graphene-CNT stacks have applications in electrical energy storage devices, such as supercapacitors and batteries. The directly grown carbon nanotube array between graphene layers provides ease of ion diffusion and electron transfer, in addition to being an active material, spacer and electron pathway.