US 12,228,104 B2
Harnessing artesian aquifer energy modulating piezoelectric springs
Jagabondhu Hazra, Bangalore (IN); Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata (IN); and Manikandan Padmanaban, Chennai (IN)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on May 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/313,451.
Prior Publication US 2024/0376855 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. F03B 13/06 (2006.01); F03B 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC F03B 13/06 (2013.01) [F03B 15/00 (2013.01); F05B 2220/60 (2013.01); F05B 2270/20 (2013.01); F05B 2270/34 (2020.08)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of harnessing artesian aquifer power, the method comprising:
obtaining weather data and artesian aquifer data for a geolocation;
extracting weather features from the weather data and artesian aquifer features from the artesian aquifer data, wherein the weather features and the artesian aquifer features impact compression and decompression of water in an artesian well tapping an artesian aquifer;
predicting compression and decompression events for the water in the artesian well at the geolocation based on the weather features and the artesian aquifer features; and
maximizing artesian aquifer energy harnessed by a plurality of piezoelectric springs connected to the artesian well by dynamically modulating a resonance frequency of the plurality of piezoelectric springs based on the predicted compression and decompression events for the water in the artesian well.