US 12,237,690 B2
System and method of collecting energy utilizing a management system for an energy collection device, for collecting, managing, and discharging energy
Mitchell B. Miller, Mission (CA)
Assigned to Atlas Power Technologies Inc., Abbotsford (CA)
Appl. No. 16/614,910
Filed by ATLAS POWER TECHNOLOGIES INC., Abbotsford (CA)
PCT Filed May 7, 2018, PCT No. PCT/CA2018/050539
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 19, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/213921, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 29, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 2967707 (CA), filed on May 23, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0161895 A1, May 21, 2020
Int. Cl. H02J 50/00 (2016.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 50/005 (2020.01) [H02J 7/1415 (2013.01); H02J 50/001 (2020.01); H02J 2207/50 (2020.01); H02J 2300/20 (2020.01); H02J 2310/40 (2020.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of collecting, managing, and discharging energy, the method comprising:
controlling, by a managing device, a diffusion circuit that is electrically connected to the managing device, the managing device being operable to control, in operation, energy collection, energy storage, energy discharge, and energy storage discharge oscillation cycle frequency, wherein:
a first electrically conductive material of the diffusion circuit is exposed to a first potential of an electric field and a second electrically conductive material of the diffusion circuit is exposed to a second, different potential of the electric field, causing charges to migrate via at least one conductive wire connected to the first electrically conductive material and at least one other conductive wire connected to the second electrically conductive material; and
the diffusion circuit is electrically connected to a load; and wherein the managing device:
collects said energy by electrically connecting the first and second electrically conductive materials to a capacitor via a bridge rectifier and one or more switches;
stores said energy by isolating the capacitor; and
discharges said energy by electrically connecting the capacitor to the load via one or more additional switches;
wherein the one or more switches and one or more additional switches comprise a rotary collecting, managing and discharging switch, comprising a rotary commutator switch, commutator brush assemblies and a commutator housing such that the commutator brush assemblies are electrically connected to input and output leads of the capacitor, and to positive and negative leads of the bridge rectifier; such that the rotary commutator switch is operable to control said energy storage discharge cycle oscillation frequency and a charge cycle followed by a discharge cycle.