Computer-processor controlled energy harvester system. The system uses a plurality of oscillating weight type energy collectors, each configured to store the energy from changes in the system's ambient motion as stored mechanical energy, often in a compressed spring. The energy collectors are configured to move between a first position where the energy collector stores energy, to a second position where the energy collectors release stored energy to a geared electrical generator shaft, thus producing electrical energy, often stored in a battery. A plurality of processor controlled electronic actuators, usually one per energy collector, control when each energy collector stores and releases energy. The processor can use accelerometer sensors, battery charge sensors, and suitable software and firmware to optimize system function. The system can use the energy for various useful purposes, including sensor monitoring, data acquisition, wireless communications, and the like, and can also receive supplemental power from other sources.

Computer-processor controlled energy harvester system. The system uses a plurality of oscillating weight type energy collectors, each configured to store the energy from changes in the system's ambient motion as stored mechanical energy, often in a compressed spring. The energy collectors are configured to move between a first position where the energy collector stores energy, to a second position where the energy collectors release stored energy to a geared electrical generator shaft, thus producing electrical energy, often stored in a battery. A plurality of processor controlled electronic actuators, usually one per energy collector, control when each energy collector stores and releases energy. The processor can use accelerometer sensors, battery charge sensors, and suitable software and firmware to optimize system function. The system can use the energy for various useful purposes, including sensor monitoring, data acquisition, wireless communications, and the like, and can also receive supplemental power from other sources.

Computer-processor controlled energy harvester system. The system uses a plurality of oscillating weight type energy collectors, each configured to store the energy from changes in the system's ambient motion as stored mechanical energy, often in a compressed spring. The energy collectors are configured to move between a first position where the energy collector stores energy, to a second position where the energy collectors release stored energy to a geared electrical generator shaft, thus producing electrical energy, often stored in a battery. A plurality of processor controlled electronic actuators, usually one per energy collector, control when each energy collector stores and releases energy. The processor can use accelerometer sensors, battery charge sensors, and suitable software and firmware to optimize system function. The system can use the energy for various useful purposes, including sensor monitoring, data acquisition, wireless communications, and the like, and can also receive supplemental power from other sources.

An intelligent clean energy generator contains: a case mounted on a base and accommodating a body. The body includes an accommodation chamber and an eccentric shaft, wherein a guide structure is defined in the accommodation chamber and includes a guiding face and a groove configured to guide a rotation stein. At least one flywheel is serially connected on the eccentric shaft, and each flywheel includes multiple inertial members, each of the multiple inertial members has a seat, a coupling bolt, and the rotation stein, wherein a distance between the rotation stein and the coupling bolt of each inertial member is identical fixedly. The seat has a slide rod on which a counterweight block is disposed, each flywheel is polygonal, and the rotation stein of each inertial member is movably arranged on each of corners of each flywheel so as to match with an energy release zone.

An intelligent clean energy generator contains: a case mounted on a base and accommodating a body. The body includes an accommodation chamber and an eccentric shaft, wherein a guide structure is defined in the accommodation chamber and includes a guiding face and a groove configured to guide a rotation stein. At least one flywheel is serially connected on the eccentric shaft, and each flywheel includes multiple inertial members, each of the multiple inertial members has a seat, a coupling bolt, and the rotation stein, wherein a distance between the rotation stein and the coupling bolt of each inertial member is identical fixedly. The seat has a slide rod on which a counterweight block is disposed, each flywheel is polygonal, and the rotation stein of each inertial member is movably arranged on each of corners of each flywheel so as to match with an energy release zone.

An engine system includes three communicating fluid vessels that each contain a fluid. A first interconnecting fluid conduit containing the fluid rotatably couples the second fluid vessel to the first fluid vessel and acts as a lever. A second interconnecting fluid conduit containing the fluid rotatably couples the third fluid vessel to the first fluid vessel and acts as another lever. By increasing the fluid column heights in the communicating fluid vessels, torque is applied to the levers to cause the second and third fluid vessels to revolve around the first fluid vessel.

An engine system includes three communicating fluid vessels that each contain a fluid. A first interconnecting fluid conduit containing the fluid rotatably couples the second fluid vessel to the first fluid vessel and acts as a lever. A second interconnecting fluid conduit containing the fluid rotatably couples the third fluid vessel to the first fluid vessel and acts as another lever. By increasing the fluid column heights in the communicating fluid vessels, torque is applied to the levers to cause the second and third fluid vessels to revolve around the first fluid vessel.

An energy storage system includes a crane and a plurality of blocks, where the crane is operable to move blocks from a lower elevation to a higher elevation (via stacking of the blocks) to store electrical energy as potential energy of the blocks, and then operable to move blocks from a higher elevation to a lower elevation (via unstacking of the blocks) to generate electricity based on the kinetic energy of the block when lowered (e.g., by gravity). The energy storage system can, for example, store electricity generated from solar power as potential energy in the stacked blocks during daytime hours when solar power is available, and can convert the potential energy in the stacked blocks into electricity during nighttime hours when solar energy is not available, and deliver the converted electricity to the power grid.

A system for driving a mechanical load, comprising: a rotational motor; a pendulum affixed to a pendulum axis to allow oscillation and rotation of the pendulum about the pendulum axis; a rotary encoder configured to generate an encoder signal responsively to an angular position of the pendulum with respect to the pendulum axis; a controller configured to receive the encoder signal and responsively to generate first and second controller signals, wherein the first controller signals are indicative of an angular speed of the pendulum being within a predefined motor engage range, and wherein the second controller signals are indicative of the angular speed of the pendulum being above a predefined load engage speed; a first clutch configured to receive the first controller signals and responsively to engage the motor and the pendulum axis; and a second clutch configured to receive the second controller signals and responsively to engage the pendulum axis and the mechanical load, wherein the mechanical load is a linear or rotational machine.

The invention provides a vibration isolation device configured to support a structure, comprising: an air mount having a base part mounted on a reference structure and a vibration isolated part, and an inverted pendulum device, wherein a lower end of the inverted pendulum device is mounted on the vibration isolated part of the air mount and an upper end of the inverted pendulum device support the structure to be supported, wherein the vibration isolation device comprises a stiffness adjustment device configured to adjust the stiffness of the inverted pendulum device.