Description:ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND A METHOD THEREOF
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0001] This invention generally relates to a field of energy harvesting in automobiles, and in particular, relates to a piezoelectric pressure sensor system for generating electrical energy from vehicle oscillations.
BACKGROUND
[0002] The subject matter discussed in the background section should not be assumed to be prior art merely as a result of its mention in the background section. Similarly, a problem mentioned in the background section or associated with the subject matter of the background section should not be assumed to have been previously recognized in the prior art. The subject matter in the background section merely represents different approaches, which in and of themselves may also correspond to implementations of the claimed technology.
[0003] In modern automobiles, electronic features have become a key factor in vehicle selection, especially in commercial vehicles such as buses and trucks. These features in , Claims:WE CLAIM:
1. An energy harvesting system (100) for a vehicle comprising:
at least one sensor (102) mounted at one or more positions of the vehicle, wherein the at least one sensor (102) is configured to detect one or more oscillations generated from one or more parameters of the vehicle; and
at least one control unit (104) operationally coupled to the at least one sensor (102), wherein the at least one control unit (104) is configured to:
convert the detected one or more oscillations into a mechanical stress applied to the at least one sensor (102),
generate one or more signals based at least on the mechanical stress using a piezoelectric effect;
process the generated one or more signals to generate an electrical energy; and
transfer the electrical energy to an energy storage unit (106) of the vehicle.

2. The energy harvesting system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the energy storage unit (106) is operationally coupled to the at least one control unit (104), and wherein the energy storage unit (106) is