The present disclosure relates to the field of renewable energy. In particular, the present disclosure provides a system for capturing, storing and reusing energy released into environment as a by-product by electrical appliances.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed disclosure, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art. [0003] Electrical appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning units generate heat that is radiated into environment and wasted, thereby increasing environmental temperature. It would be beneficial if this heat can be captured, stored and converted into usable energy, the energy being consumable by other electrical appliances.
[0004] Existing literature describes a food warming apparatus that is configured to store and use heat generated from household electrical appliances such as refrigerator. Generation of electricity from wasted heat from refrigerator has been discussed in a prior art. Air and water heating systems using heat radiating from refrigerator has also been disclosed. Utilization of heat generated from condenser of refrigerator in serving multiple objectives such as drying of clothes, grains, heating of food water and the likes have been described by another literature. However, none of the existing literatures disclose a complete system that is facilitated to perform capturing of discarded heat from condensers used in refrigerators, freezers and air conditioning units, storing the heat in the form of electric energy and using the stored electrical energy to provide electric power to electrical appliances such as microwave ovens.
[0005] The proposed system is configured to detect and capture heat generated by refrigerators and freezers, convert the heat into electrical energy, transmit the electrical energy in the form of electric signal to one or more storage units and utilize the stored electrical energy to provide electric power to electric

appliances coupled to the system, the electrical appliances including microwave ovens and the transmission of stored electric power being triggered by user inputs.
OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0006] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one
embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0007] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system for
capturing a first form of energy released from electrical appliances, the first form
of energy being unused and radiated into environment.
[0008] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables
one or more sensors to detect the one or more first form of energy.
[0009] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables
one or more transducers to receive and convert the one or more first form of
energy into one or more second form of energy.
[0010] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables
one or more storage units to store the generated one or more second form of
energy.
[0011] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables
one or more transmission units to transmit the one or more second form of energy
to the one or more storage units.
[0012] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables
the one or more storage units to be coupled to electrical appliances.
[0013] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables
one or more input units to receive user inputs, the one or more input units being
coupled to the electrical appliances.
[0014] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system that enables
the one or more storage units to provide electric power to the electrical appliances
in response to the user inputs, the electric power pertaining to the stored one or
more second form of energy.

SUMMARY
[0015] The present disclosure relates to the field of renewable energy. In
particular, the present disclosure provides a system for capturing, storing and
reusing energy released into environment as a by-product by electrical appliances.
[0016] An aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a system for capturing
a first form of energy released from electrical appliances, the first form of energy
being unused and radiated into environment.
[0017] In an aspect the system may comprise one or more sensors enabled to
detect one or more attributes pertaining to the one or more first form of energy.
[0018] In an aspect the system may comprise one or more transducers
configured to receive and convert the one or more first form of energy into one or
more second form of energy, the one or more second form of energy being
suitable for storage and future use.
[0019] In an aspect the system may comprise one or more storage units
configured to store the generated one or more second form of energy.
[0020] In an aspect the system may comprise one or more transmission units
configured to be coupled to the one or more transducers, the one or more storage
units and the one or more sensors.
[0021] In an aspect the one or more transmission units may be enabled to
transmit the one or more second form of energy to the one or more storage units
based on the detected one or more attributes by the one or more sensors.
[0022] In an aspect the one or more storage units may be configured to be
coupled to electrical appliances.
[0023] In an aspect the system may comprise one or more input units
configured to receive user inputs, the one or more input units being coupled to the
electrical appliances.
[0024] In an aspect the one or more storage units may be adapted to provide
electric power to the electrical appliances in response to the user inputs, the
electric power pertaining to the stored one or more second form of energy.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS
[0025] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further
understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a
part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the
present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the
principles of the present disclosure.
[0026] The diagrams described herein are for illustration only, which thus are
not limitations of the present disclosure, and wherein:
[0027] FIG. 1 illustrates exemplary block diagram of the proposed system for
capturing, storing and reusing energy released by electrical appliances (100), to
elaborate upon its working in accordance with an embodiment of the present
disclosure.
[0028] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary flow diagram (200) of the energy
capturing step of the proposed system for capturing, storing and reusing energy
released by electrical appliances (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the
present disclosure.
[0029] FIG. 3A-3C illustrates exemplary views (300) of the proposed system
for capturing, storing and reusing energy released by electrical appliances (100),
in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0030] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details. [0031] If the specification states a component or feature "may", "can", "could", or "might" be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic. [0032] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of "a," "an," and "the" includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the

meaning of "in" includes "in" and "on" unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[0033] While embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described in the accompanying drawings, the embodiments are offered only in as much detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure and are not intended to limit the numerous equivalents, changes, variations, substitutions and modifications falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[0034] The present disclosure relates to the field of renewable energy. In particular, the present disclosure provides a system for capturing, storing and reusing energy released into environment as a by-product by electrical appliances. [0035] FIG. 1 illustrates exemplary block diagram of the proposed system for capturing, storing and reusing energy released by electrical appliances (100), to elaborate upon its working in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0036] In an embodiment, the proposed system for capturing, storing and reusing energy released by electrical appliances (100) (interchangeably known as the system (100) herewith) may include one or more sensors (102) that may be configured to detect on or more attributes pertaining to one or more first form of energy released into environment by electrical appliances, the one or more first form of energy being wasted and increasing environmental temperature. By way of example the one or more sensors (102) may include heat sensors, the one or more first form of energy being electromagnetic radiation of predetermined frequencies. The one or more first form of energy may pertain to any or a combination of infrared radiation and heat. In an exemplary embodiment, the electrical appliances may include refrigerators, air conditioning devices that may typically use condensers configured to perform air compression and generate one or more first form of energy.
[0037] In an embodiment, the system (100) may include one or more transducers (104) that may be coupled to the one or more sensors (102). The one or more transducers (104) may be configured to receive the captured one or more

first form of energy and convert the one or more first form of energy into one or more second form of energy. By way of example, the one or more second form of energy may pertain to electrical energy corresponding to electric power. In an exemplary embodiment, the one or more transducers (104) may include thermoelectric generator plates. The thermoelectric generator plates may be enabled to generate a set of electrical signals that may be reused for providing power to electrical appliances.
[0038] In an embodiment, the system (100) may include one or more storage units (106) that may be configured to store the generated one or more second form of energy. By way of example the one or more storage units may include any or a combination of batteries, converters, inverters, power lines, micro-grid and the likes. The one or more storage units (106) may include lead acid, lithium polymer, lithium ion, nickel cadmium batteries and the likes. In an embodiment, the one or more storage units (106) may have predetermined storage capacity and may pertain to storage of the one or more second form of energy pertaining to predefined specifications. By way of example, the batteries may me enabled to store predefined quantity of electric charge and for a predefined duration of time. [0039] In an embodiment, the system (100) may include one or more transmission units (108) that may be coupled to the one or more sensors (102). The one or more transducers (104) and the one or more storage units (106). The one or more transmission units may be enabled to transmit the generated one or more second form of energy to the one or more storage units (106). The one or more transmission units (108) may pertain to predefined specifications pertaining to the transmitted one or more second form of energy. By way of example, the one or more transmission units (108) may be compatible to transmit one or more amperes of electric current at one or more rated electric power and at one or more voltages, the current, voltage and power being predetermined. [0040] In an exemplary embodiment, the one or more sensors (102) coupled to the one or more transmission units (108) may be configured to detect one or more attributes that may facilitate in determination of start and end of transmission of the one or more second form of energy from the one or more

transducers (104) to the one or more storage units (106). The one or more sensors (102) may include any or a combination of current sensors, voltage sensors and the likes for determination of the start and end of transmission of electrical energy.
[0041] In an embodiment, the system (100) may include one or more input units (110) that may be coupled to electrical appliances. The one or more input units (110) may be communicatively coupled to the one or more storage units (106) and the one or more sensors (102). The one or more input units (110) may be enabled to receive user inputs pertaining to usage of the stored one or more second form of energy in the one or more storage units (106). By way of example the one or more input units (110) may include but may not be limited to keys, buttons, touchpads, touch panels, joysticks, rotary switches, sliding switches, microphones for voice enabled switches and the likes. In an exemplary embodiment, the one or more input units (110) may also be related to remote control units detached from the electrical appliances. Based on the user inputs received by the one or more input units (110), the one or more storage units (106) may be configured to provide electric power to the electrical appliances, the electric power being consumed by the electrical appliances for performing one or more functionalities of the electrical appliances. By way of non-limiting example, the electrical appliances may include microwave ovens, configured to generate electromagnetic radiation from electric power.
[0042] In an exemplary embodiment, the one or more input units (110) may be configured to facilitate automatic transmission of stored electric power in the form of electrical signal to the electrical appliances based on the one or more attributes detected by the one or more sensors (102). Start, end and duration of transmission of electric power from the one or more storage units (106) to the electric appliances may be predetermined or based on signals generated by the one or more sensors (102).
[0043] FIG. 2 illustrates exemplary flow diagram (200) of the energy capturing step of the proposed system for capturing, storing and reusing energy

released by electrical appliances (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0044] In an illustrative embodiment, condenser associated with electrical appliances, such as refrigerator may generate heat during the performance of the functionalities of refrigeration. The generated one or more first form of energy may pertain to heat. The heat may be detected by the one or more sensors (102). The detected heat may be received and captured by the one or more transducers (104) coupled to the one or more sensors (102) and correspondingly the one or more transducers (104) may be configured to generate one or more second form of energy. The one or more second form of energy may pertain to electrical energy corresponding to electric power.
[0045] FIG. 3A-3C illustrates exemplary views (300) of the proposed system for capturing, storing and reusing energy released by electrical appliances (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. [0046] In an illustrative embodiment, the system may comprise one or more sensors (102) configured to detect one or more first form of energy. The one or more first form of energy may be generated by condenser associated with refrigerator and freezers. The system (100) may include one or more transducers (104) that may be facilitated to convert the captured one or more first form of energy into one or more second form of energy. The system (100) may further include one or more transmission units (108) and one or more storage units (106) coupled to the one or more transducers (104). The one or more second form of energy may be configured to be transmitted through the one or more transmission units (108) to one or more storage units (106). The one or more storage units (106) may be adapted to store the one or more second form of energy. The one or more storage units (106) may be configured to provide electrical power to electrical appliances such as microwave oven coupled to the one or more storage units (106). The electric power may pertain to the stored one or more second form of energy. The system may include one or more input units (110) coupled to the one or more storage units (106), the one or more sensors (102) and the electrical appliances. The electric power may be transmitted from the one or more storage

units (106) to the electrical appliances in response to user inputs received by the one or more input units (110).
[0047] As used herein, and unless the context dictates otherwise, the term "coupled to" is intended to include both direct coupling (in which two elements that are coupled to each other contact each other) and indirect coupling (in which at least one additional element is located between the two elements). Therefore, the terms "coupled to" and "coupled with" are used synonymously. Within the context of this document terms "coupled to" and "coupled with" are also used euphemistically to mean "communicatively coupled with" over a network, where two or more devices are able to exchange data with each other over the network, possibly via one or more intermediary device.
[0048] The terms, descriptions and figures used herein are set forth by way of illustration only. Many variations are possible within the spirit and scope of the subject matter, which is intended to be defined by the following claims and their equivalents in which all terms are meant in their broadest reasonable sense unless otherwise indicated.
[0049] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.
ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION
[0050] The present disclosure provides a system for capturing a first form of energy released from electrical appliances, the first form of energy being unused and radiated into environment.
[0051] The present disclosure provides a system that enables one or more sensors to detect the one or more first form of energy.

[0052] The present disclosure provides a system that enables one or more
transducers to receive and convert the one or more first form of energy into one or
more second form of energy.
[0053] The present disclosure provides a system that enables one or more
storage units to store the generated one or more second form of energy.
[0054] The present disclosure provides a system that enables one or more
transmission units to transmit the one or more second form of energy to the one or
more storage units.
[0055] The present disclosure provides a system that enables the one or more
storage units to be coupled to electrical appliances.
[0056] The present disclosure provides a system that enables one or more
input units to receive user inputs, the one or more input units being coupled to the
electrical appliances.
[0057] The present disclosure provides a system that enables the one or more
storage units to provide electric power to the electrical appliances in response to
the user inputs, the electric power pertaining to the stored one or more second
form of energy.

We Claim:

1. A system for capturing, storing and reusing energy generated from
electrical appliances, the system comprising:
one or more sensors (102) configured to detect one or more attributes, wherein the one or more attributes pertain to one or more first form of energy generated from electrical appliances, wherein the one or more first form of energy is produced as a by¬product of one or more functionalities of the electrical appliances;
one or more transducers (104) coupled to the one or more sensors (102), wherein the one or more transducers (104) are configured to transform the detected one or more first form of energy into one or more second form of energy;
one or more storage units (106) configured to store the one or more second form of energy, wherein the one or more second form of energy pertains to predetermined quantity;
one or more transmission units (108) communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors (102), the one or more transducers (104) and the one or more storage units (106), wherein the one or more transmission units are configured to transmit the one or more second form of energy generated by the one or more transducers (104) to the one or more storage units (106);
one or more input units (110) coupled to the electrical appliances, the one or more sensors (102) and the one or more storage units (106), wherein the one or more input units are configured to receive user inputs, wherein the user inputs are configured to couple the electrical appliances with the one or more storage units (106).
2. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more first
form of energy pertains to electromagnetic radiation and wherein the one
or more second form of energy pertains to electrical signal, wherein the

electromagnetic radiation pertains to predefined frequencies and wherein the electrical signal pertains to predetermined specifications.
3. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more storage units (106) are configured to provide electrical energy to the electrical appliances in response to user inputs, wherein the electrical energy is configured to facilitate functionalities performed by the electrical appliances.
4. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more transmission units (108) are configured to be compatible to the one or more second form of energy pertaining to predefined specifications.
5. The system (100) as claimed in claim 4, wherein the one or more transmission units (108) are configured to transmit the one or more second form of energy for predetermined duration, wherein the one or more attributes detected by the one or more sensors (102) are enabled to facilitate determination of start and end of the transmission of the one or more second form of energy.
6. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more input units (110) are communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors (102), wherein the one or more attributes detected by the one or more sensors (102) are enabled to facilitate automatic determination of start and end of transmission of the one or more second form of energy to the electrical appliances from the one or more storage units (106).