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A method for harvesting energy from a train passing over a railroad rail. The method including transferring a deflection of the rail from the train to a mechanical energy storage device; storing mechanical energy provided by the transfer mechanism until a predetermined amount of mechanical energy is stored; transferring the stored mechanical energy to a generator upon the stored mechanical energy reaching the predetermined amount; and converting the transferred mechanical energy to electrical energy.

A method including: charging a capacitor in parallel to the ESD; determining whether an energy storage device (ESD) is in use; monitoring temperature of the ESD, the ESD has a prescribed and operational temperature range; discharging the capacitor through an inductor by temporary actuation of a switch that couples the inductor in parallel to the capacitor, wherein oscillation of current and voltage is provided by a first circuit formed by the capacitor and the inductor, maintaining the ESD temperature within temperature range through oscillation of the ions due to high frequency oscillation of a second circuit formed by the capacitor and the internal inductance of the ESD, repeating the temporary reactuation of the switch while temperature is within the temperature range. Wherein the given temperature range is the prescribed temperature range when the ESD is not being used and is the operational temperature range when the ESD is being used.

An inertial mechanical delay mechanism including: a first member rotatable about a first axis in a first direction. The first member having a first center of mass offset from a line parallel to a direction of acceleration and perpendicular from the first axis. A first elastic material exerts a first biasing force to the first member to bias the first member in a second direction. A second member is rotatable about a second axis in a third direction. The second member rotatable in a third direction by at least indirect interaction with the first member when the first member rotates a first angle in the first direction. A second elastic material exerts a second biasing force to the second member to bias the second member in a fourth direction. The first member is configured to rotate the first angle when the acceleration is greater than a predetermined magnitude and duration.

A method including: monitoring a power supply from a line power source; monitoring a temperature of one or more of a battery and a super-capacitor, when power is available through the line power source: supplying power directly from the line power source to the supported system; and supplying power directly to the charger to charge the battery and the super-capacitor, and in the event of a detected line power outage, supplying power to the supported system from one or more of the battery and super-capacitor based at least on the detected temperature of the one or more of the battery and super-capacitor.

An accelerometer including: a housing; a proof mass; a piezoelectric material; a support member for holding the proof mass a predetermined distance from the piezoelectric material, the proof mass being rotatably disposed relative to the housing and having a center of gravity offset from an axis of rotation of the support member; a first biasing material for biasing the proof mass towards the piezoelectric material and against the support member; and a second biasing material for biasing the proof mass at the predetermined distance from the piezoelectric material. When a level of acceleration of the proof mass is less than or equal to an acceleration level that is to be measured, the second biasing material is configured to force the support member to rotate to disengage the proof-mass and the first biasing material to move the proof-mass to contact the piezoelectric material.

A system for thermal management of electric vehicles. The system including: a heat energy storage system having a phase change material; and a controller comprising hardware. The controller being configured to: monitor a cabin temperature of a cabin of the electric vehicle; based on the cabin temperature, control power to the heat energy storage system to store heat energy therein; and control an airflow at least indirectly across the phase change material to convert the stored heat energy to heating the cabin.

An inertial igniter including: a base having a first projection; a striker mass rotatably connected to the base, the base having a second projection aligned with the first projection such that the first and second projections impact when rotated; a member having a first portion engaging with a second portion of the striker mass to restrict rotation of the striker mass unless the predetermined acceleration is experienced; a mass movable from a first position where an acceleration is less than the predetermined acceleration and a second position where the acceleration is greater than the predetermined acceleration, the second position permitting the first and second portions to come out of engagement; a spring biasing the movable mass in the first position; and a shear member permitting impact of the first and second projections when the predetermined acceleration is experienced and the movable mass moves to the second position.

An inertial mechanism including a member rotatable about an axis between activatable and activated positions, in the activatable position a first center of mass of the member is offset from the axis in a direction perpendicular to a direction of acceleration, the member having a surface; and another member rotatable about an axis between rest and activated positions, the rest position being where the second member cannot be moved into its activated position from an acceleration event, the other member also having a surface, the surfaces engage with each other when the member moves to its activated position to move the other member from its rest position to its activatable position, which is also where a center of mass of the other member is offset from its axis in the direction perpendicular to the direction of the acceleration.

A charging robot for supplying electrical energy to a parked electric vehicle to charge one or more batteries of the electric vehicle. The charging robot including: a source of electrical energy; and a charging cable for electrically connecting the source of electrical energy to the one or more batteries of the electric vehicle. Wherein the one or more charging robots are configured to have a first shape and to have a second shape configured to be deployed to charge the one or more batteries of the electric vehicle, the second shape being different from the first shape.

A mechanism including: a toggle rotatably connected to a base structure; a stop fixed to the base for limiting a rotational travel of the toggle, the stop being fixed to the base such that there is no relative movement between the stop and the base; a biasing element having a first end attached to the base and a second end attached to the toggle to bias the toggle towards the stop when the toggle is positioned on a first side of a singular position and the toggle is biased towards an opposite direction from the stop when the toggle is positioned on a second side of the singular position; and an inertial element movably disposed relative to the base and the toggle to move the toggle from the first side to the second side of the singular position when the base undergoes an acceleration event greater than a predetermined threshold.