A damper assembly to harvest energy from road deflections including a housing with a first shell, a second shell affixed to the first shell and to a vehicle body, a generator assembly with a first generator nested in the first shell, and a second generator nested in the second shell, a ball screw crossing the housing and with a first terminal portion that protrudes from the first shell and affixed to a wheel assembly of the vehicle, a second terminal portion that protrudes from the second shell, and a central portion extending between the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion, wherein the central portion actuates the first generator to provide a first electrical current when the wheel assembly is displaced in a first direction and the second generator to provide a second electrical current when the wheel assembly is displaced in a second direction.


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    Title :

    ACTIVE REGENERATIVE DAMPER SYSTEM


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-10-03


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60G VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS , Radaufhängungen und Federungen für Fahrzeuge / F16H Getriebe , GEARING / H02K Dynamoelektrische Maschinen , DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES




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