Vibration energy harvesting in automotive suspension system: A detailed review

MAA Abdelkareem, L Xu, MKA Ali, A Elagouz, J Mi… - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Hydraulic shock absorbers have come into widespread use in vehicle suspensions since
decades ago to effectively reduce the acceleration of vehicle bodies and maintain good …

Active vehicle suspension system

ZM Anderson, S Avadhany, MD Cole, R Driscoll… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
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Design and characterization of an electromagnetic energy harvester for vehicle suspensions

L Zuo, B Scully, J Shestani, Y Zhou - Smart Materials and …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
During the everyday usage of an automobile, only 10–16% of the fuel energy is used to
drive the car—to overcome the resistance from road friction and air drag. One important loss …

Energy-harvesting shock absorber with a mechanical motion rectifier

Z Li, L Zuo, J Kuang, G Luhrs - Smart materials and structures, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Energy-harvesting shock absorbers are able to recover the energy otherwise dissipated in
the suspension vibration while simultaneously suppressing the vibration induced by road …

Electro-hydraulic damper for energy harvesting suspension: Modeling, prototyping and experimental validation

Y Zhang, H Chen, K Guo, X Zhang, SE Li - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents an electro-hydraulic semi-active damper to harvest the suspension
kinetic energy for the purpose of further improving the fuel efficiency of off-road vehicles …

Study on a novel hydraulic pumping regenerative suspension for vehicles

Y Zhang, X Zhang, M Zhan, K Guo, F Zhao… - Journal of the Franklin …, 2015 - Elsevier
In order to improve the vehicle fuel economy, ride comfort and handling, this paper presents
the design, modeling, and performance study of a novel hydraulic pumping regenerative …

Hydraulic actuator with on-demand energy flow

M Giovanardi, C Tucker, RJ Wendell… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
US10029534B2 - Hydraulic actuator with on-demand energy flow - Google Patents
US10029534B2 - Hydraulic actuator with on-demand energy flow - Google Patents Hydraulic …

Regenerative shock absorber

S Avadhany, P Abel, V Tarasov, Z Anderson - US Patent 8,376,100, 2013 - Google Patents
Regenerative shock absorber. A piston is disposed for recip rocating motion within a
cylinder as a vehicle's Suspension system deflects. Hydraulic fluid passes through an …

System and method for control for regenerative energy generators

ZM Anderson, S Morton, ZJ Jackowski… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
A device and system that can dynamically provide variable load on a generator and
intelligently distribute generated power to loads and energy storage devices is disclosed …

Active vehicle suspension

ZM Anderson, M Giovanardi, C Tucker… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
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