RESONANT ENERGY HARVESTER, AIRCRAFT COMPONENT COMPRISING THE RESONANT ENERGY HARVESTER AND AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING THE RESONANT ENERGY HARVESTER OR THE AIRCRAFT COMPONENT

摘要

An energy harvester for an aircraft comprises a first portion, a movable element and a kinetic-to-electric-energy-converter. The first portion includes a charge collecting device having an electrical permittivity different to that of air. The charge collecting device is configured to be exposed to an air flow. The movable element is configured to be driven by the charge of the charge collecting device, and the kinetic-to-electric-energy-converter is configured to generate energy by the movement of the movable element.