Patent ID: 8228031
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: F03B,F03D,F05B,H02J,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a portable electronic device housing including a first aperture and at least one second aperture; a battery coupled to the portable electronic device housing; a controller coupled to the battery, the controller configured to control operations of the portable electronic device; a transceiver coupled to the controller; a generator coupled to the battery, the generator configured to charge the battery; a rotatable turbine enclosed within the portable electronic device housing and coupled to the generator, the rotatable turbine configured to drive the generator; and a conduit coupled to the rotatable turbine within the portable electronic device housing and coupled to the first aperture, the conduit configured to provide fluid flow to drive the rotatable turbine, wherein the first aperture comprises a first aperture width perpendicular to a direction of fluid flow, and wherein the conduit comprises a conduit length and a conduit width, where the conduit length is parallel to the direction of fluid flow, where the conduit width is perpendicular to the conduit length, where the conduit width is parallel to the aperture width, and where the conduit length is greater than the conduit width.