MUMBAI, India, Aug. 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641090987 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology on July 27, 2026, for Autonomous Fire Suppression Rover With Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting.
Inventors include D. Ajitha; S. Kadiri Balaji; Dharsini V; Tarun Chowdary V; Nathish Krishna Gunasekaran; and B. V. S. S. Kamaraju.
The application for the patent was published on July 31, 2026, under issue no. 31/2026.
Abstract: ABSTRACT AUTONOMOUS FIRE SUPPRESSION ROVER WITH THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTING An autonomous fire suppression rover (200) is provided. The autonomous fire suppression rover (200) includes a container mounted on a platform and configured to store a fire-extinguishing agent. The autonomous fire suppression rover (200) includes a hybrid power system (208) comprising a primary battery and at least one thermoelectric generator configured to convert thermal energy from a fire environment into auxiliary electrical energy. The autonomous fire suppression rover (200) includes an active cooling system (210) configured to maintain a temperature differential across the thermoelectric generator and to protect internal electronic components from thermal degradation, the active cooling system (210) comprising a circulating coolant and a forced convection mechanism. The autonomous fire suppression rover (200) includes a fire detection module (204) configured to identify a presence and a direction of a fire source. The autonomous fire suppression rover (200) includes a suppression module (206) configured to autonomously discharge the fire-extinguishing agent toward the fire source. The autonomous fire suppression rover (200) includes a plurality of heat-resistant alloy wheels configured to withstand elevated temperatures without deformation, each wheel comprising traction-enhancing features formed on an outer surface thereof.
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