Abstract: Braking system (1) and method aimed to produce a forced increase in a damping layer (7) temperature of a brake pad (3), arranged between a metal support (5) and a friction material block (6) thereof, wherein the damping layer (7) is heated such as to stay at a temperature above a glass transition temperature of rubber components thereof, so assuring a maximum damping behavior; the heating is caused by magnetic induction generated by one or more electrically conducting coils (15) fed in AC by a power source (10) carried by the vehicle and arranged either integrated in the brake pad (3), e.g. carried by the support (5), or in the vicinity thereof.

Abstract: A capacitive element is manufactured by using the multilayer printed circuit board technology. The body of the element includes a layer of dielectric material interposed between two layers of conductive material arranged on opposite sides of the layer of dielectric material. Each layer of conductive material is in turn covered, on its free side, with an external covering layer. The material for making the layer of dielectric material is chosen among materials having: —a dielectric permeability ?r>1, —a dielectric rigidity k>100 kV/mm, and —a loss figure Df?0.002. Furthermore, the dimensions of the layer of dielectric material are greater than the dimensions of the layers of conductive material, so as to limit the edge effects that might cause discharge phenomena and make the capacitive element flexible.

Abstract: A method and system for generating electric energy in a tire includes a device including a housing that extends according to a longitudinal axis X, at least one electrical winding, a magnet movable within the housing along the longitudinal axis, and a force providing element positioned at at least one of two opposite ends of the housing, which is adapted to exert on the magnet a force along said longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A method and system for generating electric energy in a tyre includes a device including a housing that extends according to a longitudinal axis X, at least one electrical winding, a magnet movable within the housing along the longitudinal axis, and a force providing element positioned at least one of two opposite ends of the housing, which is adapted to exert on the magnet a force along said longitudinal axis.