Electric vehicles with removable homopolar generators for increased driving distances

A removable homopolar generator comprising:

• a plurality of frame elements;
• a shaft extending through the plurality of frame elements;
• a drive motor configured to rotate the shaft;
• a plurality of copper discs mounted on the shaft;
• a plurality of magnets positioned in the plurality of frame elements and about the plurality of copper discs, wherein the plurality of magnets are in a fixed position with respect to the shaft;
• a first copper plate mounted to a first side of a first frame element of the plurality of frame elements;
• a second copper plate mounted to a second side of the first frame element;
• a copper linkage component in contact with the first copper plate and the second copper plate, the copper linkage component disposed about a third side of the first frame element;
• a first set of conductive brushes mounted to the first copper plate, the first set of conductive brushes in electrical communication with a first copper disc of the plurality of copper discs;
• a second set of conductive brushes mounted to the second copper plate, the second set of conductive brushes in electrical communication with a second copper disc of the plurality of copper discs;
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• a power output component.

A homopolar generator system for use with an electric vehicle, the homopolar generator system comprising:

• a plurality of rechargeable batteries configured to power a drive motor of the electric vehicle;
• one or more solid state relays electrically coupled between the plurality of rechargeable batteries;
• a controller configured to manage charging of the plurality of rechargeable batteries;
• and
• a homopolar generator positioned within the electric vehicle and electrically coupled to the plurality of rechargeable batteries, the homopolar generator configured to generate current to charge the plurality of rechargeable batteries, wherein the homopolar generator comprises:
• a plurality of frame elements;
• a shaft extending through the plurality of frame elements;
• a drive motor configured to rotate the shaft;
• a plurality of copper discs mounted on the shaft;
• a plurality of magnets positioned in the plurality of frame elements and about the plurality of copper discs, wherein the plurality of magnets are in a fixed position with respect to the shaft;
• a first copper plate mounted to a first side of a first frame element of the plurality of frame elements;
• a second copper plate mounted to a second side of the first frame element;
• a copper linkage component in contact with the first copper plate and the second copper plate, the copper linkage component disposed about a third side of the first frame element;
• a first set of conductive brushes mounted to the first copper plate, the first set of conductive brushes in electrical communication with a first copper disc of the plurality of copper discs;
• and
• a second set of conductive brushes mounted to the second copper plate, the second set of conductive brushes in electrical communication with a second copper disc of the plurality of copper discs.