System for cohesively harnessing multiple forms of renewable energy in electric vehicles and stationary applications
OwnerKaustubhan Bangalore Srivathsaninventor
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Abstract
This invention provides for a multi-disciplinary energy harnessing mechanism for outfitting a vehicle. Accordingly, sub-systems for harnessing energy from various sources of renewable energy occurring in vicinity of/incidental to the vehicle, such as 5 solar, waste heat, running water, flowing wind, mechanical impacts, heat from the road surface being traversed are integrated into a vehicle whereby the effective range of the vehicle is increased while reducing the frequency and amount of charging otherwise required from the electric grid.
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A system for allowing an electric vehicle to cohesively harness multiple forms of renewable energy, comprising
- a) a horizontal axis water turbine assembly integrated below the top surface of front cowl of the vehicle, for converting the kinetic energy of water falling on the roof (02) and windscreen of said vehicle into electrical energy;
- b) a roof unit (01) affixed onto the roof (02) of the electric vehicle in a manner being retractable in a predominantly downward direction to be completely flush with the roof line curvature of the vehicle body when required and otherwise able to be articulated in a predominantly upward direction to its normal position above the roof (02) of the vehicle, said roof unit (01) further consisting of:
- a vertical axis wind turbine sub-assembly bolted onto the roof (02) of the electric vehicle for converting the kinetic energy of wind incidental to said electric vehicle into electrical energy;
- a stacked solar panel sub-assembly connected in a tiltable manner via a hinge (13) to the vertical axis wind turbine sub-assembly for converting solar and heat energy of sunlight incidental to said vehicle into electrical energy and serving additionally to channel water falling on the vehicle to the front windscreen of said vehicle and therefore to the water turbine assembly to thereby convert its kinetic energy into electrical energy;
- a pin and latch arrangement with cable release (14) for locking the vertical axis wind turbine sub-assembly closely with the tiltable sub-assembly along their respective edges opposing ones forming the hinge (13);
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- a stay rod for holding the tiltable sub-assembly at a height from the vertical axis wind turbine sub-assembly when tilted about the hinge when the electric vehicle is stationary (13);
- c) a set of thermo electric generators strategically fitted—
- in form of a plurality of semiconductor plates acting as a thermoelectric generator onto the underbody and side panels of the electric vehicle for converting thermal energy emanating from hot road surfaces on which said electric vehicle travels and stands, into electrical energy;
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- in form of a thermocouple films in contact with a metal sheet placed below the dashboard of the vehicle, for converting greenhouse effect thermal energy into electrical energy;
- d) a set of Triboelectric nano generators in form of a mat integrated within seats, on accelerator and brake pedals of the vehicle for converting bio-mechanical energy exerted by occupants of said vehicle into electrical energy;
- e) a multilayered Tribo electric nano generator module fitted by means chosen among adhesion and co-molding onto the inside of sidewalls of the tyres of the vehicle and inside the enclosed space of the tyres and wheels for recuperation of energy exerted due to mechanical stresses therein into electrical energy;
- f) a thermoelectric generator bulk module incorporated in the form of supplementary calipers on brake discs, which are characteristically distinct and separate from brake calipers, for recuperation of frictional heat energy created therein during operation of the electric vehicle, into electrical energy;
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- g) electrical architecture for linking the components a) to f) in circuit to thus obtain a significant quantum of usable electrical energy generated by cohesively harnessing multiple forms of renewable energy from the immediate surroundings of the electric vehicle.
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