Sun, rain and wind powered light
OwnerKieu HOANG, Han HOANGinventors
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Abstract
An outdoor light unit has plural self-contained mechanisms for producing electricity for powering the light unit, the light unit including a support, an electrical lamp, photovoltaic material at its top, an electrical generator, and water impingement blades and wind turbine blades to turn the generator to power the lamp. A rainwater collector collects rainwater running off of the photovoltaic material and directs it onto the water impingement blades. The generator and the rainwater collector are mounted to pivot with respect to the support, and fins cause the wind turbine blades to face into the wind.
Claims21
An outdoor light unit comprising:
- a stationary support for supporting the unit;
- an electrical lamp mounted on the support;
- a first arrangement generating electricity from the rays of the sun to power the lamp;
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- a second arrangement generating electricity from at least one of wind and rain to power the lamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.