# US 2014/0153226 A1 · Sun, rain and wind powered light > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0153226 A1 - Document ID: US20140153226A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/918,328 - Filed: 2013-06-14 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-06-14 - Inventors: Kieu HOANG; Han HOANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140153226A1 ## CPC - F03D 9/00: Adaptations of wind motors for special use; Combinations of wind motors with apparatus driven thereby; Wind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations (hybrid wind-photovoltaic energy systems for the generation of electric power H02S10/12) - F21S 9/035: {the solar unit being integrated within the support for the lighting unit, e.g. within or on a pole} - F03D 9/007: {the wind motor being combined with means for converting solar radiation into useful energy} - F03D 9/11: storing electrical energy - F03D 9/25: the apparatus being an electrical generator (F03D9/22 takes precedence) - F03D 9/34: on stationary objects or on stationary man-made structures - F21S 8/04: intended only for mounting on a ceiling or the like overhead structures (F21S8/02 takes precedence; {details of ceiling bases F21V21/03}) - F21S 8/085: {of high-built type, e.g. street light} - F21S 9/026: {rechargeable by using wind power, e.g. using wind turbines} - F21S 9/028: {rechargeable by using hydropower, e.g. using water powered turbines} - F21S 9/03: rechargeable by exposure to light - F21S 9/043: {driven by wind power, e.g. by wind turbines} - F21S 9/046: {driven by hydropower, e.g. by water powered turbines} - H02S 10/10: including a supplementary source of electric power, e.g. hybrid diesel-PV energy systems (combinations with gas-turbine plants F02C6/00) - H02S 10/12: Hybrid wind-PV energy systems - H02S 40/38: Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules - F05B 2220/708: Photoelectric means, i.e. photovoltaic or solar cells - F05B 2240/911: already existing for a prior purpose - F21W 2131/103: of streets or roads - Y02B 20/72: in street lighting - Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy - Y02E 10/72: Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction - Y02E 10/728: Onshore wind turbines - Y02E 70/30: Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin - F03D: WIND MOTORS - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00) - F05B: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G - F21W: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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; and a second arrangement generating electricity from at least one of wind and rain to power the lamp. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The outdoor light unit according to claim 1, wherein the support is elongate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The outdoor light unit according to claim 2, wherein the length of the support extends generally vertically. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The outdoor light unit according to claim 2, wherein the support is a pole. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The outdoor light unit according to claim 1, further comprising an accumulator type storage battery to store electrical energy to be used when no electrical energy is being generated by the light unit. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The outdoor light unit according to claim 1, wherein the first arrangement comprises a plurality of photovoltaic elements defining a top portion of the outdoor light unit, each photovoltaic element lying at a particularly designated angle with respect to a vertical axis of the plurality of photovoltaic elements in order to maximize electrical energy producing effect of the rays of the sun. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The outdoor light unit according to claim 1, wherein the first arrangement comprises an electrical generator having a shaft and a plurality of blades connected to the generator shaft in order to rotate the generator shaft to produce electricity. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The outdoor light unit according to claim 7, wherein the first arrangement further comprises an arrangement for directing a stream of rainwater onto the blades, and the blades are configured to be moved around the generator shaft by the stream of rainwater. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The outdoor light unit according to claim 8, wherein the arrangement for directing a stream of rainwater onto the blades includes a rainwater collector having a collected rainwater outlet above and in vertical alignment with the blades. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The outdoor light unit according to claim 7, wherein the blades are configured to be rotated around the generator shaft by wind. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The outdoor light unit according to claim 10, wherein the electrical generator and the blades are pivotally mounted with respect to the support, and the outdoor light unit further comprises an arrangement to pivot the electrical generator and the blades such that the longitudinal axis of the generator shaft is parallel to the direction of the wind. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The outdoor light unit according to claim 6, wherein the second arrangement comprises an electrical generator having a shaft and a plurality of water impingement blades connected to the generator in order to rotate the generator shaft to produce electricity. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The outdoor light unit according to claim 12, wherein the second device further comprises an arrangement for directing a stream of rainwater onto the water impingement blades, and the water impingement blades are configured to be moved around the generator shaft by the stream of rainwater. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The outdoor light unit according to claim 13, wherein the arrangement for directing a stream of rainwater onto the blades includes a rainwater collector having a collected rainwater outlet above and in vertical alignment with the blades. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The outdoor light unit according to claim 14, wherein the rainwater collector has an open top having an annular shape, and wherein the entire open top is in vertical alignment with the bottom ends of the pyramid of photovoltaic panels in order to receive rainwater running off. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The outdoor light unit according to claim 12, wherein the blades are configured to be turned by wind. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The outdoor light unit according to claim 16, wherein the electrical generator and the blades are pivotally mounted with respect to the support, and the outdoor light unit further comprises an arrangement to pivot the electrical generator and the blades such that the blades face the wind. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The outdoor light unit according to claim 13, wherein the third arrangement comprises an additional plurality of blades connected to the generator in order to turn the generator to produce electricity, and wherein the blades of the additional plurality of blades are configured to be moved around the generator shaft by wind. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The outdoor light unit according to claim 14, wherein the third device comprises an additional plurality of blades connected to the generator in order to turn the generator to produce electricity, and wherein the blades of the additional plurality of blades are configured to be moved around the generator shaft by wind. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The outdoor light unit according to claim 15, wherein the third device comprises an additional plurality of blades connected to the generator in order to turn the generator to produce electricity, and wherein the blades of the additional plurality of blades are configured to be moved around the generator shaft by wind. ### Claim 21 (depends on 9) The outdoor light unit according to claim 9, wherein the rainwater collector has a collected rainwater outlet above and in vertical alignment with the blades.