Air Power Feature For A Tire Or Wheel

An apparatus comprising,

• an air power feature that converts energy in an air flow to electrical energy;
• wherein said air power feature comprises:
• a turbine and a generator;
• or,
• a piezoelectrical component;
• and,
• wherein said air power feature is:
• engaged with a tire;
• or,
• engaged with a wheel.

A tire-wheel system comprising

• a wheel;
• a tire mounted to said wheel;
• and
• an air power feature that converts energy in an air flow to electrical energy;
• wherein said air power feature comprises:
• a turbine and a generator;
• or,
• a piezoelectrical component;
• and,
• wherein said air power feature is:
• engaged with the wheel;
• or,
• engaged with the tire.

A pneumatic tire comprising

• a tread surface;
• a first sidewall surface;
• an annular interior surface opposite said tread surface;
• a first sidewall internal surface opposite said first sidewall surface;
• and
• an air power feature that
• converts energy in an air flow to electrical energy
• is engaged with said annular interior surface or said first sidewall internal surface
• by an adhesive, or
• by a mechanical fastener, or
• by a molding operation, or
• by a component integrally formed therewith,
• is engaged with an air flow modification component comprising
• a duct of constant cross-sectional area, or
• a converging nozzle, or
• a diverging nozzle, or
• a converging-diverging nozzle, or
• a screen, or
• a filter, or
• some combination thereof, and
• wherein said air power feature comprises either
• a turbine, and a generator, or
• a piezoelectrical component.