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US 2019/0157944 A1Published application
Wheel based generator system
OwnerVandette B. CARTERinventor
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Abstract
A wheel having a tire, rim and for connection to an axle, contains a hollow circumferential solenoid tube, oriented in the same plane as the wheel, around the rim, with at least one permanent magnet situated within the hollow solenoid tube. The solenoid's wires are connected to a built-in battery which can situated inside of the wheel or the vehicle to store electricity for later use. The current generated may also be connected to transfer the electricity from the wheel-generator, to an external load, via a wire or wireless means; performed while the wheel is in motion or at rest.
Claims20
A wheel for a vehicle comprising:
- a hollow closed loop circumferential tube, oriented in the plane of the wheel, and affixed to the wheel so as to rotate with the wheel;
- a permanent magnet in the circumferential tube, the tube and magnet being configured so that the magnet can move within the tube;
- a conductor disposed on the tube so that when the wheel is rotated, the magnet will be acted upon by gravity to reach a point along the tube so that there continues to be relative motion between the magnet and the conductor to generate an electric current in the conductor;
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- electrical connections to the conductor so that current generated in the conductor is coupled to a device for receiving the electrical current.
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