Electricity generating device

An electricity generating device comprising:

• a base, the base defining an interior volume therein;
• a turbine rotatably mounted to the base, the turbine comprising:
• a shaft;
• a plurality of cups coupled to the shaft, the plurality of cups being radially arranged around the shaft, each cup of the plurality of cups defining a cavity bounded by an interior surface of the cup, each cup of the plurality of cups having a rim defining an opening to the cavity, the openings of the cups of the plurality of cups facing in a first rotational direction around the shaft, each cup of the plurality of cups having an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, the exterior surface of each cup widening from a base end of the cup to the rim of the cup, each cup of the plurality of cups having a dome shape, the plurality of cups being spaced outwardly from the shaft;
• a plurality of solar panels, each solar panel of the plurality of solar panels being mounted on the exterior surface of an associated cup of the plurality of cups, each solar panel of the plurality of solar panels conforming in shape to the exterior surface of the associated cup;
• and
• a plurality of spokes, each spoke being coupled to and extending between an associated cup of the plurality of cups and the shaft;
• a generator operatively coupled to the shaft, the generator mounted in the interior volume of the base;
• a geartrain operatively coupling the shaft to the generator;
• an energy storage electrically coupled to the generator and the plurality of solar panels, the energy storage comprising a battery;
• solar charging wiring electrically coupled to and extending between the plurality of solar panels and the energy storage, the solar charging wiring extending through an interior space within the shaft of the turbine, the solar charging wiring extending out of the interior space of the shaft through an aperture formed at one end of a pair of ends of the shaft;
• and
• a power inverter electrically coupled to the generator and the energy storage, the power inverter being configured to convert alternating electrical current produced by the generator into direct electrical current for charging the energy storage.