Solar powered two wheeled vehicle with energy intensifying solar collector
OwnerGlenn C. Streiffinventor
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Abstract
A solar powered two wheeled vehicle having energy intensifying solar collectors includes a two wheeled moped type vehicle supporting a motor generator and pedal driven crank operatively coupled to a rear drive wheel, The vehicle further includes a rear body portion defining a pair of forwardly open air ducts having wind driven generators supported therein. A pair of rechargeable batteries are further supported within the rear body portion and an array of solar energy converters are supported by a vertical panel support in a generally horizontal planar arrangement, The solar panel includes a lens for intensifying the solar energy applied to the solar cells within the panel array,
Claims6
An electrically powered vehicle comprising:
- a frame having a plurality of wheels;
- a battery power supply;
- a motor/generator operatively coupled to at least one of said wheels;
- a user control electrically coupling said motor/generator to said battery power supply in either a motor or generator coupling;
- a pedal crank rotatable by a user operatively coupled to said at least one wheel;
- a body supported by said frame and defining a forwardly open air duct;
- an impeller and generator supported within said air duct electrically coupled to said battery power supply;
- a solar panel supported by said frame having an array of solar cells;
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- an energy intensifying lens supported upon said panel and operative to gather solar energy and concentrate it upon said solar cells.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.