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.
Wheel based generator system
2021-06-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | H02K Dynamoelektrische Maschinen , DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |