A transportation pathway, such as a railway or roadway, has a plurality of poles supporting electrical wires. The poles extend in a line parallel to the transportation pathway. In a railway, the poles support a power cable to supply power to an electric train or tram. In a roadway, the poles have electrical wires for street lights. Solar panels extend between the poles and provide power to the train, tram or street light, or support an outlet for recharging electric vehicles. The power generated by the solar panels can be used to supplement or replace the power provided through the poles. Power not used in this manner can be stored in a battery or sent into the electric grid. The solar panels can be retrofit onto existing systems.


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    Title :

    SOLAR ASSISTED ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION


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    Publication date :

    2022-04-14


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    H02S GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, E.G. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES , Erzeugung elektrischer Energie durch Umwandlung von Infrarot-Strahlung, sichtbarem Licht oder ultraviolettem Licht, z.B. unter Verwendung von Photovoltaik [PV]-Modulen / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen



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