GB2582134A - Electric vehicle re-charged by wind turbine - Google Patents

Electric vehicle re-charged by wind turbine Download PDF

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GB2582134A
GB2582134A GB1903201.0A GB201903201A GB2582134A GB 2582134 A GB2582134 A GB 2582134A GB 201903201 A GB201903201 A GB 201903201A GB 2582134 A GB2582134 A GB 2582134A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D9/00—Adaptations of wind motors for special use; Combinations of wind motors with apparatus driven thereby; Wind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations
    • F03D9/30—Wind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations
    • F03D9/32—Wind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations on moving objects, e.g. vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L8/00—Electric propulsion with power supply from forces of nature, e.g. sun or wind
    • B60L8/006—Converting flow of air into electric energy, e.g. by using wind turbines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/90—Mounting on supporting structures or systems
    • F05B2240/94—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a movable wheeled structure
    • F05B2240/941—Mounting on supporting structures or systems on a movable wheeled structure which is a land vehicle
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/728—Onshore wind turbines
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/60—Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect
    • Y02T10/7072—Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors

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Abstract

An electric vehicle power system has a wind turbine 5 used to charge an onboard charge storage device whilst the vehicle 1 is moving. The fan may be mounted within the vehicle body to minimise additional aerodynamic drag. The turbine may be mounted within the forward compartment 3 of the vehicle, before the bulkhead with the passenger compartment 4. The charge storage device may be a battery, fuel cell or a supercapacitor in the vehicle.

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ELEC1RIC VEHICLE RE-CHARGED BY WIND TURBINE
DESCRIPTION
This invention relates to an electric vehicle power system consisting of a wind turbine mounted on or inside the vehicle such that the turbine blades are turned by the airflow when the vehicle is moving.
Conventional electric vehicles are powered by an onboard charge storage device such as a battery or fuel cell which provides current for an electric motor to turn the wheels. These vehicles suffer from a limitation in the amount of charge that can be stored on board, thus the vehicle has a limited range before it needs to be connected to an external fuel source for re-charging.
Re-generative braking systems have been used in some vehicles to mitigate this to a limited extent by converting kinetic energy from the vehicles wheels into electrical charge when the vehicle is braking. Because of the laws of physics the electrical load placed on the generator when it is delivering current increases the physical torque required to turn it, thus the vehicle slows down.
This invention differs in that the generator used to re-charge is not physically connected to the vehicle wheels or drive train and the location of the turbine is chosen to minimise the increase to the aerodynamic drag of the overall vehicle.
The output from the turbine is used to charge an onboard battery, supercapacitor or other charge storage device such that the vehicle is able to run for longer periods before having to be connected to an external power source for re-charging.
A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing that shows how the system is constructed. The included drawings are as follows: FIGURE 1 Shows the wind turbine and its location within the aerodynamic footprint of the vehicle FIGURE 2 Shows the main electrical components forming the power system As shown in Figure 1, the wind turbine 5 is placed within the forward compartment of the vehicle 1, before the bulkhead with the passenger compartment 4.
As the vehicle moves forward air flow enters the compartment 3 through the ventilation grille and open compartment base and is stopped by the bulkhead 4. By placing the turbine in this location energy can be extracted from this airflow before it reaches its inevitable haft at the bulkhead.
The addition of the wind turbine therefore has minimal extra detriment to the aerodynamic efficiency as it is contained within the footprint of the vehicle in an area which already contains airflow when the vehicle is moving forward.
The turbine may be a horizontal or vertical axis turbine with a variable number of blades.
Figure 2 shows the relationship of the turbine 5 to the other components forming the electric vehicle power train. The turbine output may be used to directly charge the primary on board charge storage device such as a batter or fuel cell via an onboard charger or it may charge a supercapacitor acting as a secondary charge storage device.

Claims (4)

  1. ELEC1RIC VEHICLE RE-CHARGED BY WIND TURBINECLAIMS1. An engine system for an electric vehicle where the onboard charge storage device can be recharged by an onboard wind turbine whilst the vehicle is moving.
  2. 2. An engine system as Claimed in Claim 1 where the wind turbine claimed in Claim 2 is mounted within the overall footprint of the vehicle so as to minimise additional aerodynamic drag.
  3. 3. An engine system as Claimed in Claim 2 where the wind turbine claimed in Claim 2 is mounted within the forward compartment of the vehicle before the bulkhead with the passenger compartment.
  4. 4. A vehicle engine system substantially as herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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Cited By (2)

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GB2615749A (en) * 2022-02-11 2023-08-23 Adly Abdulla Peter Hybrid wind / electric vehicles / wind turbines for electric vehicles
US12059968B2 (en) 2022-07-28 2024-08-13 Antwoine McKinley Jones AC/DC radial wheel generation and recharging system with wind assist

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US4254843A (en) * 1979-07-20 1981-03-10 Han Joon H Electrically powered vehicle
US20080179114A1 (en) * 2007-01-31 2008-07-31 Yang-Ching YEH Vehicular wind power generation device
WO2012155970A1 (en) * 2011-05-18 2012-11-22 Youniverse-Unip.Lda Renewable energy self-charging system

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US4254843A (en) * 1979-07-20 1981-03-10 Han Joon H Electrically powered vehicle
US20080179114A1 (en) * 2007-01-31 2008-07-31 Yang-Ching YEH Vehicular wind power generation device
WO2012155970A1 (en) * 2011-05-18 2012-11-22 Youniverse-Unip.Lda Renewable energy self-charging system

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2615749A (en) * 2022-02-11 2023-08-23 Adly Abdulla Peter Hybrid wind / electric vehicles / wind turbines for electric vehicles
US12059968B2 (en) 2022-07-28 2024-08-13 Antwoine McKinley Jones AC/DC radial wheel generation and recharging system with wind assist

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