WIND-POWERED ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWER REGENERATION SYSTEM

Abstract

A wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system for increasing the range of electric vehicles. The system includes a twin turbine system with at least one fan on each turbine, and may include a vacuum-assisted turbine and gearbox. The twin turbine system preferably has three fans on each turbine. The fans may be of various sizes. The first and largest fan may be directly powered via the electric vehicle motor, which may create a vacuum. The second fan may partially be powered by the EV motor, while also being moved by the vacuums suction and the air that enters the compartment. The third fan may rotate via force of air entering the compartment. All of the fans may be connected to a central gearbox located beneath them. The gearbox may be connected to a generator that may be connected to a capacitor that charges an electric vehicle's battery.

Claims

1. A wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system comprising: (a) a moveable, louvered front duct with a plethora of slats operably incorporated into a front apron of an electric vehicle (b) at least one windshield vent operably positioned to vent air at a base edge of a front windshield of the electric vehicle; (c) a first wind chamber operably connected to the front duct and the at least one windshield vent so that air flows in the front duct and out the at least one windshield vent; (d) an air velocity sensor position on the front apron of the electric vehicle, wherein the air velocity sensor is operably connected to control the front duct so as to move the plethora of slats of the front duct into an open position when the air velocity sensor detects a net headwind against the front apron of the electric vehicle, and to move the plethora of slats of the front duct into a closed position when the air velocity sensor does not detect a net headwind against the front apron of the electric vehicle; and (e) at least one front twin turbine system having (i) a main body; (ii) a first tube and a second tube, wherein the first tube and the second tube are located within the main body, and wherein each tube is open at a front end and a back end; (iii) a first turbine and a second turbine, wherein each turbine has at least one fan thereon, wherein the first turbine is housed within the first tube, and wherein the second turbine is housed within the second tube; (iv) at least one gearbox operably connected to the first turbine and the second turbine; (v) a generator operably connected to the gearbox; and (vi) a capacitor operably connected to the generator to charge a battery powering the electric vehicle, wherein the at least one twin turbine system is operably positioned within the first wind chamber so that the air flowing through the wind chamber causes at least one fan of the first turbine and at least one fan of the second turbine to rotate.

2. The wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system according to claim 1, wherein there are two windshield vents.

3. The wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system according to claim 1, wherein there are two twin turbine systems.

4. The wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system according to claim 1, wherein there are three fans on the first turbine and three fans on the second turbine.

5. The wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system according to claim 4, wherein one of the three fans on the first turbine and one of the three fans on the second turbine are rotated in part or entirely by the battery of the electric vehicle and create a vacuum, and wherein the vacuum assists at least one of the other two fans on the first turbine and at least one of the other two fans on the second turbine to rotate.

6. The wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system according to claim 1, further comprising: (f) a moveable, louvered left side duct with a plethora of slats on a left side of the electric vehicle; (g) a moveable, louvered right side duct with a plethora of slats on a right side of the electric vehicle, wherein the air velocity sensor is also operably connected to control the left side duct and the right side duct so as to move the plethora of slats of the left side duct and the plethora of slats of the right side duct into an open position when the air velocity sensor detects a net headwind against the front apron of the electric vehicle, and to move the plethora of slats of the left side duct and the plethora of slats of the right side duct into a closed position when the air velocity sensor does not detect a net headwind against the front apron of the electric vehicle; (h) a left bumper vent and a right bumper vent; (i) a left side wind chamber operably connected to the left side duct and the left bumper vent so that air flows in the left side duct and out the at left bumper vent; (j) a right side wind chamber operably connected to the right side duct and the right bumper vent so that air flows in the right side duct and out the at right bumper vent; (k) a left side twin turbine system operably positioned within the left side wind chamber so that the air flowing through the wind chamber causes at least one fan of the first turbine and at least one fan of the second turbine to rotate; and (l) a right side twin turbine system operably positioned within the right side wind chamber so that the air flowing through the wind chamber causes at least one fan of the first turbine and at least one fan of the second turbine to rotate.

7. The wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system according to claim 6, wherein there are two windshield vents.

8. The wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system according to claim 6, wherein there are two front twin turbine systems.

9. The wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system according to claim 6, wherein there are three fans on the first turbine and three fans on the second turbine or each twin turbine system.

10. The wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system according to claim 9, wherein one of the three fans on the first turbine and one of the three fans on the second turbine are rotated in part or entirely by the battery of the electric vehicle and create a vacuum, and wherein the vacuum assists at least one of the other two fans on the first turbine and at least one of the other two fans on the second turbine to rotate.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The figures that accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and method(s) of use for the present invention, wind-powered electric vehicle battery charger, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present invention.

[0018] FIG. 1 shows a side view illustrating an electric vehicle with the adjustable grill covering the opening to the chamber housing the wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] FIG. 2 shows a front view illustrating an electric vehicle with the adjustable grill covering the opening to the chamber housing the wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system in an open position, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] FIG. 3 shows a front view illustrating an electric vehicle with the adjustable grill covering the opening to the chamber housing the wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system in a closed position, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] FIG. 4 shows a perspective view illustrating the airflow through the grill, the chamber housing the wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system, the power regeneration system, and out of the vehicle, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] FIG. 5 shows a side view illustrating the airflow along the side of the vehicle and out the back grills after traveling through the wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] FIG. 6 shows a top view illustrating the airflow out of the front windshield grills and along the front windshield of the vehicle after traveling through the wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] FIG. 7 shows a front view of the wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] As discussed above, embodiments of the present invention relate to a power regeneration system and more particularly to a wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system.

[0028] Referring now to the drawings FIGS. 1-8, the wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system includes a specially designed low-powered vacuum-assisted turbine and gearbox that generates electricity from wind channeled through special vents. As shown in FIGS. 1-3 and 7, louvered ducts 1 incorporated into the front apron 2 of the electric car 3, and louvered ducts 5 located at the back of the left and right sides 6 of the car, are controlled by an air velocity sensor 4. The air velocity sensor 4 detects when there is a net gain of headwind working against the vehicle 3 while a user is driving.

[0029] As shown in FIGS. 4-6, the excess wind is collected by the front vent 1, sending air 7 through an air chamber 10 within the car's 3 hood and over one or more twin turbines systems 8 to generate electricity. The air 7 exits through the windshield vents 9, and slides up over the windshield 11 with the air that didn't go through the front vent 1 to reduce drag. The excess wind that goes around the car 3 is collected by the side vent 5 on each side of the car 6 and sent over one ore more twin turbines system 8 to generate electricity. The air 7 exits through the rear vents 12 in the back bumper 13 of the vehicle 3. This will reduce power loss and extend the vehicle's battery life and drive time.

[0030] As shown in FIGS. 7-8, the twin turbines system 8 has two turbines 14, each of which preferably has three fans 15. The turbines 14 are each housed in a channel 16 in the body 17 of the twin turbines system 8. The fans 15 may be various sizes. The largest fan may be powered by air flow, or directly powered via the electric vehicle motor, creating a vacuum. The second fan is preferably partially powered by the electric vehicle motor, while also being turned by the vacuum suction created by the first fan and the air that enters the compartment. The third fan preferably rotates entirely via force of air entering the fan compartment. The motion of the fans 15 being turned by the air 7 is transferred through a gearbox 18 and converted into electricity 19 through a generator 20. All of the fans 15 may be connected to a central gearbox 18. The gearbox 18 may be connected to a generator 20 that may in turn be connected to a capacitor 21 that charges 19 the electric vehicle's battery 22.

[0031] The wind-powered electric vehicle power regeneration system is cost-effective to produce in the embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 1-8.

[0032] The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.