Electric vehicle with downhill electro-generating system
A vehicle adapted to be driven by an electrical motor electrically connected to charge storage battery means and having an electro-operating system is described comprising a first dynamo electric generator, first mechanical turns amplifier means for coupling said first dynamo electric generator to a road wheels axle of the vehicle, a second dynamo electric generator, downhill sensing means coupled to a portion of the vehicle, and second mechanical turns amplifier means responsive to said downhill sensing means for automatically coupling said second dynamo electric generator to a road wheels axle of the vehicle only when the vehicle is going downhill, whereby said first dynamo electric generator is driven by the amplified rotation of the axle whenever said axle rotates thereby converting movement of the vehicle into electrical energy, and said second dynamo electric generator is automatically driven by the amplified rotation of the axle only when said vehicle is going downhill thereby converting downhill movement of the vehicle into electrical energy.
- Assignee:
- IMS; EDB-93-091191
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5215156; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-905488
- OSTI ID:
- 6493995
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 25 Jun 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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