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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 28, 2012
William Edward Lee, Kailua, HI (US);
Robert F. Pienkowski, Chicago, IL (US);
William Edward Lee, Kailua, HI (US);
Robert F. Pienkowski, Chicago, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A solar powered wheel apparatus comprising one or more photovoltaic cells housed on a rotatable element connected to a rotary object such as a wheel, an electric motor, and an axial shaft. The electric motor is in electric communication with the photovoltaic cells that power the electric motor and is rigidly connected to the rotatable element that houses the photovoltaic cells. The axial shaft is rotatably connected to the electric motor and rigidly connected to a support structure of the rotary object. The electric motor converts electrical energy produced by the photovoltaic cells into mechanical energy causing the electric motor to rotate about the axial shaft. The rotation of the electric motor rotates the rigidly connected rotatable element that houses the photovoltaic cells. The rotation of the rotatable element housing the photovoltaic cells removes heat from the photovoltaic cells and causes rotation of the connected rotary object.