Patent ID: 9228563
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: B60K,F03D,F05B,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for wind energy recovery in the wheels of vehicles, comprising: a. a wheel, b. a plurality of aerodynamically-shaped wheel spokes, c. a motoring shaft, d. a motor, e. a generating propeller, f. a generating shaft, g. a generator, and h. said wheel spokes are fixed between the rim and hub of said wheel connected to said motor via said motoring shaft which is concentric, co-axial and free to rotate independently within said generating shaft which connects said generating propeller to said generator enabling simultaneous motoring and generating within said wheel, and i. said motor, generator, motoring shaft, generating shaft and generating propeller are all located downwind of said wheel spokes and out of the vehicle slipstream thus causing no drag penalty, whereby the apparatus enables energy recovery from wind passing through said wheel spokes while simultaneously allowing for motoring of the same wheel without any energy penalty to said motor or drag penalty to the vehicle thereby extending the available electrical energy on-board for either electric or conventional internal combustion vehicles.