Patent ID: 9731608
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60L,F03D,F05B,Y02E,Y02T

Claim:
1. A system for use with a vehicle comprising: an axle housing having an opening; an axle having a different wheel connected at each end thereof; a series of cups positioned about said axle, each of said series of cups configured to capture air moving through said opening in said housing to rotationally drive said axle; first magnets attached to each of said series of cups; a plurality of magnet housings, each magnet housing containing at least one permanent magnet and having a front surface, rear surface and one or more side surfaces, said plurality of magnet housings positioned in series in an arcuate arrangement proximate to said series of cups and said first magnets such that said front surface faces said series of cups, each of said magnet housings fully enclosing said at least one permanent magnet except for an opening occupying a portion of said front surface, each said opening allowing individual magnetic fields caused by each contained permanent magnet to repel at least one of said first magnets in a manner to assist in rotation of said axle; and a generator for capturing rotational energy of said axle.