Patent ID: 8853869
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: B60L,F16D,H02K,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An electric generator comprising: a wheel coupled to an axle of a vehicle, said vehicle including a battery; a rotator fixedly mounted to said wheel such that said rotator rotates synchronously with the rotation of the wheel, said rotator including a plurality of magnets, each of said magnets defining a magnetic field, and each of said magnets being positioned so that the north pole of one magnet abuts the south pole of an adjacent magnet; a stator rotatably mounted to said axle, said stator being configured to have a center of gravity that is off-center from said axle for biasing said stator toward a position that is generally stationary relative to said vehicle, said stator defining a radially outer portion; and a plurality of electric coils mounted to said radially outer portion of said stator for generating electric current when said rotator is moved relative to said stator so that the magnetic field of each magnet passes through said plurality of electric coils, said coils being electrically coupled to each other and to said battery of said vehicle for transmitting electric current generated from said plurality of coils to said battery.