Patent ID: 8552661

Claim:
A vehicle multi-energy illuminating system, comprising: at least one multi-energy source module configured to collect waste energy from a vehicle headlamp bulb, the at least one multi-energy source module having the at least one photovoltaic device further configured to collect infrared energy and at least one photovoltaic device configured to collect visible light energy from the vehicle headlamp bulb: at least one solar energy source module configured to collect visible light energy not generated from the vehicle headlamp bulb; a rechargeable battery coupled to the least one multi-energy source module and the at least one solar energy source module, the rechargeable battery being configured to collect and store the waste energy from the vehicle headlamp bulb and the visible light energy not generated from the vehicle headlamp bulb; a safety light; a light sensor; and a microcontroller coupled to the rechargeable battery, the safety light and the light sensor, wherein the microcontroller illuminates the safety light by coupling the safety light to the rechargeable battery when the light sensor provides a signal to the microcontroller indicating that detected light is below a predetermined value.