Patent ID: 8658882

Claim:
A contactless power generation system, comprising: a solar panel comprising a plurality of solar cells, the solar panel configured to mount to a movable apparatus and to receive light from a stationary light source at the plurality of solar cells, to transform the light to electricity, and to provide the electricity to a power receiving device; and a light-emitting diode (LED) array comprising a plurality of LEDs, the LED array configured as the stationary light source to provide the light to the solar panel, wherein upon each occurrence of the solar panel passing within proximity of the LED array the plurality of LEDs are substantially evenly spaced apart from the plurality of solar cells to provide a uniform light field to the solar panel recurrently passing within proximity of the LED array, and wherein substantially the same distance is maintained between the LED array and the moveable apparatus as the moveable apparatus moves, and wherein the moveable apparatus comprises a shaft having an axis and the LED array is substantially radially displaced from the shaft and extends along the length of the shaft.