Solar-assisted railroad-based wind farm
Modifying railcar embodiments convert the dead weight of empty railcars to productive use. Battery embodiments are charged by regenerative brakes, solar panels, and wind turbines. Freight car wheels, have a plurality of regenerative brakes. A plurality of airfoils, with solar panels, are installed on shipping containers, to counteract drag created by a plurality of wind turbines. Railcar embodiments are used in a mix and match fashion, as desired. Storage battery banks, are shipped and/or charged to replace existing hazardous transmission lines. Storage battery banks, are shipped and/or charged to avoid constructing new transmission lines for solar or wind farms. Factory installed EV batteries, EV batteries, and/or other rechargeable batteries, are shipped and/or charged. After battery embodiment charging is complete, power generated is diverted to train engines. Provisions are made for embodiments not connected to train engines. Embodiment operations are monitored with data displays.
1. A series of railroad cars, comprising:
one or more regenerative brakes installed on one or more of the wheels of the railroad cars;
a voltage regulator operatively connected to one or more regenerative brakes;
and a wiring access hole installed on the bed of each railcar;
one or more wiring harness connections, chosen from;
female end plugs, double-male adapters between female end plugs, hook and loop straps, and waterproof covers on wiring harness connections,
one or more vertical axis wind turbines installed on a flatbed railroad car;
at least one shipping container railroad car with rechargeable batteries in a rack;
wherein at least one shipping container comprises end airfoils and rooftop airfoils;
wherein at least one shipping container comprises at one solar panel between end airfoils.
2. A railroad car in a series of railroad cars of claim 1 comprising:
one or more semi-trailer shipping containers.
3. A railroad car according to claim 1 , wherein said one or more wind turbines are connected to and power the diesel-electric engines.