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Granted Patent B2
US 12,280,688 · App. 18/378,834 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Portable electricity generation system and method of use

Inventor: James Wallander (Keller, TX)
B60L53/52B60K16/00F03D9/11F03D9/25F03D9/32B60K2016/006
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Patent No.
US 12,280,688
App. No.
18/378,834
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electricity generator includes a wind tunnel positioned on the vehicle. The wind tunnel has an open first end and an open second end. The open first end is in communication with ambient air. A turbine chamber is fluidly coupled to the open second end of the wind tunnel. At least one wind turbine is positioned in the turbine chamber. The at least one wind turbine includes a housing. A rotor is positioned in the housing along an axis that is substantially perpendicular to an axis of the wind tunnel.

Claims (29)

1. An electricity generating system for a vehicle comprising:

a plurality of wind tunnels positioned on the vehicle, each of the plurality of wind tunnels having an open first end and an open second end, wherein the open first end is in communication with ambient air, and wherein each of the plurality of wind tunnels is configured to direct the ambient air from the open first end to the open second end as funneled air;

a turbine chamber fluidly coupled to the open second end of each of the plurality of wind tunnels,

a plurality of wind turbines positioned in the turbine chamber, wherein each of the plurality of wind turbines comprises an independent rotor and an independent stator, wherein each independent rotor has a height which is different than heights of a remainder of the plurality of wind turbines and wherein each independent rotor comprises a magnet and each independent stator comprises an electrical coil, wherein the funneled air rotates each independent rotor to create an electrical charge.

2. The electricity generating system of claim 1 , further comprising a panel associated with the open first end of at least one of the plurality of wind tunnels, wherein the panel is configured to adjust a flow of the ambient air into the at least one of the plurality of wind tunnels.

3. The electricity generating system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of wind tunnels further comprises a filter having a plurality of openings.

4. The electricity generating system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of wind tunnels further comprises a filter having a plurality of openings.

5. The electricity generating system of claim 2 , further comprising a sensor configured to control a movement of the panel.

6. The electricity generating system of claim 4 , further comprising a sensor configured to control a movement of the panel.

7. The electricity generating system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of wind tunnels is configured to cause a velocity of the funneled air to be greater than a velocity of the ambient air.

8. The electricity generating system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of wind tunnels is configured to cause a velocity of the funneled air to be greater than a velocity of the ambient air.

9. The electricity generating system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of wind tunnels is configured to cause a velocity of the funneled air to be greater than a velocity of the ambient air.

10. The electricity generating system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of wind tunnels is configured to cause a velocity of the funneled air to be greater than a velocity of the ambient air.

11. The electricity generating system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of wind tunnels is configured to cause a velocity of the funneled air to be greater than a velocity of the ambient air.

12. The electricity generating system of claim 7 , further comprising increasing rotational velocity and duration of rotation of each independent rotor to increase an amount of the electrical charge.

13. The electricity generating system of claim 8 , further comprising increasing rotational velocity and duration of rotation of each independent rotor to increase an amount of the electrical charge.

14. The electricity generating system of claim 9 , further comprising increasing rotational velocity and duration of rotation of each independent rotor to increase an amount of the electrical charge.

15. The electricity generating system of claim 10 , further comprising increasing rotational velocity and duration of rotation of each independent rotor to increase an amount of the electrical charge.

16. The electricity generating system of claim 11 , further comprising increasing rotational velocity and duration of rotation of each independent rotor to increase an amount of the electrical charge.

17. The electricity generating system of claim 1 , wherein the electrical charge is delivered to a battery of the vehicle.

18. An electricity generating system comprising:

a plurality of wind tunnels, each of the plurality of wind tunnels having an open first end and an open second end, wherein the open first end is in communication with ambient air, and wherein each of the plurality of wind tunnels is configured to direct the ambient air from the open first end to the open second end as funneled air;

a turbine chamber fluidly coupled to the open second end of each of the plurality of wind tunnels,

a plurality of wind turbines positioned in the turbine chamber, wherein each of the plurality of wind turbines comprises an independent rotor and an independent stator, wherein each independent rotor has a height which is different than heights of a remainder of the plurality of wind turbines and wherein each independent rotor comprises a magnet and each independent stator comprises an electrical coil, wherein the wind funneled air rotates each dependent rotor to create an electrical charge.

19. The electricity generating system of claim 18 , wherein at least one of the plurality of wind tunnels further comprises a filter having a plurality of openings.

20. An electricity generating system for a vehicle comprising:

a plurality of wind tunnels positioned on the vehicle, each of the plurality of wind tunnels having an open first end and an open second end, wherein the open first end is in communication with ambient air, and wherein each of the plurality of wind tunnels is configured to direct the ambient air from the open first end to the open second end as funneled air;

a turbine chamber fluidly coupled to the open second end of each of the plurality of wind tunnels,

a plurality of wind turbines positioned in the turbine chamber, wherein each of the plurality of wind turbines comprises a rotor and a stator, wherein each of the plurality of wind turbines has a height which is different than heights of a remainder of the plurality of wind turbines and wherein the rotor comprises a magnet and the stator comprises an electrical coil, wherein the funneled air rotates the rotor of each of the plurality of wind turbines to create an electrical charge.

Continuity (2)
Continuation 17405310 · Aug 18, 2021
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