A UNIQUE CONCEPT TO RECOVER ENERGY FROM KINETIC MOTION OF A BICYCLE, TRICYCLE OR ANY MANUALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE DURING THE PROCESS OF BRAKING OR SPEEDING DOWN, STORING THE RECOVERED ENERGY AND UTILIZING THAT ENERGY AS A POWER ASSIST FOR SPEEDING UP OR CLIMBING ON UPHILL GRADIENTS

摘要

This concept is very useful for the manually driven vehicles like Bicycle/ Tricycle or any other type of manually driven vehicle in reducing human efforts.. This is achieved by way of compressing “Air” by converting kinetic motion of bicycle/ tricycle or vehicle into mechanical energy to run a compressor. The compressed air, thus produced is stored at high pressures in a storage tank. The tank outlet through a controllable valve is connected to a power generator working on Compressed air. The power generator working on compressed air (henceforth called as Air motor) is connected to plurality of wheels of the vehicle either through a suitable gear mechanism or through chain or belt drive system. The operation of the Air motor and storage pressure of the compressed air can be controlled by an electronic Control Unit OR purely by mechanical linkage and plurality of valves.