VERSATILE PORTABLE ANIMAL ENERGY CONVERTOR

摘要

A versatile animal-laden portable animal energy converting system for harnessing a portion of animal kinetic energy while the animal is grazing or travelling utilizing said portion for generating and storing electrical and/or mechanical energy on board of same animal whereinto said stored energy is collected, at intervals, for end-use wherever it is demanded in rural areas; so as to facilitate and modernize life there. In embodiment (A), prime movers (1A) each of which being fastened to a humerus or a thigh of an animal such as a camel, horse, cow, donkey etc. to convert the oscillational motion of said humerus or thigh, with driving belts (5A, 6A), pullies (7A, 8A) and free-wheeled pullies (17.OA, 18.OA), into rectified rotational motion to drive a device such as an electric generator (16) mounted on saddle (15A) which also includes a base (15.4) for a battery to store the generated electricity. In embodiment (B), no belts, pullies or free-wheeled pullies are used since each prime mover (1B) is directly in mesh with free-wheeled gears (Fig. 10)