Solar and Dynamo Bike

Abstract

In present scenario a solar and dynamo power driven hybrid bicycle will help to solve the major problems of fuel prices, especially the petrol is rising steadily day by day. Again, the pollution due to vehicles in metro cities and urban areas is increasing continuously. To overcome these problems, an effort is being made to research some other alternative sources of energy to drive the Bicycle. Also for a middle class people it is difficult to purchase fossil fuel vehicles as they are expensive. By considering all these factors, a search for some way to cater these economically poor people as well as to provide a solution for the environmental pollution was in progress. The solar and dynamo assisted hybrid bicycle is driven by direct current motor fitted in the front axle housing and run on electrical energy. The solar panels mounted on the carriage will charge the battery and which in turn drive the hub motor. When the bicycle is idle or stationary in parking, the solar panel will charge the battery and a pair of 48-volt dynamo is fixed on the rear wheel of the bicycle will charge the battery when the bicycle is running on the road. This arrangement will replace the petrol engine, the gear box and the fuel tank in case of a two-wheeler or a gear shifting arrangement of a bicycle.