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Development of a hybrid drive, energy sustainable wheelchair

. Talha Abbasi, Nurina Azam, Usama Altaf & Farid Ullah Khan


Abstract

This work presents a novel, energy-sustainable wheelchair with a hybrid drive system, addressing limitations of traditional models, such as quick battery depletion and high energy consumption. The hybrid wheelchair enhances mobility, promotes inclusivity, and improves user well-being. The wheelchair can be operated with the battery as well as manually. Furthermore, for energy sustainability, the battery charging is obtained with the main electric line, solar energy, and kinetic energy harvesting.  By integrating a solar panel and solar charge controller, harnessing renewable energy, minimizing reliance on conventional power sources, and reducing environmental impact. The devised wheelchair can also harvest kinetic energy from hand motion with the manual mechanism. The wheelchair's performance under various load conditions was rigorously evaluated, providing key insights for further optimizations.

 

 

Index Terms- energy harvesting, hybrid wheelchair, kinetic energy, solar power, sustainability

 

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