IPN Students Design Wheelchair Powered By Solar Mexico News Daily
go to original April 27, 2017

The new solar wheelchair (Luces del Siglo)

A solar-powered electric wheelchair developed by a team of students at the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) could go on sale as early as June.

Brandon Michelle Vázquez Guadarrama, Alejandro Soriano Gonzaga and Sergio Ernesto Bustos Rodríguez are a step closer to their goal of marketing their product after creating a beta prototype of the wheelchair known as “Chair Goes.”

The students have begun the process of registering intellectual property rights and after international research results come through will apply for a patent with the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI).

They intend to form the first Mexican company to design and manufacture electric wheelchairs.

The device has three retractable solar cells capable of charging three batteries per day, which can also be connected to a normal 120-volt power source.

The chair is powered by two 24-volt motors and includes turn signals, night-lights and a power inverter so that users can charge mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets via a USB connection.

It can also go up and down stairs.

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