Motor vehicles – Power – Electric
Patent
1996-03-11
1998-06-23
Johnson, Brian L.
Motor vehicles
Power
Electric
290 52, 290 54, B60K 104
Patent
active
057691770
ABSTRACT:
A hydraulic drive system for powering a vehicle includes a fluid circuit, a battery driven motorized pump operable to circulate fluid around the fluid circuit, a turbine-generator operably associated with the fluid circuit to generate hydro-electricity, and a drive motor for driving the vehicle connectable to the turbine-generator to be powered by the hydro-electricity. The drive system may include an automatic switching system for enabling change over from charging of a first set of batteries and discharging of a second set of batteries to charging of the second set of batteries and discharging of the first set of batteries when the first set of batteries has charged above a predetermined level or the second set of batteries has discharged below a predetermined level.
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Johnson Brian L.
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