Electric vehicle drive system

Details Electric vehicle drive system Electric vehicle drive system

1985-04-03

1986-12-16

Shoop, Jr., William M.

Electricity: motive power systems

With flywheel or massive rotary member

318150, 310 74, 74572, H02K 702

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046299475

ABSTRACT:
An electric vehicle power system has a battery system to drive an electric drive motor. A flywheel is provided to supply energy to drive a generator for supplying electric current during peak loads on the battery-motor system and minimize current drain on the battery caused by acceleration of the vehicle. A microprocessor controls the system to apply needed current to the vehicle drive motor or motors. The flywheel is mounted in a vacuum housing which allows angular motion of the vehicle relative to the flywheel to avoid gyroscopic effects of the flywheel on the vehicle. A flywheel is mounted on a horizontal axis in a housing pivotal on a vertical axis, or the flywheel is mounted on a vertical axis in a housing pivotal on a horizontal axis. In one form, the flywheel is the rotor of the motor-generator.

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Lustenader et al., "Flywheel Module for Electric Vehicle", Proceedings of the 12th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Washington, D.C., pp. 269-274, 28 Aug.-2 Sep. 1977.

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