Motor vehicles – Power – Electric
Patent
1991-04-19
1992-12-22
Mitchell, David M.
Motor vehicles
Power
Electric
180 658, 180 76, 290 1A, 310126, B60L 1112
Patent
active
051727846
ABSTRACT:
A hybrid electric vehicle propulsion system having an external combustion free-piston engine is provided with an integral linear electric current generator and a pulse frequency controller. The system includes a power integration processor, a frequency modulator circuit and a pulse width modulator circuit, the power integration processor controls the frequency modulator circuit and the pulse width modulator circuit to produce both a frequency modulated pulsed current and an auxiliary power current which varies in pulse width. Both the frequency modulated pulsed current and the pulse width modulated auxiliary current are combined to power an electric drive motor having an integral electronic differential. A small auxiliary power source, such as a rechargeable battery pack, is provides the auxiliary current for acceleration and hill climbing power. The external combustion engine may burn any pollution free fuel (such as natural gas, alcohol, propane, etc.) and runs at a constant peak efficiency speed to generate constant frequency electric current from coils integrated into the engine. The generator current is sufficient to propel the vehicle in ordinary driving situations with smooth speed control of the drive motor. The propulsion motor combines one fixed stator, and two axially opposed permanent magnet or induction-type rotors, one for each output propulsion shaft.
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Mitchell David M.
Truluck Dalton L.
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