Hybrid electric vehicle chassis with removable battery module
First Claim
1. A hybrid-electric powered vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis defining a battery module compartment, the chassis supporting an internal combustion engine and an electric motor; and
a battery module insertable into the battery module compartment of the chassis, whereby the battery module completes the chassis upon insertion into the battery module compartment, thereby providing the chassis with required structural integrity necessary to support the hybrid-electric powered vehicle during travel, and further whereby the battery module powers the electric motor to cause movement of the hybrid-electric powered vehicle.
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Abstract
A hybrid-electric powered vehicle includes a chassis defining a battery module compartment and a battery module insertable into the battery module compartment. The hybrid-electric powered vehicle includes provisions for recharging a battery module compartment of the hybrid-electric powered vehicle when the electric drive system is operated. The battery module may further be charged by external sources while the battery module is disposed within the chassis, removed from the chassis, and by internal sources when the hybrid-electric powered vehicle is decelerating. In a second embodiment, the hybrid-electric powered vehicle further includes an on-board battery compartment, and a control system that regulates the distribution of power from the electrical power sources to the electric motor. The control system may utilize either the battery module or the on-board battery compartment, or the control system may place the two electrical power sources in series or in parallel, as required to meet electrical power demands.
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40 Claims
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1. A hybrid-electric powered vehicle, comprising:
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a chassis defining a battery module compartment, the chassis supporting an internal combustion engine and an electric motor; and
a battery module insertable into the battery module compartment of the chassis, whereby the battery module completes the chassis upon insertion into the battery module compartment, thereby providing the chassis with required structural integrity necessary to support the hybrid-electric powered vehicle during travel, and further whereby the battery module powers the electric motor to cause movement of the hybrid-electric powered vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of creating an increased power output in a hybrid-electric powered vehicle, comprising:
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a. operating a hybrid-electric powered vehicle with a first electrical power source, wherein the hybrid-electric vehicle includes the first electric power source, a second electric power source, and a drive system; and
b. placing the second electrical power source in series with the first electrical power source to deliver an increased power output to the drive system. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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