Passive Truck Trailer Braking Regeneration and Propulsion System and Method
First Claim
1. A braking regeneration and propulsion system for a passive trailer including wheels with, axles the passive trailer primarily propelled by a separate driving truck or tractor, comprising:
- a motor/generator operatively coupled to the axle;
an energy storage system for storing captured energy and supplying energy; and
a control computer to assist deceleration of the passive trailer by causing the axle to drive the motor/generator and supply energy to the energy storage system during deceleration, and, assist acceleration of the passive trailer by causing the motor/generator to draw energy from the energy storage system and drive the axles and wheels during acceleration.
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Abstract
A braking regeneration and propulsion system for a passive trailer including wheels with axles includes a gear box to be operatively coupled to the axle; a motor/generator operatively coupled to the gear box; an energy storage system for storing captured energy and supplying energy; and a control computer to assist deceleration of the passive trailer by causing the axle to drive the motor/generator via the gear box and supply energy to the energy storage system during deceleration, and, assist acceleration of the passive trailer by causing the motor/generator to draw energy from the energy storage system and drive the wheels via the gear box and axle during acceleration.
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51 Claims
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1. A braking regeneration and propulsion system for a passive trailer including wheels with, axles the passive trailer primarily propelled by a separate driving truck or tractor, comprising:
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a motor/generator operatively coupled to the axle; an energy storage system for storing captured energy and supplying energy; and a control computer to assist deceleration of the passive trailer by causing the axle to drive the motor/generator and supply energy to the energy storage system during deceleration, and, assist acceleration of the passive trailer by causing the motor/generator to draw energy from the energy storage system and drive the axles and wheels during acceleration. - 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)
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26. A method of using a braking regeneration and propulsion system with a passive trailer including wheels with, axles the passive trailer primarily pulled by a separate towing truck or tractor, comprising:
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providing a braking regeneration and propulsion system including; a motor/generator operatively coupled to the axle; an energy storage system for storing captured energy and supplying energy; and a control computer to assist deceleration of the passive trailer by causing the axle to drive the motor/generator via the gear box and supply energy to the energy storage system, and, assist acceleration of the passive trailer by causing the motor/generator to draw energy from the energy storage system and drive the axles and wheels; assisting deceleration of the passive trailer by causing the axle to drive the motor/generator and supply energy to the energy storage system; assisting acceleration of the passive trailer by causing the motor/generator to draw energy from the energy storage system and drive the axles and wheels. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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