Hybrid Vehicle Drive System
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1. A plug-in hybrid vehicle drive system, comprising:
- an internal combustion engine for driving one or more wheels of an automobile;
at least one on-wheel electrically powered motor for driving at least one wheel of the automobile, each on-wheel motor including a stator fixed outboard of the at least one wheel and a rotor mounted to an exterior face of the at least one wheel;
a battery located in the automobile and connected to said at least one on-wheel motor for supplying power to said on-wheel motor;
a battery charger including an AC/DC power converter; and
an AC outlet connector in communication with said battery charger for receiving power from an external source.
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Abstract
A plug-in hybrid vehicle drive system, including an internal combustion engine for driving one or more wheels of an automobile, at least one on-wheel electrically powered motor for driving at least one wheel of the automobile, each on-wheel motor including a stator fixed outboard of the at least one wheel and a rotor mounted to an exterior face of the at least one wheel, a battery located in the automobile and connected to the at least one on-wheel motor for supplying power to the on-wheel motor, a battery charger including an AC/DC power converter, and an AC outlet connector in communication with the battery charger for receiving power from an external source.
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1. A plug-in hybrid vehicle drive system, comprising:
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an internal combustion engine for driving one or more wheels of an automobile; at least one on-wheel electrically powered motor for driving at least one wheel of the automobile, each on-wheel motor including a stator fixed outboard of the at least one wheel and a rotor mounted to an exterior face of the at least one wheel; a battery located in the automobile and connected to said at least one on-wheel motor for supplying power to said on-wheel motor; a battery charger including an AC/DC power converter; and an AC outlet connector in communication with said battery charger for receiving power from an external source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A plug-in hybrid vehicle drive system, comprising:
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an internal combustion engine for driving two or more first wheels of an automobile; two or more permanent magnet motors for driving two or more second wheels of the automobile, wherein each of said permanent magnet motors is attached to the automobile outboard of one of the second wheels; a battery for supplying power to said two or more permanent magnet motors; an AC outlet connector for receiving AC power from an external source; and a power converter for converting the AC power and providing the converted power to the battery. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. An on-wheel motor system for an automobile, comprising:
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a stator fixedly mounted to a distal end of an axle of an automobile; a wheel rotatable about the axle inboard of said stator; at least one circular array of magnets mounted about an exterior face of the wheel and axially adjacent to said stator; and a power cable connected to said stator for receiving electric power to the motor. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A hybrid vehicle system, comprising:
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an internal combustion engine for driving two or more wheels of an automobile; at least one motor for driving at least one wheel of the automobile, said motor comprising a stator fixedly mounted to a distal end of an axle, wherein a wheel is rotatable about the axle, and at least one array of magnets mounted about an exterior face of the wheel and axially adjacent to said stator; at least one battery for supplying power to each of the at least one motor; a battery charger including an AC/DC power converter; and an AC outlet connector in communication with said battery charger for receiving power from an external source. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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