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Hybrid electric vehicle having alternate power sources

  • US 20080264704A1
  • Filed: 05/23/2008
  • Published: 10/30/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1999
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A hybrid vehicle comprisinga fuel converter responsive to an alternating current for receiving water and converting said water into hydrogen and for storing said hydrogen in a hydrogen storage device prior to the starting of the hybrid electric vehicle;

  • a driving system for transporting a hybrid electric vehicle, said driving system includinga direct current motor operatively coupled to said driving system, said direct current motor being responsive to a stored direct current voltage for driving said driving system in response to a first control signal;

    a fuel cell operatively coupled to the hydrogen storage device for converting hydrogen into direct current for storing direct current in a direct current voltage storage device or applying in response to a second control signal a direct current voltage to said direct current motor for driving said direct current motor; and

    a control device operatively connected to said direct current motor, said direct current voltage storage device and said fuel cell to selectively apply a first control signal to said direct current voltage storage device or a second control signal to said fuel cell to enable said driving system to be driven by said direct current voltage from said direct current voltage storage device or direct current voltage from said fuel cell.

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