APPARATUS FOR GENERATING CURRENT, MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AN ELECTRIC DRIVE AND AN APPARATUS OF THIS TYPE

• US 20090294192A1
• Filed: 02/02/2007
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Veit Wilhelm
• Original Assignee: Veit Wilhelm
• Inventors: Wilhelm, Veit
• Application Number:
  US12/278,170
• Publication Number:
  US 20090294192A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/65.245
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/26 characterised by the motors or the generators
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/10 using propulsion power supplied by engine-driven generators, e.g. generators driven by combustion engines
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/06 including control of combustion engines
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/00 Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles hybrid vehicle design, B60K6/00; electric vehicles B60L
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/15 Control strategies specially adapted for achieving a particular effect
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/1882 characterised by the working point of the engine, e.g. by using engine output chart
• CPC Class Codes: F01K 23/065 the combustion taking place in an internal combustion piston engine, e.g. a diesel engine
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 5/025 the device being thermoelectric generators
• CPC Class Codes: F02B 63/04 for electric generators
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 29/06 peculiar to engines driving electric generators
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for generating electricity, and also to a motor vehicle with an electric drive, and an apparatus of this type. The apparatus for generating electricity has a heating device, in particular an internal combustion engine for providing kinetic energy, with the additional output of thermal energy, which internal combustion engine is firstly coupled to a generator for converting the kinetic energy into electrical energy and secondly is coupled to a device for converting the thermal energy into electrical energy, wherein the internal combustion engine is designed in such a way that it is constantly operated with maximum efficiency. The motor vehicle with an electric drive has a storage device for electrical energy which is charged by the above-described apparatus for generating electricity.

Claims

1. A device for production of electricity, in particular for the propulsion of a motor vehicle, including

an internal combustion engine for providing kinetic energy with supplemental output of thermal energy,

coupled with a generator for transforming kinetic energy into electrical energy,

coupled with a device for transforming thermal energy, wherein the combustion engine is designed in such a manner, that it is constantly operated at a maximal degree of efficiency, and that the device for transformation of the thermal energy is a device for transformation of the thermal energy into electrical energy.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the device for transforming thermal energy into electrical energy is a device for transforming thermal energy of the internal combustion exhaust gas and/or a device for transforming the thermal energy of the cooling medium of the internal combustion engine.

3. The device according to claim 1, including a recovery device for transforming brake energy and/or potential energy into electrical energy.

4. The device according to claim 1, including an exhaust gas turbocharger, which provides electrical energy by transforming kinetic and/or thermal energy of the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine.

5. The device according to claim 1, including a photovoltaic device.

6. A motor vehicle with an electric drive supplied by a supply device for electrical energy, wherein the supply device for electrical energy is coupled with a device including

an internal combustion engine for providing kinetic energy with supplemental output of thermal energy,

coupled with a generator for transforming kinetic energy into electrical energy,

coupled with a device for transforming thermal energy, wherein the combustion engine is designed in such a manner, that it is constantly operated at a maximal degree of efficiency, and that the device for transformation of the thermal energy is a device for transformation of the thermal energy into electrical energy.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 6, including a control device, which turns off the combustion engine upon achievement of a maximal charge of the storage device for the electrical energy.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the storage device includes an interface for receiving and/or providing electrical energy.