Apparatus and system for low voltage direct current at industrial power recharging of hybrid high occupany capacity on-road transporation vehicles

• US 20100300780A1
• Filed: 05/24/2010
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anthony Nicholas Caruso, Michael William Kelly, Sridhar Reddy Vanja, Thomas C. Caruso, Walter Daniel Leon-Salas
• Original Assignee: Anthony Nicholas Caruso, Michael William Kelly, Sridhar Reddy Vanja, Thomas C. Caruso, Walter Daniel Leon-Salas
• Inventors: Vanja, Sridhar Reddy, Caruso, Anthony Nicholas, Kelly, Michael William, Caruso, Thomas C., Leon-Salas, Walter Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 8,839,890 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/65.21
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/46 Series type
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/18 Buses
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/26 Rail vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 5/26 Half pantographs, e.g. using counter rocking beams
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/32 by charging in short intervals along the itinerary, e.g. during short stops
• CPC Class Codes: B60M 1/12 Trolley lines; Accessories therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/143 Busses
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

The invention presents a dual-mode hybrid high occupancy capacity vehicle (HHOCV) with a novel electrical energy and power storage application, electrical energy and power source and charging system in conjunction with additional methods to maximize the energy and rate of use such that the overall system is far superior to multiple personal transportation vehicles and roadway based catenary mass transit systems, including, but not limited to petroleum-only fueled high occupancy capacity vehicles. The HHOCV exhibits a novel battery charging system by taking advantage of existing track/trolley/catenary facilities for electrically charging its electrical storage media at a high energy rate so as to minimize disruption of such charging services, and is not confined by physical boundaries or limitations and may travel off the power source to the existing common roadways returning only to be recharged. The design incorporates software controllers and other devices to maintain the energy transfer rate and is of such physical size that the overall invention may either be retrofitted to existing buses or designed within new high occupancy vehicles.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

(a) a high occupancy capacity on-road transportation vehicle (HHOCV);

(b) a plurality of electrical energy storage devices onboard on the HHOCV; and

(c) an electrical energy transfer device configured to transfer energy from an external electrical energy source at the upper range of low voltage at industrial power to the plurality of electrical energy storage devices, wherein the electrical energy transfer device is disposed on the HHOCV.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

(a) a direct variable drive motor/torque sensing transmission disposed on the HHOCV.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

(a) an electrical energy producing device disposed on the HHOCV.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the electrical energy producing device comprises:

(a) a supplemental energy system comprised of an internal combustion engine with an electrical generator.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

(a) an electrically driven heat exchanger disposed on the HHOCV.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electrical energy storage devices comprise:

(a) electrochemical energy storage capable of receiving at least industrial power at the highest range of low voltage DC.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of electrical energy storage devices comprise:

(a) electrochemical-capacitive energy storage capable of receiving at least industrial power at the highest range of low voltage DC.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electrical energy transfer device comprise:

(a) an electrical energy transfer device having a pantograph type power collector.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electrical energy transfer device comprise:

(a) an electrical energy transfer device having an electrical ground connection.

10. A system for transfer of power, comprising:

(a) an electrical energy delivery system at the highest range of low voltage DC at industrial power to non-light-rail vehicle or on-road vehicles or an HHOCV.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the transfer of power is further comprising:

(a) electrical power transfer from an overhead catenary.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the transfer of power is further comprising:

(a) electrical power transfer from a 3^rd rail.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the overhead catenary system is further comprising:

(a) overhead catenary infrastructure that presently exists or will be built for light rail or similarly designed industrial power at the highest range of low voltage DC systems.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the overhead catenary system is further comprising:

(a) overhead catenary infrastructure where no modifications are required to deliver electrical power to a non-light-rail vehicle or on-road vehicles or an HHOCV.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the 3^rd rail system is further comprising:

(a) 3^rd rail infrastructure that presently exists or will be built for light rail or similarly designed industrial power at the highest range of low voltage DC systems.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the 3^rd rail system is further comprising:

(a) 3^rd rail infrastructure where no modifications are required to deliver electrical power to a non-light-rail vehicle or on-road vehicles or an HHOCV.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the overhead catenary system is further comprising:

(a) at least one accessible recharging station set off.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the overhead catenary system is further comprising:

(b) at least one accessible recharging station spaced within substation catenary sections.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the 3^rd rail system is further comprising:

(a) at least one accessible recharging station set off.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the 3^rd rail system is further comprising:

(b) at least one accessible recharging station spaced within substation catenary sections.

21. A system of controlling energy transfer;

the system comprising;

(a) a switching system; and

(b) a sensing system; and

(c) a control system.

22. The switching system of claim 21, wherein the switching system comprises:

(a) an electrical power relay/switch system.

23. The sensing system of claim 21, wherein the sensing system is further comprising:

(a) a temporally sensitive voltage and current sensing system for an external power source.

24. The sensing system of claim 21, wherein the sensing system is further comprising:

(a) a temporally sensitive voltage and current sensing system for electrical energy storage devices.

25. The sensing system of claim 21, wherein the sensing system is further comprising:

(a) a thermal sensing system for the electrochemical storage devices.

26. The sensing system of claim 21, wherein the sensing system is further comprising:

(a) a sensing system for the velocity and acceleration of a HHOCV.

27. The system of claim 21, wherein the control system is further comprising:

(a) a microcontroller and microprocessor that computes the overall system state based on input from the sensing systems of claims 23, 24, 25, 26.

28. The system of claim 21, wherein the control system is further comprising:

(a) an output command to the switching system of claim 22 based on preset limits.