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METHOD OF CONVERTING VEHICLE INTO HYBRID VEHICLE

  • US 20110083309A1
  • Filed: 09/14/2010
  • Published: 04/14/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of converting a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a transmission, an alternator and a battery into a hybrid vehicle, the method comprising:

  • installing an electric motor within the vehicle that is configured to assist the internal combustion engine in rotating a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine;

    installing an energy storage element configured to provide power to the electric motor;

    installing a motor control unit configured to control the amount of power delivered from the energy storage element to the electric motor; and

    replacing an existing pulley on the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine with a new pulley configured to receive a first belt extending between the new pulley and an auxiliary motor pulley and a second belt extending between the new pulley and an electric motor pulley.

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