METHOD OF CONVERTING VEHICLE INTO HYBRID VEHICLE
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method of converting a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a transmission, an alternator and a battery into a hybrid vehicle is disclosed. The method comprises installing an electric motor to 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 a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine with a new pulley configured to receive a first belt extending between the new pulley and an alternator pulley and a second belt extending between the new pulley and an electric motor pulley.
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18 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of converting a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a transmission into a hybrid vehicle, the method comprising:
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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; coupling an output shaft of the electric motor to an end of the crankshaft that is opposite the transmission via a universal coupling; installing an energy storage element configured to provide power to the electric motor; and installing a motor control unit configured to control the amount of power delivered from the energy storage element to the electric motor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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