Regenerative electric motor
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1. An electric motor for converting electrical energy from a primary energy source into mechanical energy while simultaneously utilizing counter-electromotive force developed during motor operation to provide a secondary source of energy, said electric motor comprising:
- (a) a stator structure including a stator field generating means for receiving current from the primary energy source and for generating a first electromagnetic field in response to the flow of current so received;
(b) a brush means connected to said stator field generating means for receiving current therefrom;
(c) an armature structure mounted for rotation relative to said stator structure, said armature structure including an armature field generating means energizible by a current flow to generate a second electromagnetic field which interacts with said first electromagnetic field to create a torque for rotating said armature structure relative to said stator structure, said armature structure further including a commutator means connected to said armature field generating means for electrically contacting said brush means to conduct a flow of current periodically from the primary energy source through said stator field generating means and said brush means to said armature field generating means such that said first and second electromagnetic fields are respectively generated by said stator field generating means and said armature field generating means to create said torque for rotating said armature structure relative to said stator structure, and;
(d) transformer means connected to said brush means for generating a counter-electromotive force in response to the periodic flow of current through said brush means and for converting the counter-electromotive force so generated to an output voltage.
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An improved electric motor for use in battery powered vehicles wherein the motor is adapted for production of a secondary voltage to sequentially charge batteries used as the power source for powering the vehicle, which motors are adapted to be carried aboard the vehicle and to cyclically function as a means to drive the wheels of the vehicle and then to recharge the batteries used as the power source to drive the motors in operative relationship.
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1. An electric motor for converting electrical energy from a primary energy source into mechanical energy while simultaneously utilizing counter-electromotive force developed during motor operation to provide a secondary source of energy, said electric motor comprising:
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(a) a stator structure including a stator field generating means for receiving current from the primary energy source and for generating a first electromagnetic field in response to the flow of current so received; (b) a brush means connected to said stator field generating means for receiving current therefrom; (c) an armature structure mounted for rotation relative to said stator structure, said armature structure including an armature field generating means energizible by a current flow to generate a second electromagnetic field which interacts with said first electromagnetic field to create a torque for rotating said armature structure relative to said stator structure, said armature structure further including a commutator means connected to said armature field generating means for electrically contacting said brush means to conduct a flow of current periodically from the primary energy source through said stator field generating means and said brush means to said armature field generating means such that said first and second electromagnetic fields are respectively generated by said stator field generating means and said armature field generating means to create said torque for rotating said armature structure relative to said stator structure, and; (d) transformer means connected to said brush means for generating a counter-electromotive force in response to the periodic flow of current through said brush means and for converting the counter-electromotive force so generated to an output voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An electric motor for converting electrical energy from a primary energy source into mechanical energy while simultaneously utilizing the counter-electromotive force developed during motor operation to provide a secondary source of energy, said motor comprising:
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(a) a stator structure including a stator field generating means for receiving current from the primary energy source and for generating a first electromagnetic field in response to the flow of current so received; (b) a brush means connected to said stator field generating means for receiving current therefrom; (c) an armature structure mounted for rotation relative to said stator structure, said armature structure including an armature field generating means energizible by a current flow to generate a second electromagnetic field which interacts with said first electromagnetic field to create a torque for rotating said armature structure relative to said stator structure, said armature structure further including a commutator means for electrically contacting said brush means to conduct a flow of current periodically from the primary energy source through said stator field generating means and said brush means to said armature field generating means such that said first and second electromagnetic fields are respectively generated by said stator field generating means and said armature field generating means to create said torque for rotating said armature structure relative to said stator structure, said commutator means having a plurality of electrically conductive segments positioned to provide said electrical contact with said brush means and connected to said armature field generating means to conduct said periodic flow of current thereto, said commutator means also having a plurality of electrically non-conductive segments respectively interposed between adjacent electrically conductive segments, and; (d) transformer means connected to said brush means for generating a counter-electromotive force in response to the periodic flow of current through said brush means and for converting the counter-electromotive force so generated to an output voltage. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electric motor system for converting electrical energy from a first electrical energy source into mechanical energy while simultaneously utilizing counter-electromotive force developed during motor operation to charge a second electrical energy source, said electric motor system comprising
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(b) a second source of electrical energy; (c) a stator structure including a stator field generating means for receiving current from said first source of electrical energy and for generating a first electromagnetic field in response to the flow of current so received; (d) a brush means connected to said stator field generating means for receiving current therefrom; (e) an armature structure mounted for rotation relative to said stator structure, said armature structure including an armature field generating means energizible by a current flow to generate a second electromagnetic field which interacts with said first electromagnetic field to create a torque for rotating said armature structure relative to said stator structure, said armature structure further including a commutator means connected to said armature field generating means for electrically contacting said brush means to conduct a flow of current periodically from said first source of electrical energy through said stator field generating means and said brush means to said armature field generating means such that said first and second electromagnetic fields are respectively generated by said stator field generating means and said armature field generating means to create said torque for rotating said armature structure relative to said stator structure; (f) transformer means connected to said brush means for generating a counter-electromotive force in response to the periodic flow of current through said brush means and for converting the counter-electromotive force so generated to an output voltage, and; (g) a circuit means for conducting current from one of said first and second sources of electrical energy to said stator field generating means to cause said armature structure to rotate relative to said stator structure while simultaneously supplying said output voltage from said transformer means to the other of said first and second sources of electrical energy to effect a charging relationship between said transformer means and the other of said first and second sources of electrical energy. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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