×

Inertial energy interchange system with energy makeup by combustion engine on demand

  • US 4,495,451 A
  • Filed: 06/07/1982
  • Issued: 01/22/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/06/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A vehicle propulsion system having a fuel consuming heat engine and a plurality of ground-engaging drive wheels, each such drive wheel being directly and separately driven by an induction motor/generator, and means supplying alternating current electrical energy to the motor/generators to meet the energy needs of the drive wheels, such electrical energy supply means including flywheel driven induction motor/generator means and, as needed, DC generator means driven by said fuel consuming heat engine, with only energy contribution of such heat engine to the system being the electrical output of the DC generator means driven by the heat engine, transmitted through a DC bus and bi-directional, computer controlled switch means to said induction motor/generators.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×