Electric vehicle using the vehicle's kinetic and mechanical power to regenerate it's energy storage device

• US 4,597,463 A
• Filed: 01/23/1984
• Issued: 07/01/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Richard Barnard
• Original Assignee: Richard Barnard
• Inventors: Barnard, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Camby, John J.
• Application Number:
  US06/573,034
• Time in Patent Office: 890 Days
• Field of Search: 180/165, 180/65.3, 74/572
• US Class Current: 180/165
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/105 the accumulator being a flywheel
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/2133 Pawls and ratchets

Abstract

An electric vehicle with combustible fuel capability having an electrocombustible drive engine. A first and second storage battery having a D.C. voltage capacity can be spread to a chopper which provides the input voltage to the electro portion of the engine. A controller accessible to the operator of the vehicle determines the quantity of voltage. A 1st clutch is designed so it can connect or disconnect a 1st flywheel to the motorshaft, connect or disconnect a 1st generator to the motorshaft if its not operated off the first flywheel, and connect or disconnect the 1st generator to the 1st flywheel if it is desired to operate the 1st generator off the 1st flywheel when the flywheel is not connected to the motor shaft and is operating off its stored kinetic and mechanical power. A second generator would be operated from a fan which would be a velocity dependent part of the vehicle. A 3rd generator would operate similar to the 1st generator except it would be connected to the velocity dependent rear axle of the vehicle. A 4th and 5th generator would be operated off individual kinetic, mechanical storage devices that have stored power by means of rubberbands or springs. A 1st and 2nd torque release devices can disconnect the 1st and 2nd kinetic, mechanical storage devices from the 1st and 2nd flywheel or a velocity dependent portion of the vehicle.

Claims

1. and electrocombustible drive vehicle comprising

a. motor means for driving the electrocombustible vehicle said motor means being activated by combustible fuel or a pulsating voltage;

b. first means for storing electrical energy for use as DC voltage;

c. chopper means for providing a pulsating voltage to said motor means for activation of electro portion of said motor means, said first means for storing electrical energy proving DC voltage input to said chopper means;

d. means for controlling the quantity of said pulsating voltage supplied to said motor means;

e. first generator means for producing electrical voltage, said first generator means mechanical input being connected to the direct output of said motor means independent of the movement of said vehicle allowing said generator to produce a voltage while the vehicle is in the idle position;

f. means for charging said first means for storing electrical voltage produced by said generator;

g. second means for storing electrical energy for use as a DC voltage;

h. second generator means for producing electrical voltage, said second generator means mechanical input being connected to a velocity dependent moving portion of electric vehicle independent of said output of said motor means and dependent on air movement relative to the vehicle, means for selectively charging said first and second means for storing electrical voltage employing said electrical voltage produced by said second generator means;

i. means for charging said second means for storing electrical energy employing said electrical voltage produced by said chopper means;

j. third generator means for producing electrical voltage, said third generator means mechanical input being connected to a velocity dependent moving portion of electric vehicle independent of said output of said motor means and dependent on the movement of the rear axle, means for selectively charging said first and second means for storing electrical voltage employing said electrical voltage produced by said third generator means thus, connection to the rear axle allows said third generator means to produce a voltage while the vehicle has a velocity;

k. first and second kinetic, mechanical storage means for storing kinetic, mechanical power produced by the mechanical output of said motor means, and the kinetic, mechanical output of velocity dependent parts of the vehicle, means for selecting connection to said mechanical and velocity outputs, means to release stored power at selected times;

l. fourth generator means for producing electrical voltage, said fourth generator means mechanical input being connected to said first kinetic, mechanical storage means independent of said output of said motor means and dependent on the movement of said first kinetic, mechanical storage means, means for selectively charging said first and second means for storing electrical voltage employing said electrical voltage produced by said fourth generator means thus, operation of said fourth generator means will allow energy to be produced while the vehicle is stopped, stored, and the vehicle'"'"'s motor means is deactivated;

m. fifth generator means for producing electrical voltage, said fifth generator means mechanical input being connected to said second kinetic, mechanical storage means independent of said output of said motor means and dependent on the movement of said second kinetic, mechanical storage means, means for selectively charging said first and second means for storing electrical voltage employing said electrical voltage produced by said fifth generator means thus, operation of said fifth generator means will allow energy to be produced while the vehicle is stopped, stored, and the vehicles said motor means is deactivated;

n. first flywheel means for storing kinetic, mechanical power and first clutch means for disconnecting and connecting said flywheel means to the front axle at a selected range of velocities;

o. second flywheel means for storing kinetic, mechanical power and second clutch means for disconnecting and connecting said flywheel means to the rear axle at selected range of velocities;

p. first and second torque release means that allows connect or disconnect of said first and second kinetic, mechanical storage means from said output of said motor means and said velocity dependent parts of the vehicle when full charge of power has been retained;

q. kinetic energy shown as KE=1/2MV² and the resulting H.P. us used to operate said generation equipment at any velocity.

2. The electrocombustable vehicle of claim 1 in which said first clutch means controls selection of said first kinetic mechanical storage device in its storage of power from said front axle or said first flywheel means.

3. The electrocombustable vehicle of claim 1 in which said second clutch means controls selection of said second kinetic, mechanical storage device in its storage of power from said rear axle or said second flywheel means.

4. The electrocombustable vehicle of claim 1 in which the vehicle includes front and rear axle and said motor means is directly connected for turning the front axle and said first flywheel is connected to said front axle and said first generator means mechanical input being connected to said direct output of said first flywheel means.

5. The electrocombustable vehicle of claim 1 in which said second flywheel is connected to said rear axle and said third generator means mechanical input being connected to said direct output of said second flywheel means.

6. The electrocombustible vehicle of claim 1 in which said first clutch means connects or disconnects said first generator means to front axle.

7. The electrocombustible vehicle of claim 1 in which said second clutch means connects or disconnects said third generator means to rear axle.

9. The electrocombustable vehicle of claim 1 in which said second clutch means connects or disconnects said second flywheel means from said third generator means.

10. The electrocombustable vehicle of claim 4 in which first clutch means disconnects said first flywheel means from front axle at selected velocities allowing the stored kinetic, mechanical power to rotate said flywheel and produce a mechanical input to said first generator means allowing said generator to produce a voltage while the vehicle is stoped and the motor means is deactivated.

11. The electrocombustable vehicle of claim 5 in which second clutch means disconnects said second flywheel means from rear axle at selected velocities allowing the stored kinetic, mechanical power to rotate said flywheel and produce a mechanical input to said third generator means allowing said generator to produce a voltage while the vehicle is stoped and the motor means is deactivated.

12. The eletrocombustable vehicle of claim 1 in which said first and second means for storing electrical energy are connected in series.

13. The electrocombustable vehicle of claim 1 (h) in which said velocity dependent moving portion of the electric vehicle comprises a wind activated fan.

14. The electrocombustible vehicle of claim 1 in which said first and second kinetic, mechanical storage means retains their stored kinetic, mechanical power while the vehicle is stopped, stored, and said motor means is deactivated, and said flywheels have stopped movement thus, when the vehicle is in this stored state the release means of said kinetic, mechanical storage means can be activated allowing a mechanical input to said fourth and fifth generator means allowing partial recharging of said first and second storage means while the vehicle is in storage.

15. The electrocombustable vehicle of claim 1 in which said first and second kinetic, mechanical storage means release their stored power allowing a mechanical input to said fourth and fifth generator means while the vehicle has a velocity.

8. The electrocombustable vehicle of claim one in which said first clutch means connects or disconnects said first flywheel means from said first generator means.