Electric regeneration apparatus and method for driving a load
First Claim
1. Electric regeneration apparatus for driving a load, comprising:
- first electric motor means adapted for driving said load;
battery means for providing drive power to said first electric motor means, and for providing recharge power, said battery means including a first plurality of battery packs which provide said drive power, and a second plurality of battery packs which provide said recharge power, each one of said first plurality of battery packs being paired with a corresponding one of said second plurality of battery packs;
generator means for recharging said battery means;
second electric motor means for receiving said recharge power and driving said generator means; and
switching means for switching between pairs of battery packs to cause one of said first plurality of battery pack to provide said drive power while the corresponding battery pack from said second plurality of battery pack provides said recharge power, remaining pairs of battery packs being recharged by said generator means.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method providing electrical regeneration in an electrical vehicle. An electric drive motor drives the vehicle and is powered from a bank of drive battery packs. An electric recharge motor drives a plurality of generators to recharge all of the batteries. The recharge motor is powered from a bank of recharge battery packs. Drive battery packs are paired together with recharge battery packs. A timer switch opens and closes electrical contact between each pair of battery packs and its corresponding electric motor, one pair at a time. Thus, a drive battery pack powers the electric drive motor while a recharge battery pack powers the electric recharge motor. Non-connected battery packs are recharged by the plurality of generators. The timer switch sequentially switches through all pairs of battery packs in such a fashion that each pair of battery packs is recharged for a longer period of time than it is discharged.
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40 Claims
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1. Electric regeneration apparatus for driving a load, comprising:
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first electric motor means adapted for driving said load; battery means for providing drive power to said first electric motor means, and for providing recharge power, said battery means including a first plurality of battery packs which provide said drive power, and a second plurality of battery packs which provide said recharge power, each one of said first plurality of battery packs being paired with a corresponding one of said second plurality of battery packs; generator means for recharging said battery means; second electric motor means for receiving said recharge power and driving said generator means; and switching means for switching between pairs of battery packs to cause one of said first plurality of battery pack to provide said drive power while the corresponding battery pack from said second plurality of battery pack provides said recharge power, remaining pairs of battery packs being recharged by said generator means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Electric regeneration apparatus for driving a load, comprising:
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electric motor means adapted for driving said load, and for providing recharge energy; first battery means for providing drive power to said electric motor means, and for receiving said recharge energy, said first battery means including a first plurality of battery packs; second battery means for providing recharge power to said electric motor means, and for receiving said recharge energy, said second battery means including a second plurality of battery packs arranged so that each battery pack of said second plurality of battery packs is paired with a corresponding one of said first plurality of battery packs; and switching means for sequentially connecting pairs of battery packs to said electric motor means to cause a battery pack from said first plurality of battery packs to provide said drive power while a corresponding battery pack from said second plurality of battery packs provides said recharge power, remaining pairs of battery packs being recharged with said recharge energy. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. Electrical regeneration apparatus for driving an electrical automobile, comprising:
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electrical drive motor means adapted to drive said automobile; a first plurality of battery means for providing drive power to said drive motor means; a second plurality of battery means, arranged with said first plurality of battery means in pairs, for providing recharging power; generator means for recharging said first and second plurality of battery means; electrical recharge motor means for receiving said recharging power and driving said generator means; and control means for switching between said pairs to cause one of said first plurality of battery means to power said drive motor means while a corresponding one of said second plurality of means sequentially switching through all pairs of battery means, pair-by-pair, while all pairs not providing power are recharged by said generator means. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. A method of powering an electrical car having a electric drive motor, an electric recharge motor, first and second pluralities of battery packs, and generators connected to said recharge motor and to said battery packs, comprising the steps of:
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selecting a first pair of battery packs including a first battery pack from said first plurality of battery packs and a second battery pack from said second plurality of battery packs; connecting said first battery pack to said electric drive motor, and said second battery pack to said electric recharge motor for a predetermined period of time; recharging non-connected pairs of battery packs from said generators and said electric recharge motor; disconnecting said first pair of battery packs from said electric motors, and connecting a second pair of battery packs to said electric motors, said first pair of battery packs being recharged with other non-connected pairs of battery packs; and sequentially repeating said disconnecting and connecting step for all pairs of battery packs. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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Specification