Hybrid electric vehicle having alternate power sources
First Claim
1. A hybrid electric vehicle comprising an alternating current to direct current converter for producing and storing a direct current voltage in a direct current voltage storage device prior to starting of a hybrid electric vehicle;
- a fuel converter for receiving a composition fuel in a first state and converting said composition fuel into a combustible material in a second state and for storing said combustible material in a combustible material storage device prior to the starting of the hybrid electric vehicle or during the operation of the hybrid electric vehicle;
a driving system for transporting a hybrid electric vehicle, said driving system including a direct current motor operatively coupled to said driving system and to said direct current voltage storage device, said direct current motor being responsive to a stored direct current voltage for driving said driving system in response to a first control signal;
a combustible material engine operatively coupled to said driving system and to said combustible material storage device, said combustible material engine being responsive to stored combustible material for driving said driving system in response to a second control signal;
a fuel cell operatively coupled to the combustible material storage device for converting combustible material into direct current for at least one of storing direct current in a direct current voltage storage device and applying a direct current voltage for driving said direct current motor; and
a control device operatively connected to said direct current motor and to said combustible material engine to selectively apply at least one of said first control signal to said direct current motor and said second control signal to said combustible material engine to enable said driving system to be driven by at least one of said direct current voltage and said combustible material.
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Abstract
A hybrid electric vehicle having alternate fuel sources is shown. The hybrid vehicle includes an AC/DC converter for storing a direct current voltage in a storage device such as a battery. A fuel converter converts a composition combustible fuel into a combustible fuel preferably hydrogen. The combustible material is stored in a combustible fuel storage device. The charging of a battery and the storage of the combustible fuel occur at prior to the starting of or the operation of the hybrid electric vehicle. A driving system includes a direct current motor and a combustible fuel engine. A control device enables the driving system to be powered by the direct current voltage or the combustible fuel. Preferably the combustible fuel is hydrogen. A hydrogen fuel cell is responsive to hydrogen to produce a direct current voltage for charging a battery or driving the direct current motor.
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30 Claims
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1. A hybrid electric vehicle comprising an alternating current to direct current converter for producing and storing a direct current voltage in a direct current voltage storage device prior to starting of a hybrid electric vehicle;
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a fuel converter for receiving a composition fuel in a first state and converting said composition fuel into a combustible material in a second state and for storing said combustible material in a combustible material storage device prior to the starting of the hybrid electric vehicle or during the operation of the hybrid electric vehicle;
a driving system for transporting a hybrid electric vehicle, said driving system including a direct current motor operatively coupled to said driving system and to said direct current voltage storage device, said direct current motor being responsive to a stored direct current voltage for driving said driving system in response to a first control signal;
a combustible material engine operatively coupled to said driving system and to said combustible material storage device, said combustible material engine being responsive to stored combustible material for driving said driving system in response to a second control signal;
a fuel cell operatively coupled to the combustible material storage device for converting combustible material into direct current for at least one of storing direct current in a direct current voltage storage device and applying a direct current voltage for driving said direct current motor; and
a control device operatively connected to said direct current motor and to said combustible material engine to selectively apply at least one of said first control signal to said direct current motor and said second control signal to said combustible material engine to enable said driving system to be driven by at least one of said direct current voltage and said combustible material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of driving a motor vehicle with alternate fuel sources comprising the steps of:
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producing with an alternating current to direct current converter a direct current voltage prior to starting of a motor vehicle;
storing said direct current voltage in a direct current voltage storage device;
receiving with a fuel converter a fuel in a first state and converting said fuel into a combustible material in a second state prior to starting of the motor vehicle or during operation of the motor vehicle;
storing said combustible material in a combustible material storage device; and
producing with a fuel cell from the combustible material a direct current voltage. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A hybrid electric vehicle comprising
an alternating current to direct current converter for producing and storing a direct current voltage in a direct current voltage storage device prior to starting of a hybrid electric vehicle; -
a fuel converter for receiving a composition fuel in a first state and converting said composition fuel into a combustible material in a second state and for storing said combustible material in a combustible material storage device prior to the starting of the hybrid vehicle or during the operation of the hybrid electric vehicle;
an input plug adapted to receive an alternating current voltage for at least one of powering said alternating current to direct current converter and powering said fuel converter;
a driving system for transporting a hybrid electric vehicle, said driving system includinga direct current motor operatively coupled to said driving system and to said direct current voltage storage device, said direct current motor being responsive to a stored direct current voltage for driving said driving system in response to a first control signal;
a combustible material engine operatively coupled to said driving system and to said combustible material storage device, said combustible material engine being responsive to stored combustible material for driving said driving system in response to a second control signal; and
a control device operatively connected to said direct current motor and to said combustible material engine to selectively apply at least one of said first control signal to said direct current motor and said second control signal to said combustible material engine to enable said driving system to be driven by at least one of said direct current voltage and said combustible material. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A hybrid electric vehicle comprising
an alternating current to direct current converter for producing and storing a direct current voltage in a direct current voltage storage device prior to starting of a hybrid electric vehicle; -
a fuel converter for receiving a composition fuel in a first state from a composition fuel storage device located on the hybrid vehicle and converting said composition fuel into a combustible material in a second state and for storing said combustible material in a combustible material storage device located on the hybrid vehicle prior to the starting of the hybrid electric vehicle or during the operation of the hybrid electric vehicle;
a driving system for transporting a hybrid electric vehicle, said driving system including a direct current motor operatively coupled to said driving system and to said direct current voltage storage device, said direct current motor being responsive to a stored direct current voltage for driving said driving system in response to a first control signal;
a composition fuel engine operatively coupled to said driving system and to said composition fuel storage device, said composition fuel engine being responsive to stored composition fuel for driving said driving system in response to a second control signal;
a fuel cell operatively coupled to the combustible material storage device for converting combustible material into direct current for at least one of storing direct current in a direct current voltage storage device and applying a direct current voltage for driving said direct current motor; and
a control device operatively connected to said direct current motor and to said composition fuel engine to selectively apply at least one of said first control signal to said direct current motor and said second control signal to said composition fuel engine to enable said driving system to be driven by at least one of said direct current voltage and said composition fuel. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of driving a motor vehicle with alternate fuel sources comprising the steps of
producing with an alternating current to direct current converter a direct current voltage prior to starting of a motor vehicle; -
storing a composition fuel in a composition fuel storage device on the motor vehicle;
storing said direct current voltage in a direct current voltage storage device;
receiving with a fuel converter said composition fuel in a first state and converting said fuel into a combustible material in a second state of prior to starting of the motor vehicle or during operation of the motor vehicle;
storing said combustible material in a combustible material storage device; and
producing with a fuel cell from the combustible material a direct current voltage. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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