Regenerative motor propulsion systems
First Claim
1. A vehicle or watercraft regeneration system, comprising:
- at least one electric motor on a vehicle or watercraft which is capable of generating electricity; and
a controller for the at least one electric motor, the controller;
a) sensing current operating conditions of the at least one electric motor;
b) accepting real-time data from a sensor relating to the vehicle or watercraft'"'"'s status; and
c) applying an algorithm to (a) and (b) to trigger a switching of the at least one electric motor from motoring to generating electricity and to generate a biasing signal for application to the at least one electric motor during the switching,wherein the biasing signal is effective to place the at least one electric motor in an optimized condition for generating electricity to optimize the efficiency of regeneration.
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Abstract
A vehicle or watercraft regeneration system includes at least one electric motor capable of generating electricity and a controller for the at least one motor; wherein the controller to optimize the efficiency of the regeneration. The controller can optimize efficiency by including comprises circuitry for biasing the electric motor during regeneration. Also provided is a regeneration system that further comprises an electricity storage device such as a battery, a capacitor, an electrolysis unit that generates hydrogen from water, and a flywheel. In addition, an efficiency enhancing system for a watercraft or vehicle includes at least one electric motor capable of generating electricity; a controller for the at least one motor; and an electrical connection between the at least one motor and the controller, where in the controller adjust one or more magnetic fields of the electric motor during regeneration to optimize the efficiency of the regeneration. Methods for increasing efficiency of regeneration of a watercraft of vehicle powered by at least one electric motor are also disclosed.
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19 Claims
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1. A vehicle or watercraft regeneration system, comprising:
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at least one electric motor on a vehicle or watercraft which is capable of generating electricity; and a controller for the at least one electric motor, the controller; a) sensing current operating conditions of the at least one electric motor; b) accepting real-time data from a sensor relating to the vehicle or watercraft'"'"'s status; and c) applying an algorithm to (a) and (b) to trigger a switching of the at least one electric motor from motoring to generating electricity and to generate a biasing signal for application to the at least one electric motor during the switching, wherein the biasing signal is effective to place the at least one electric motor in an optimized condition for generating electricity to optimize the efficiency of regeneration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for enhancing the efficiency of a watercraft or vehicle, comprising:
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providing at least one electric motor capable of generating electricity; providing a controller for the at least one electric motor; sensing by the controller of current operating conditions of the at least one electric motor; accepting by the controller of real-time data from a sensor relating to the watercraft or Vehicle'"'"'s status; applying an algorithm by the controller to the current operating conditions and the real-time data relating to the status of the motor to trigger a switching of the at least one electric motor from motoring to generating electricity; and generating a biasing signal by the controller for application to the at least one electric motor during the switching, wherein the biasing signal adjusts one or more magnetic fields of the at least one electric motor during regeneration to optimize the efficiency of the regeneration. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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