Method of converting vehicle into hybrid vehicle
First Claim
1. A method of converting a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a transmission, an alternator and a battery into a hybrid vehicle, the method comprising:
- installing an electric motor within the vehicle that is configured to assist the internal combustion engine in rotating a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine;
installing an energy storage element configured to provide power to the electric motor;
installing a motor control unit configured to control the amount of power delivered from the energy storage element to the electric motor; and
replacing an existing pulley on the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine with a new pulley configured to receive a first belt extending between the new pulley and an auxiliary motor pulley and a second belt extending between the new pulley and an electric motor pulley.
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Abstract
A method of converting a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a transmission, an alternator and a battery into a hybrid vehicle is disclosed. The method comprises installing an electric motor to the vehicle that is configured to assist the internal combustion engine in rotating a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine, installing an energy storage element configured to provide power to the electric motor, installing a motor control unit configured to control the amount of power delivered from the energy storage element to the electric motor and replacing an existing pulley on a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine with a new pulley configured to receive a first belt extending between the new pulley and an alternator pulley and a second belt extending between the new pulley and an electric motor pulley.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of converting a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a transmission, an alternator and a battery into a hybrid vehicle, the method comprising:
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installing an electric motor within the vehicle that is configured to assist the internal combustion engine in rotating a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine; installing an energy storage element configured to provide power to the electric motor; installing a motor control unit configured to control the amount of power delivered from the energy storage element to the electric motor; and replacing an existing pulley on the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine with a new pulley configured to receive a first belt extending between the new pulley and an auxiliary motor pulley and a second belt extending between the new pulley and an electric motor pulley. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of converting a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a transmission into a hybrid vehicle, the method comprising:
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installing an electric motor within the vehicle that is configured to assist the internal combustion engine in rotating a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine; coupling an output shaft of the electric motor to an end of the crankshaft that is opposite the transmission via a universal coupling, wherein an end of the output shaft of the electric motor is positioned opposite the end of the crankshaft, and wherein the universal coupling is configured to compensate for misalignment between the output shaft of the electric motor and the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine; installing an energy storage element configured to provide power to the electric motor; and installing a motor control unit configured to control the amount of power delivered from the energy storage element to the electric motor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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