Electric vehicle with onboard electricity production

• US 8,800,701 B1
• Filed: 11/02/2009
• Issued: 08/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LRS Innovations Incorporated
• Original Assignee: LRS Innovations Incorporated
• Inventors: Sadler, Lawrence
• Primary Examiner(s): EBNER, KATY MEYER
• Application Number:
  US12/590,072
• Time in Patent Office: 1,744 Days
• Field of Search: 180/65.21, 180/65.22, 180/65.245, 180/65.31
• US Class Current: 180/65.31
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/0416 Arrangement in the rear part of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2016/003 solar power driven
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 1/003 to auxiliary motors, e.g. for pumps, compressors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 1/02 to electric heating circuits
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 15/20 for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/12 Bikes
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/18 Buses
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/28 Trailers
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/36 Vehicles designed to transport cargo, e.g. trucks
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/40 Working vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/46 Vehicles with auxiliary ad-on propulsions, e.g. add-on electric motor kits for bicycles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/14 Boost converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/30 AC to DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/40 DC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2220/14 Synchronous machines
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2220/16 DC brushless machines
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/12 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/14 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/34 Cabin temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/421 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/423 : Torque
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/427 : Voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/429 : Current
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/441 : Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/443 : Torque
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/527 : Voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/529 : Current
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/547 : Voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/549 : Current
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/662 : Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/12 : by confirmation, e.g. of the input
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 : by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/26 : by pedal actuation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/40 : related to technical updates when adding new parts or software
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0007 : Measures or means for preventing or attenuating collisions
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0015 : Prevention of collisions
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0023 : Detecting, eliminating, remedying or compensating for drive train abnormalities, e.g. failures within the drive train
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0069 : relating to the isolation, e.g. ground fault or leak current
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/04 : Cutting off the power supply under fault conditions protective devices and circuit arrangements in general H01H; H02H
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/40 : using propulsion power supplied by capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/51 : characterised by AC-motors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/61 : by batteries charged by engine-driven generators, e.g. series hybrid electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/66 : Arrangements of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 : Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/20 : having different nominal voltages
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/22 : Balancing the charge of battery modules
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 8/003 : Converting light into electric energy, e.g. by using photo-voltaic systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/60 : Electric or hybrid propulsion means for production processes
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 : Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/64 : Electric machine technologies in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 : Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 : Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 : Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/90 : Energy harvesting concepts as power supply for auxiliaries' energy consumption, e.g. photovoltaic sun-roof
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 : Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 : Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 : Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

An internal combustion engine, an electricity production unit, batteries and an electric motor combine to provide for an extremely high mileage vehicle which has an extremely long driving range between the vehicle requiring re-fueling. Because the vehicle utilizes petroleum based fuel to power the internal combustion engine the vehicle can be fueled at any location which commercially provides petroleum fuels to the public. The electricity production unit electricity output while being powered by a very low horsepower internal combustion engine. Amplification of amperage and/or voltage of the electricity produced by the electricity production unit preferably occurs by passing the electricity through batteries prior to being utilized by the electric motor to propel the vehicle. Assemblies of the present invention may be easily installed at a very reasonable cost in existing vehicles.

Claims

1. An electric vehicle with onboard electricity production comprising:

an electricity production unit to generate electricity;

mechanical means to power the electricity production unit;

multiple power storage units to store electricity generated by the electricity production unit, wherein continuously each power storage unit is individually cycled through being connected to the electricity production unit for a charging interval in order to receive electricity; and

an electric motor to propel the electric vehicle, wherein the electric motor receives electricity simultaneously from each of the power storage units to propel the electric vehicle.

2. The electric vehicle with onboard electricity production defined in claim 1, wherein the mechanical means to power the electricity production unit further comprises an internal combustion engine capable of producing low horsepower rotation of the electricity production unit.

3. The electric vehicle with onboard electricity production defined in claim 1, further comprising:

means to combine the electricity simultaneously received from the multiple power storage units into an enhanced electric current, wherein the enhanced electric current has a voltage which is greater than a voltage of each individual power storage unit and which is greater than a voltage of the electricity generated by the electricity production unit.

4. The electric vehicle with onboard electricity production defined in claim 1, further comprising:

means to combine the electricity simultaneously received from the multiple power storage units into an enhanced electric current, wherein the enhanced electric current has an amperage which is greater than an amperage of each individual power storage unit and which is greater than an amperage of the electricity generated by the electricity production unit.

5. The electric vehicle with onboard electricity production defined in claim 1, further comprising:

means to combine the electricity simultaneously received from the multiple power storage units into an enhanced electric current, wherein the enhanced electric current has a voltage and an amperage which are both greater than a voltage and an amperage of each individual power storage unit and which are both greater than a voltage and an amperage of the electricity generated by the electricity production unit.

6. A conversion package to be installed in an existing vehicle chassis to convert the existing vehicle to an extremely high efficiency electric vehicle with onboard electricity production, the conversion package comprising:

an electricity production unit to create electricity;

an internal combustion engine to power the electricity production unit;

multiple power storage units to store electricity generated by the electricity production unit, wherein continuously each power storage unit is individually cycled through being connected to the electricity production unit for a charging interval in order to receive electricity;

an electric motor to propel the electric vehicle, wherein the electric motor receives electricity simultaneously from each of the power storage units to propel the electric vehicle; and

a wiring harness to provide for connection of all applicable components of the conversion package and applicable components of the existing vehicle and to provide operator control of the electric vehicle with onboard electricity production.

7. The conversion package defined in claim 6, further comprising:

means to combine the electricity simultaneously received from the multiple power storage units into an enhanced electric current, wherein the enhanced electric current has a voltage which is greater than a voltage of each individual power storage unit and which is greater than a voltage of the electricity generated by the electricity production unit.

8. The conversion package defined in claim 6, further comprising:

means to combine the electricity simultaneously received from the multiple power storage units into an enhanced electric current, wherein the enhanced electric current has an amperage which is greater than an amperage of each individual power storage unit and which is greater than an amperage of the electricity generated by the electricity production unit.

9. The conversion package defined in claim 6, further comprising:

means to combine the electricity simultaneously received from the multiple power storage units into an enhanced electric current, wherein the enhanced electric current has a voltage and an amperage which are both greater than a voltage and an amperage of each individual power storage unit and which are both greater than a voltage and an amperage of the electricity generated by the electricity production unit.

10. The conversion package defined in claim 6 further, comprising isolation means to provide for briefly isolating each power storage unit during at least a portion of a charging period of a standard electricity acceptance method, thereby returning each power storage unit to a predefined uniform charged condition.