HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION

• US 20090250276A1
• Filed: 02/12/2009
• Published: 10/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Neil Young
• Original Assignee: Neil Young
• Inventors: Young, Neil, Goodwin, Johnathan, Kruger, Uli
• Application Number:
  US12/370,380
• Publication Number:
  US 20090250276A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/65.265
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/28 characterised by the electric energy storing means, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/46 Series type
• 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 2240/36 Temperature of vehicle components or parts
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/145 Structure borne vibrations
• 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 50/40 using propulsion power supplied by capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/62 charged by low-power generators primarily intended to support the batteries, e.g. range extenders
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/12 responding to state of charge [SoC]
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 7/10 Dynamic electric regenerative braking B60L7/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/26 for electrical energy, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2400/114 Super-capacities
• 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

Abstract

Hybrid-electric vehicle are described herein and comprises: an electric motor, at least one battery pack, at least one capacitor bank, at least one generator, at least one engine, and a controller, wherein the controller is coupled to the at least one battery pack, the at least one capacitor bank and the at least one engine. Power systems are also disclosed, wherein the power systems include: at least one battery pack, at least one capacitor bank, at least one generator, and a controller, wherein the controller is coupled to the at least one battery pack, the at least one capacitor bank and the at least one generator. In addition, modified gear boxes are disclosed that include: an epicyclic roller arrangement and a control mechanism coupled to an output shaft.

Claims

1. A hybrid-electric vehicle, comprising:

an electric motor,

at least one battery pack,

at least one capacitor bank,

at least one generator,

at least one engine, and

a controller, wherein the controller is coupled to the at least one battery pack, the at least one capacitor bank and the at least one engine.

2. The hybrid-electric vehicle of claim 1, wherein the at least one engine comprises a gasoline internal combustion engine, a diesel engine, a bio-diesel engine, a turbine engine, a Wankel rotary engine, a Bourke engine, an ECTAN engine, an E85 fuel engine, a flexible-fuel engine, a hydrogen-powered engine, an ethanol-powered engine, a natural-gas powered engine, a jet-fuel turbine engine, a hydrogen fuel-cell engine, a modified diesel engine, a steam engine or a combination thereof.

3. The hybrid-electric vehicle of claim 1, wherein the at least one capacitor bank comprises at least one ultracapacitor.

4. The hybrid-electric vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a regenerative braking device, a regenerative shock absorption device or a combination thereof.

5. The hybrid-electric vehicle of claim 1, further comprising an external interface.

6. The hybrid-electric vehicle of claim 5, wherein the external interface comprises an emergency generator.

7. The hybrid-electric vehicle of claim 5, wherein the external interface comprises a charging mechanism.

8. The hybrid-electric vehicle of claim 7, wherein the charging mechanism is coupled to the at least one battery pack.

9. The hybrid-electric vehicle of claim 1, wherein the at least one generator comprises at least one turbine, at least one rotary device, a tuned single rpm version of a rotary device or a combination thereof.

10. The hybrid-electric vehicle of claim 1, wherein the at least one capacitor bank charges the at least one battery pack through a trickle charge.

11. The hybrid-electric vehicle of claim 1, wherein the engine are operated utilizing gasoline, diesel fuel, biofuel, lipofuel, natural gas, compressed natural gas, hydrogen fuel, water-derived fuel, ethanol, flex fuel, jet fuel or a combination thereof.

12. The hybrid-electric vehicle of claim 1, further comprises a catalytic igniter.

13. A power system, comprising:

at least one battery pack,

at least one capacitor bank,

at least one generator, and

a controller, wherein the controller is coupled to the at least one battery pack, the at least one capacitor bank and the at least one generator.

14. The power system of claim 13, further comprising at least one modified gear box.

15. The power system of claim 13, wherein the at least one capacitor bank comprises at least one ultracapacitor.

16. The power system of claim 13, wherein the at least one capacitor bank charges the at least one battery pack through a trickle charge.

17. The power system of claim 13, wherein the power system is coupled to at least one engine.

18. The power system of claim 17, wherein the at least one engine comprises a gasoline internal combustion engine, a diesel engine, a bio-diesel engine, a turbine engine, a Wankel rotary engine, a Bourke engine, an ECTAN engine, an E85 fuel engine, a flexible-fuel engine, a hydrogen-powered engine, an ethanol-powered engine, a natural-gas powered engine, a jet-fuel turbine engine, a hydrogen fuel-cell engine, a modified diesel engine, a steam engine or a combination thereof.

19. A transportation vehicle comprising the power system of claim 13.

20. The transportation vehicle of claim 19, wherein the vehicle comprises a car, truck, sport-utility vehicle, boat, motorcycle or a passenger vehicle.

21. A modified gear box, comprising:

an epicyclic roller arrangement, and

a control mechanism coupled to an output shaft.

22. A power system comprising at least one modified gear box of claim 21.

23. A transportation vehicle comprising at least one modified gear box of claim 21.

24. The transportation vehicle of claim 23, wherein the vehicle comprises a car, truck, sport-utility vehicle, boat, motorcycle or a passenger vehicle.