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Title: Propulsion system for a motor vehicle using a bidirectional energy converter

Patent ·
OSTI ID:20014171

A motor vehicle propulsion system includes an electrical energy source and a traction motor coupled to receive electrical energy from the electrical energy source. The system also has a first bus provided electrical energy by the electrical energy source and a second bus of relatively lower voltage than the first bus. In addition, the system includes an electrically-driven source of reaction gas for the electrical energy source, the source of reaction gas coupled to receive electrical energy from the first bus. Also, the system has an electrical storage device coupled to the second bus for storing electrical energy at the lower voltage. The system also includes a bidirectional energy converter coupled to convert electrical energy from the first bus to the second bus and from the second bus to the first bus.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-94CE50389
OSTI ID:
20014171
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 7 Dec 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English