Hybrid power system for driving a motor vehicle

Patent · Tue May 13 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5543305

Albright, Jr, H D; Rollins, W R

A hybrid power system is described for driving a motor vehicle comprising: electric storage battery means; an electric motor/generator; means for connecting the battery means to the motor/generator for driving the motor/generator from the battery means or for charging the battery means from the motor/generator; flywheel means for accumulating, storing and discharging kinetic energy; a variable drive transmission; means connecting the electric motor/generator and the flywheel means to the drive transmission. The electric motor/generator and flywheel connecting means are selectively operable to drive the transmission from the motor/generator and flywheel means in combination. The drive transmission is operable to apply a braking load that develops braking energy which is transmitted by the transmission means to the electric motor/generator and flywheel connecting means being operable to transmit the braking energy to the motor/generator to charge the battery means and to the flywheel means, for accumulating kinetic energy in the flywheel means; and speed regulating means operable to maintain a substantially constant rotational input speed to the electric motor/generator and flywheel connecting means from the flywheel means in response to variations in the rotational speed of the output from the flywheel means.

• Assignee: NOV; NOV-85-013771; EDB-86-118295
• Patent Number(s): US 4588040
• OSTI ID: 5543305
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330300* -- Advanced Propulsion Systems-- Electric-Powered Systems
330500 -- Advanced Propulsion Systems-- Flywheel Propulsion
BATTERY CHARGING
BRAKES
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DESIGN
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTRIC GENERATORS
ELECTRIC MOTORS
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ENERGY
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
FLYWHEEL ENERGY STORAGE
FLYWHEELS
HYBRID ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
KINETIC ENERGY
MACHINE PARTS
MECHANICAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
MECHANICAL TRANSMISSIONS
MOTION
MOTORS
ROTATION
SPEED REGULATORS
STORAGE
VEHICLES