Variable ratio regenerative braking device

Hoppie, Lyle O

Title: Variable ratio regenerative braking device

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Disclosed is a regenerative braking device (10) for an automotive vehicle. The device includes an energy storage assembly (12) having a plurality of rubber rollers (26, 28) mounted for rotation between an input shaft (36) and an output shaft (42), clutches (38, 46) and brakes (40, 48) associated with each shaft, and a continuously variable transmission (22) connectable to a vehicle drivetrain and to the input and output shafts by the respective clutches. The rubber rollers are torsionally stressed to accumulate energy from the vehicle when the input shaft is clutched to the transmission while the brake on the output shaft is applied, and are torsionally relaxed to deliver energy to the vehicle when the output shaft is clutched to the transmission while the brake on the input shaft is applied. The transmission ratio is varied to control the rate of energy accumulation and delivery for a given rotational speed of the vehicle drivetrain.

Inventors:

Hoppie, Lyle O ^[1]

Birmingham, MI

Issue Date:: 1981-12-15

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 864068

Patent Number(s):: 4305489

Application Number:: 06/100,783

Assignee:: Eaton Corporation (Cleveland, OH)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60K - ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60T - VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60K - ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES
B60K6/10 - by means of a chargeable mechanical accumulator, e.g. flywheel

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60T - VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF
B60T1/10 - by utilising wheel movement for accumulating energy, e.g. driving air compressors

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
Y02T10/62 - Hybrid vehicles

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Y10T74/2117 - Power generating-type flywheel

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Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: variable; ratio; regenerative; braking; device; disclosed; 10; automotive; vehicle; energy; storage; assembly; 12; plurality; rubber; rollers; 26; 28; mounted; rotation; input; shaft; 36; output; 42; clutches; 38; 46; brakes; 40; 48; associated; continuously; transmission; 22; connectable; drivetrain; shafts; respective; torsionally; stressed; accumulate; clutched; brake; applied; relaxed; deliver; varied; control; rate; accumulation; delivery; rotational; speed; vehicle drive; torsionally stressed; variable transmission; output shafts; rubber rollers; automotive vehicle; braking device; storage assembly; variable ratio; regenerative braking; rotational speed; output shaft; energy storage; input shaft; continuously variable; torsionally relaxed; accumulate energy; vehicle drivetrain; /192/74/185/474/477/

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  title        = {Variable ratio regenerative braking device},

  author       = {Hoppie, Lyle O},

  abstractNote = {Disclosed is a regenerative braking device (10) for an automotive vehicle. The device includes an energy storage assembly (12) having a plurality of rubber rollers (26, 28) mounted for rotation between an input shaft (36) and an output shaft (42), clutches (38, 46) and brakes (40, 48) associated with each shaft, and a continuously variable transmission (22) connectable to a vehicle drivetrain and to the input and output shafts by the respective clutches. The rubber rollers are torsionally stressed to accumulate energy from the vehicle when the input shaft is clutched to the transmission while the brake on the output shaft is applied, and are torsionally relaxed to deliver energy to the vehicle when the output shaft is clutched to the transmission while the brake on the input shaft is applied. The transmission ratio is varied to control the rate of energy accumulation and delivery for a given rotational speed of the vehicle drivetrain.},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {1981},

  month        = {12}

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