Propulsion system for a motor vehicle using a bidirectional energy converter
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
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- Toledo, OH
- Livonia, MI
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Ford Motor Company, Detroit, MI (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872739
- Patent Number(s):
- 5998885
- Assignee:
- Ford Global Technologies, Inc. (Dearborn, MI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-94CE50389
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- propulsion; motor; vehicle; bidirectional; energy; converter; electrical; source; traction; coupled; receive; bus; provided; relatively; voltage; addition; electrically-driven; reaction; gas; storage; device; storing; convert; traction motor; energy converter; device coupled; reaction gas; motor vehicle; storage device; electrical energy; energy source; motor coupled; electrical storage; receive electrical; vehicle propulsion; /307/180/318/
Citation Formats
Tamor, Michael Alan, and Gale, Allan Roy. Propulsion system for a motor vehicle using a bidirectional energy converter. United States: N. p., 1999.
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@article{osti_872739,
title = {Propulsion system for a motor vehicle using a bidirectional energy converter},
author = {Tamor, Michael Alan and Gale, Allan Roy},
abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1999},
month = {1}
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