Hybrid vehicle with multiple energy sub-systems
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B60K-006/00
B60K-006/52
B60W-020/00
B60W-010/04
B60K-006/12
출원번호
US-0455835
(2012-04-25)
등록번호
US-8827016
(2014-09-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Viengchai, Prasit
출원인 / 주소
High Gas Mileage, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.
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4인용 특허 :
32
초록▼
A hybrid vehicle includes a frame, at least two wheels carried by the frame, an internal combustion subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels, an electrical subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events, a pneumatic subsystem drivin
A hybrid vehicle includes a frame, at least two wheels carried by the frame, an internal combustion subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels, an electrical subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events, a pneumatic subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events, and a control subsystem selectively operating the internal combustion, electrical and pneumatic subsystems.
대표청구항▼
1. A hybrid vehicle comprising: a frame;at least two wheels carried by the frame;an internal combustion subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels;an electrical subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events;a pneumatic subsystem driv
1. A hybrid vehicle comprising: a frame;at least two wheels carried by the frame;an internal combustion subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels;an electrical subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events;a pneumatic subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events; anda control subsystem selectively operating the internal combustion, electrical and pneumatic subsystems;wherein the control subsystem includes at least one processor with machine readable memory configured to: receive inputs of a battery charge, vehicle speed, air tank pressure and gas pedal position; andexecute drive motor selection and kinetic energy recovery routines based on the received inputs. 2. The hybrid vehicle of claim 1, wherein the internal combustion subsystem drives a different one of the at least two wheels than the electric and pneumatic subsystems. 3. The hybrid vehicle of claim 1, wherein the at least two wheels include at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel, the internal combustion subsystem driving the at least one front wheel and the electric subsystem and the pneumatic subsystem driving the at least one rear wheel. 4. The hybrid vehicle of claim 1, further comprising at least three electrically-operated clutches operated by the control system to selectively engage the internal combustion, electrical and pneumatic subsystems, respectively. 5. The hybrid vehicle of claim 1, wherein the internal combustion subsystem includes an internal combustion motor and a continuously variable transmission. 6. The hybrid vehicle of claim 1, wherein the internal combustion subsystem includes a transmission, a clutch, and a differential through which the at least one of the at least two wheels is driven, the clutch being located between the transmission and the differential and controlled by the control subsystem. 7. The hybrid vehicle of claim 6, wherein the clutch is proximate to the differential. 8. The hybrid vehicle of claim 1, wherein the electrical subsystem includes an electric motor for driving the at least one of the at least two wheels, at least one battery storing electrical power and a charge regulator selectively charging the at least one battery. 9. The hybrid vehicle of claim 1, wherein the pneumatic system includes an air motor for driving the at least one of the at least two wheels, an air compressor compressing air during deceleration events, and air tank storing compressed air. 10. The hybrid vehicle of claim 9, wherein the air tank is a carbon-fiber reinforced resin tank. 11. The hybrid vehicle of claim 9, wherein the air tank has a capacity of approximately 300 liters pressurized to approximately 300 bars. 12. The hybrid vehicle of claim 9, wherein the pneumatic subsystem further includes a throttle valve controlled by the control subsystem regulating air supply from the air tank to the air motor. 13. The hybrid vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a climate control system selectively introducing heated and cooled air into the hybrid vehicle, the cooled air being cooled by a temperature drop resulting from the depressurization of air in the pneumatic subsystem. 14. The hybrid vehicle of claim 13, further comprising a thermoelectric generator, the climate control system also using the thermoelectric generator to generate the cooled air. 15. The hybrid vehicle of claim 1, wherein the pneumatic subsystem supplies compressed air to the internal combustion subsystem as a substitute for forced air induction. 16. The hybrid vehicle of claim 1, wherein the drive motor selection routine operates a drive motor from only one of the internal combustion, electrical and pneumatic subsystems at a time. 17. The hybrid vehicle of claim 1, wherein the drive motor selection routine dictates always maintaining the battery charge and the air tank pressure above respective absolute minimum thresholds. 18. The hybrid vehicle of claim 17, wherein if battery charge falls below the absolute minimum threshold for battery charge, then the drive motor selection routine dictates not using the electrical subsystem to drive the at least one of the at least two wheels until the battery is fully charged. 19. The hybrid vehicle of claim 17, wherein, the internal combustion subsystem does not include a starter motor and vehicle speed above a predetermined minimum speed is used to start an internal combustion motor of the internal combustion subsystem. 20. The hybrid vehicle of claim 19, wherein, if the vehicle speed is above the predetermined minimum speed, the drive motor selection routine dictates only using the electrical subsystem or the pneumatic subsystem to drive the at least one of the at least two wheels if the battery charge or the air tank pressure, respectively, are above respective minimum operational thresholds, the respective minimum operational thresholds being higher than the respective absolute minimum thresholds. 21. The hybrid vehicle of claim 20, wherein the drive motor selection routine selects between using the electrical subsystem and the pneumatic subsystem to drive the at least one of the at least two wheels based on a comparison between battery charge and air tank pressure. 22. The hybrid vehicle of claim 1, wherein if the battery charge is less than maximum, the kinetic energy recovery routine dictates using the electrical subsystem to recover kinetic energy to increase battery charge when lifting of the acceleration pedal is detected. 23. The hybrid vehicle of claim 22, wherein if pneumatic charge is also less than maximum, the kinetic energy recovery routine can dictate using both the electrical subsystem and the pneumatic subsystem to recover kinetic energy simultaneously. 24. The hybrid vehicle of claim 23, wherein the pneumatic subsystem is not used for kinetic energy recovery if vehicle speed is determined to be above an air charging threshold. 25. A hybrid vehicle comprising: a frame;at least two wheels carried by the frame;an internal combustion subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels;an electrical subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events;a pneumatic subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events; anda control subsystem selectively operating the internal combustion, electrical and pneumatic subsystems;wherein the electrical subsystem includes an electric motor for driving the at least one of the at least two wheels, at least one battery storing electrical power and a charge regulator selectively charging the at least one battery; andwherein the electric motor is an asynchronous induction regenerative motor with field induction current supplied as a pulse width modulated signal, such that, when driving the at least one of the at least two wheels, the induction current is supplied by the at least one battery, and, when recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events, induced current is routed back to the at least one battery. 26. A hybrid vehicle comprising: a frame;at least two wheels carried by the frame;an internal combustion subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels;an electrical subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events;a pneumatic subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events; anda control subsystem selectively operating the internal combustion, electrical and pneumatic subsystems;wherein the electrical subsystem includes an electric motor for driving the at least one of the at least two wheels, at least one battery storing electrical power and a charge regulator selectively charging the at least one battery; andwherein the electric subsystem has at least two batteries including a first battery and a second battery having a lower voltage than the first battery, the first battery driving the electric motor and the second battery powering other vehicle loads. 27. The hybrid vehicle of claim 26, wherein the first battery has a nominal voltage of approximately 180 volts DC and the second battery has a nominal voltage of approximately 12 volts DC. 28. A hybrid vehicle comprising: a frame;at least two wheels carried by the frame;an internal combustion subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels;an electrical subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events;a pneumatic subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events; anda control subsystem selectively operating the internal combustion, electrical and pneumatic subsystems;wherein the electrical subsystem includes an electric motor for driving the at least one of the at least two wheels, at least one battery storing electrical power and a charge regulator selectively charging the at least one battery; andwherein the electrical subsystem also includes a clutch controlled by the control subsystem, the electric motor drives the at least one of the at least two wheels through a differential and the clutch is proximate to the differential. 29. A hybrid vehicle comprising: a frame;at least two wheels carried by the frame;an internal combustion subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels;an electrical subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events;a pneumatic subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events; anda control subsystem selectively operating the internal combustion, electrical and pneumatic subsystems;wherein the electrical subsystem includes an electric motor for driving the at least one of the at least two wheels, at least one battery storing electrical power and a charge regulator selectively charging the at least one battery; andwherein the electrical subsystem further includes photovoltaic cells arranged on the vehicle and generating electrical power for charging of the at least one battery. 30. A hybrid vehicle comprising: a frame;at least two wheels carried by the frame;an internal combustion subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels;an electrical subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events;a pneumatic subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events; anda control subsystem selectively operating the internal combustion, electrical and pneumatic subsystems;wherein the electrical subsystem includes an electric motor for driving the at least one of the at least two wheels, at least one battery storing electrical power and a charge regulator selectively charging the at least one battery; andfurther comprising a thermoelectric generator converting excess heat from the internal combustion subsystem and generating electrical power therefrom for charging of the at least one battery. 31. A hybrid vehicle comprising: a frame;at least two wheels carried by the frame;an internal combustion subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels;an electrical subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events;a pneumatic subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events; anda control subsystem selectively operating the internal combustion, electrical and pneumatic subsystems;wherein the pneumatic system includes an air motor for driving the at least one of the at least two wheels, an air compressor compressing air during deceleration events, and air tank storing compressed air; andwherein the air motor and the air compressor are mounted on different shafts and connected to the at least one of the at least two wheels through respective clutches controlled by the control subsystem. 32. The hybrid vehicle of claim 31, wherein the air motor and the air compressor are connected to the at least one of the at least two wheels through a common differential, both of the respective clutches being located proximate to the common differential. 33. A hybrid vehicle comprising: a frame;at least two wheels carried by the frame;an internal combustion subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels;an electrical subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events;a pneumatic subsystem driving at least one of the two wheels and recapturing kinetic energy during deceleration events;a control subsystem selectively operating the internal combustion, electrical and pneumatic subsystems; anda hydrogen generation system including an electrolysis cell for generating hydrogen and piping for introducing the hydrogen to the internal combustion subsystem. 34. The hybrid vehicle of claim 33, wherein water for the electrolysis cell is supplied by condensation formed by a temperature drop resulting from the depressurization of air in the pneumatic subsystem.
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