Turbo electromagnetic radial ramgenerator automotive jet electric turbine (TERRAJET)
Disclosed herein is a hybrid electric, turbine-powered, all wheel drive automotive platform or truck/military platform design that utilizes a hybrid electromagnetic segmented gas turboshaft engine, whereby all rotating turbomachinery components are segmented from one another electromagnetically. In some embodiments, the components may be levitated in magnetic bearings. In this way, the turbine stages have superconducting ring generators circumferentially surrounding the turbine core generating multi-megawatts of electric power for the land automotive platform. The hybrid turbine acts as an integrated superconducting generator. A plurality of electromagnetic transmission(s) connect to all-wheel drive wheel armatures that are adjacent to the superconducting stators in each wheel, which drive the wheels. Each wheel may be an electric powered-magnetic powered hybrid drive-energy storage unit architecture itself.
1. A vehicle apparatus comprising:
an engine configured to generate electrical power;
a plurality of wheels;
for each wheel of the plurality of wheels, a linear wheel motor coupled to the engine and to the wheel, wherein the linear wheel motor includes a stator arranged to cause rotation of a rotor coupled to the wheel;
for each wheel of the plurality of wheels, a magnetic transmission coupled to the wheel and to the rotor of the linear wheel motor; and
for each wheel of the plurality of wheels, a flywheel arranged to storage energy from rotation of the wheel,
wherein the rotor causes movement of the wheel at a first rotation rate and the magnetic transmission causes movement of the wheel at a second rotation rate.
2. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the engine comprises a gas turboshaft engine.
3. The vehicle of claim 2 wherein the gas turboshaft engine comprises rotating turbomachinery.
4. The vehicle of claim 3 wherein the rotating turbomachinery components are segmented from one another electromagnetically.
5. The vehicle of claim 4 wherein the gas turboshaft engine includes an exoskeleton and an interior and wherein at least some of the rotating turbomachinery components are levitated within the interior of the turboshaft engine with magnetic hearings.
6. The vehicle of claim 4 wherein the gas turboshaft engine further comprises:
a turbine core comprising plurality of turbine stages, at least one of the turbine stages having a superconducting ring generator circumferentially surrounding the turbine core for generating electric power.