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Granted Patent B2
US 10,150,358 · App. 15/380,252 · Granted Dec 11, 2018

Generator and electrical motor for multi-axle vehicles

Inventor: Erik Orlando Soto (Miami, FL)
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Patent No.
US 10,150,358
App. No.
15/380,252
Granted
Dec 11, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The generator and electrical motor system for multi-axle vehicles uses a generator to power electric motors which propel a multi-axle vehicle. The system includes a hybrid powertrain, a primary battery bank, and a primary generator. The hybrid powertrain uses electric motors to provide the drive power for the vehicle. To that end, the hybrid powertrain has a drive axle, an electric motor, a powertrain battery, and a power management unit. The drive axle is rotated by the electric motor and rotates the wheels of a vehicle. The primary battery bank and the powertrain battery are rechargeable electrical energy storage devices that store the power supplied by the generator. Additionally, the primary battery bank and the powertrain battery supply electrical power to the electric motor. Finally, the power management unit is a power conditioning system that regulates current and voltage being distributed to the electrical components of the system.

Claims (86)

1. A system for multi-axle vehicles comprises:

a hybrid powertrain;

a primary battery bank;

a primary generator;

the hybrid powertrain comprises at least one drive axle, at least one electric motor, a powertrain battery, and a power management unit;

the at least one electric motor being operatively coupled to the at least one drive axle, wherein the at least one electric motor is used to rotate the at least one drive axle, and the at least one electric motor being operatively coupled to the primary generator, such that the primary generator provides current to operate the at least one electric motor;

the primary battery bank and the powertrain battery being electrically connected to the at least one electric motor;

the primary generator being electrically connected to the primary battery bank and the powertrain battery, and the primary battery bank, the powertrain battery, the electric motor, and the primary generator being electrically connected to the power management unit;

a secondary idle axle;

a secondary battery bank electrically connected to the power management unit;

a secondary generator operatively coupled to the secondary idle axle, such that the secondary idle axle turns the secondary generator, which produces a current;

the secondary generator being electrically connected to the primary battery bank, and the secondary battery bank such that the current produced by secondary generator charges the primary battery bank, and the secondary battery bank;

the secondary generator being electrically connected to the at least one electric motor;

wherein the power management unit is configured to detect when the stored charge in the powertrain battery and the primary battery bank reach a predefined threshold, the primary generator is deactivated, and the at least one electric motor operates based on the current from the secondary generator.

2. The system for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

the hybrid powertrain further comprises an internal combustion (IC) engine and a hybrid-vehicle drivetrain;

an output of the IC engine being torsionally coupled to a first input of the hybrid vehicle drivetrain, and

an output for each of the at least one electric motor being torsionally coupled to a second input of the hybrid-vehicle drivetrain.

3. The system for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

a vehicle-drive unit, and

the hybrid powertrain, the primary battery bank, and the primary generator being mounted onto the vehicle-drive unit.

4. The system for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

at least one vehicle-storage unit; and

the secondary battery bank being positioned within the at least one vehicle-storage unit.

5. The system for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 1 comprises:

at least one vehicle-storage unit.

6. The system for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the at least one secondary generator is a regenerative brake.

7. The system for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the primary generator is a compressed natural gas generator.

8. The system for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an input of the primary generator is torsionally connected to the at least one drive axle.

9. A system for multi-axle vehicles comprises:

a hybrid powertrain;

a primary battery bank;

a primary generator;

an internal combustion (IC) engine;

a hybrid-vehicle drivetrain;

the hybrid powertrain comprises at least one drive axle, at least one electric motor, a powertrain battery, and a power management unit;

the at least one electric motor being operatively coupled to the at least one drive axle, wherein the at least one electric motor is used to rotate the at least one drive axle, and the at least one electric motor being operatively coupled to the primary generator, such that the primary generator provides current to operate the at least one electric motor;

the primary battery bank and the powertrain battery being electrically connected to the at least one electric motor;

the primary generator being electrically connected to the primary battery bank and the powertrain battery;

the primary battery bank, the powertrain battery, the electric motor, and the primary generator being electrically connected to the power management unit;

a secondary idle axle;

a secondary battery bank electrically connected to the power management unit;

a secondary generator operatively coupled to the secondary idle axle, such that the secondary idle axle turns the secondary generator, which produces a current;

the secondary generator being electrically connected to the primary battery bank, and the secondary battery bank such that the current produced by secondary generator charges the primary battery bank, and the secondary battery bank;

the secondary generator being electrically connected to the at least one electric motor;

wherein the power management unit is configured to detect when the stored charge in the powertrain battery and the primary battery bank reach a predefined threshold, the primary generator is deactivated, and the at least one electric motor operates based on the current from the secondary generator;

an output of the IC engine being torsionally coupled to a first input of the hybrid vehicle drivetrain, and an output for each of the at least one electric motor being torsionally coupled to a second input of the hybrid-vehicle drivetrain.

10. The system for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 9 comprises:

a vehicle-drive unit, and the hybrid powertrain, the primary battery bank, and the primary generator being mounted onto the vehicle-drive unit.

11. The system for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 9 comprises:

at least one vehicle-storage unit;

and the secondary battery bank being positioned within the at least one vehicle-storage unit.

12. The system for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 9 comprises:

at least one vehicle-storage unit.

13. The system for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the at least one secondary generator is a regenerative brake.

14. The system for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the IC engine is a compressed natural gas engine.

15. The system for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 9 , wherein an input of the primary generator is torsionally connected to the at least one drive axle.

16. A system for multi-axle vehicles comprises:

a hybrid powertrain;

a primary battery bank;

a primary generator;

an internal combustion (IC) engine;

a hybrid-vehicle drivetrain;

a vehicle-drive unit;

the hybrid powertrain comprises at least one drive axle, at least one electric motor, a powertrain battery, and a power management unit;

the at least one electric motor being operatively coupled to the at least one drive axle, wherein the at least one electric motor is used to rotate the at least one drive axle, and the at least one electric motor being operatively coupled to the primary generator, such that the primary generator provides current to operate the at least one electric motor;

the primary battery bank and the powertrain battery being electrically connected to the at least one electric motor;

the primary generator being electrically connected to the primary battery bank and the powertrain battery;

the primary battery bank, the powertrain battery, the electric motor, and the primary generator being electrically connected to the power management unit;

an output of the IC engine being torsionally coupled to a first input of the hybrid vehicle drivetrain;

a secondary idle axle;

a secondary battery bank electrically connected to the power management unit;

a secondary generator operatively coupled to the secondary idle axle, such that the secondary idle axle turns the secondary generator, which produces a current;

the secondary generator being electrically connected to the primary battery bank, and the secondary battery bank such that the current produced by secondary generator charges the primary battery bank, and the secondary battery bank;

the secondary generator being electrically connected to the at least one electric motor;

wherein the power management unit is configured to detect when the stored charge in the powertrain battery and the primary battery bank reach a predefined threshold, the primary generator is deactivated, and the at least one electric motor operates based on the current from the secondary generator;

an output for each of the at least one electric motor being torsionally coupled to a second input of the hybrid-vehicle drivetrain, and the hybrid powertrain, the primary battery bank, and the primary generator being mounted onto the vehicle-drive unit.

17. The generator and electrical motor for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 16 comprises:

a vehicle-drive unit, and

the hybrid powertrain, the primary battery bank, and the primary generator being mounted onto the vehicle-drive unit.

18. The system for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 16 comprises:

at least one vehicle-storage unit;

and the secondary battery bank being positioned within the at least one vehicle-storage unit.

19. The system for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 16 comprises:

at least one vehicle-storage unit.

20. The system for multi-axle vehicles as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the IC engine is a compressed natural gas engine.

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