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Front-engine extended range electric passenger vehicle

US10618399B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 2016
Grant dateApr 14, 2020
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T90/40
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a front-engine extended range electric passenger vehicle, including a turbo shaft engine (2), a battery pack (3), an electric generator (4), drive motors (6), a storage tank (9) and an independent regenerator (12), wherein the turbo shaft engine (2) is arranged on frames above a front axle, an axis of an output shaft of the turbo shaft engine (2) is located on a symmetry plane of the vehicle body, and the independent regenerator (12) is located below the turbo shaft engine (2) and is used to preheat inlet air of the turbo shaft engine (2) using exhaust gas discharged therefrom. A combustion gas turbine is adopted in the extended range electric passenger vehicle as power source and arranged at a location at the front axle of the vehicle on a symmetrical center line thereof, an output shaft of the combustion gas turbine is longitudinally arranged, which has advantages of high effective energy conversion, balanced load weight between front and rear wheels as well as left and right wheels, good operating performance and long endurance mileage.

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