Drive system for a vehicle
US12305572B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02C7/224
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a drive system for a vehicle, in particular for a hybrid vehicle, with at least one power unit and at least one drive battery, which are electrically coupled to one another. The power unit includes at least one gas turbine, which has at least one first compressor for compressing aspirated combustion air, at least one turbine for driving the first compressor and at least one combustion chamber, arranged in between, which is intended for burning an air/fuel mixture and is fluid-connected to the first compressor (32) and the turbine (33). The power unit also includes at least one reformer for reforming a vaporized fuel, in particular vaporized methanol, into a synthesis gas, wherein the reformer is connected to the combustion chamber for supplying the synthesis gas and at least one generator, which is mechanically coupled to the gas turbine for accepting and/or introducing a rotary movement. The drive battery is electrically connected to the generator of the power unit and is adapted to supply electrical energy to at least one electric motor for driving the vehicle and/or to the generator.
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