Motor vehicles
US5214358A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S903/96
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A motor vehicle includes an electromechanical transmission system having an engine driven generator and a motor adapted to drive one or more wheels of the vehicle, the generator being connected to the motor via a DC to DC converter by which the current output of the generator may be varied to provide appropriate current input to the motor and a control unit including a transducer to sense the performance of the vehicle and a speed control device for operation by the driver, said control unit being arranged to control the engine and the DC to DC converter to optimize operation of the transmission to match the requirements of the driver to the performance of the vehicle.
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