Integrated cranking inverter and boost converter for a series hybrid drive system
US5589743A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 3, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S903/914
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An electric continuously variable drive system includes an ac motor, an alternator for supplying electrical power to the ac motor via a rectifier and an inverter, a heat engine for driving the alternator, an energy storage device for providing electrical energy to the electric continuously variable drive system, and a combination cranking inverter and boost converter. The combination cranking inverter and boost converter is coupled in series between the alternator and the energy storage device and coupled substantially in parallel with the rectifier in a series hybrid drive.
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