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Hybrid motor vehicle

US5845731A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 2, 1996
Grant dateDec 8, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S903/951
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hybrid powertrain system for a motor vehicle includes a final drive unit for providing tractive power to wheels of a motor vehicle, a first motor/generator operatively connected in series to a heat engine of the motor vehicle, a second motor/generator operatively connected in series to the first motor/generator and the final drive unit, and an energy storage device operatively connected in parallel to the first motor/generator and the second motor/generator.

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