Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Julio Orozco

Arnulf Sponheimer

Bert Hobein

Stella Papasavva

Mike J Veenstra

A plug-in hybrid vehicle includes an engine mechanically coupled to at least one wheel and having a turbocharger. A first electric machine is coupled to at least one wheel. A second electric machine is coupled to the turbocharger. An electric store or battery is coupled to the first and second electric machines. A controller is coupled to the second electric machine and a plug configured to connect to an external electric grid. The second electric machine is configured to drive the turbocharger during charging of the battery from the external electric grid via the plug.

Plug-in hybrid vehicle with integrated charger operating electric engine turbocharger

The fuel cell system of a motor vehicle has a fuel cell, comprising an anode side and a cathode side, a compressor, which is rotationally connected to a motor and connected by a feed line to the cathode side of the fuel cell, and a turbine, which is connected by an exhaust air line to the cathode side and which furthermore is rotationally connected only to a generator, which is connected at the output side to a second inverter and a low-voltage battery.

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Aachen, Germany

Julio Orozco