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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Superturbo Technologies, Inc., Loveland, CO (US);
Inventors:
Tom Waldron, Loveland, CO (US);
Jared William Brown, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/053 (2006.01); F04D 25/06 (2006.01); F04D 25/04 (2006.01); F04D 25/02 (2006.01); F04D 19/00 (2006.01); F16H 13/10 (2006.01); F04D 17/10 (2006.01); H01M 8/04111 (2016.01); H01M 8/04082 (2016.01); F16H 13/08 (2006.01); F16H 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 25/028 (2013.01); F04D 17/10 (2013.01); F04D 19/00 (2013.01); F04D 25/024 (2013.01); F04D 25/045 (2013.01); F04D 25/06 (2013.01); F04D 25/0606 (2013.01); F04D 29/053 (2013.01); F16H 13/08 (2013.01); H01M 8/04111 (2013.01); H01M 8/04201 (2013.01); F16H 13/06 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02T 90/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an air pump for a fuel cell that utilizes a speed-reduction traction drive so that a low speed electric motor can be used to drive a high-speed rotodynamic compressor. The rotodynamic compressor is an efficient air pump, but operates at high speeds that would require a specialized high-speed electric motor. The speed-reduction traction drive couples to the compressor and provides a low-speed output that is connected to a lower speed electric motor.