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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Larry Dean Elie, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Allan Roy Gale, Livonia, MI (US);
David Allen Janson, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/26 (2007.10); H02K 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 50/61 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/26 (2013.01); B60L 50/61 (2019.02); H02K 7/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an electric machine, an engine, and stator. The electric machine has a magnetic armature and an electromagnetic armature. The electromagnetic armature is secured to a wheel and has an electrical circuit that includes primary and secondary coils. The engine is configured to rotate the magnetic armature to induce current in the circuit via the primary coils. The stator has tertiary coils that are configured to transfer power to the electromagnetic armature via the secondary coils to drive the wheel.