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Patent No.:

US 11021066 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 23, 2016

Vehicle comprising a wheel driven generator for charging a battery

Applicant:

Carrier Corporation, Jupiter, FL (US);

Inventor:

Eeuwe Durk Kooi, Noordwijk, NL;

Assignee:

CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);

Attorney:

Cantor Colburn LLP

Primary Examiner:

Zachary L Kuhfuss

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 7/14 (2006.01); B60L 7/10 (2006.01); H02K 7/18 (2006.01); H02P 9/48 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01); B60L 50/90 (2019.01); B60L 7/16 (2006.01); B60H 1/32 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); H02K 7/116 (2006.01); H02K 11/00 (2016.01); H02K 11/04 (2016.01); B60L 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 7/14 (2013.01); B60H 1/32 (2013.01); B60K 1/00 (2013.01); B60L 7/10 (2013.01); B60L 7/16 (2013.01); B60L 15/2009 (2013.01); B60L 50/90 (2019.02); H02J 7/14 (2013.01); H02K 7/116 (2013.01); H02K 7/1846 (2013.01); H02K 11/0094 (2013.01); H02K 11/046 (2013.01); H02P 9/48 (2013.01); B60K 2001/006 (2013.01); B60L 7/22 (2013.01); Y02T 10/64 (2013.01); Y02T 10/72 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle having wheels for riding the vehicle over a carrier such as a road or rails, said vehicle having a battery and a generator connected thereto, said generator being arranged to generate electrical power for charging said battery, said generator being further mechanically connected to at least one of said wheels such that said wheel drives the rotor of said generator, characterized in that said generator is an asynchronous generator or a permanent magnet generator, wherein an AC/DC inverter/charger is connected between said generator and said battery for regulating the current and the voltage of the charging power to said battery.

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