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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/02 ; B60K 4/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/02 ; B60K 4/104 ;
Abstract
A starter—generator system for motor vehicles permits implementation of various starting methods including direct start and impulse start. The system also facilitates additional operating modes, including generator operation and/or recuperation operation. The starter-generator system electric machine which can be used as the starter and the generator is to be connected by way of a planetary drive with a shaft train situated between an internal-combustion engine and a transmission, the planetary drive being at least partially usable as a centrifugal mass for impulse starting operations.