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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2000
David R. Crecelius, Noblesville, IN (US);
David A. Fulton, Anderson, IN (US);
Delco Remy America, Inc., Anderson, IN (US);
Abstract
A marine integrated starter alternator troller device (ISAT) includes a stator portion and a rotor portion connected to a drive shaft. The ISAT is incorporated into an engine assembly power train which includes an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft connected to an electric clutch. The electric clutch is operable to connect or disconnect the drive shaft and the crankshaft. Thus, the ISAT may be connected to or disconnected from the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine. When connected to the engine by the electric clutch, the ISAT device is operable to receive electrical power from a battery and act as a cranking motor to provide starting torque to the internal combustion engine. The ISAT may also be driven by the internal combustion engine and act as a generator to provide power to re-charge the battery or drive other electrical devices. When disconnected from the engine by the electric clutch, the ISAT receives electrical power from the battery and acts as a trolling motor to drive a propeller. A transmission is connected between the ISAT and the propeller such that rotation of the ISAT spins the propeller at a number of forward and reverse speeds.