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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Everett R. Geis, Orange, CA (US);
Assignee:
Capstone Turbine Corporation, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 1/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 1/106 ;
Abstract
A hybrid electric vehicle, such as a bus or delivery vehicle, includes batteries and a turbogenerator/motor connected through a double conversion control system. The batteries and the turbogenerator/motor are each connected to a DC bus through bi-directional power converters operating as customized bi-directional switching converters configured, under the control of a power controller, to provide an interface between the DC bus and the batteries and turbogenerator/motor, respectively.