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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2003
Applicant:
Michael S. Hsu, Lincoln, MA (US);
Inventor:
Michael S. Hsu, Lincoln, MA (US);
Assignee:
Ztek Corporation, Woburn, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/06 (2006.01); H01M 12/06 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power supply system for powering an electric motor () in an electric vehicle includes a metal-air converter () connected to the motor () for driving the motor () and a generator () connected to the metal-air converter () for recharging the metal-air converter (). The generator () may also directly provide electricity to the motor () simultaneously with the metal-air converter (). The system further includes a structure for providing a supply of fuel to the generator () that in turn converts the fuel to electricity.