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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2009
Husam Gurol, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Philip L. Jeter, San Diego, CA (US);
Kurt M. Schaubel, Encinitas, CA (US);
Husam Gurol, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Philip L. Jeter, San Diego, CA (US);
Kurt M. Schaubel, Encinitas, CA (US);
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An all-electric, wheeled vehicle has a magnet array that can be selectively moved between a retracted position and a deployed position, to respectively operate in a motor mode or a generator mode. When in the motor mode, with its magnet array retracted, wheel rotation to move the vehicle is powered by an onboard battery. Alternately, in the generator mode with the magnet array deployed, the vehicle is powered by a Linear Synchronous Motor (LSM). Specifically, the deployed magnet array interacts with a multiple-phase winding (i.e. LSM) embedded into the roadway on which the vehicle travels. Further, rotation of the wheel during vehicle movement in the generator mode recharges the battery.