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Plural generator apparatus for an electric hybrid automobile
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1993-06-23
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Granted: 1994-09-27
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Expires: 2013-06-23
Abstract
Abstract A power generation apparatus for an electric hybrid automobile. Two a.c. generators 21, 22 which have different rotation speeds at the initiation of power generation and which provide high efficiency at or near the different rotation speeds are driven by an internal combustion engine 1 via a belt 23. An a.c. power is supplied to a rectifier 4, and the power is used as a power source for an induction motor 7 and a battery 5.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeshi Sugiyama
- 👤 Yutaka Kitamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-26 19:59
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K6/00; B60K6/20; B60K6/22; B60K6/28; H; H01; H01J; H01J9/00; H01J9/42; B60K6/42; B60K6/46; B60K6/48; B60L; B60L50/00; B60L50/10; B60L50/50; B60L50/60; B60L50/61; B60W; B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/08; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/14; H02J7/1415; B60K2006/4833; B60L2220/00; B60L2220/10; B60L2220/12; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/62; Y02T10/70; Y02T10/7072; Y02T10/72; Y10; Y10S; Y10S903/00; Y10S903/902; Y10S903/903; Y10S903/904; Y10S903/907
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A power generation apparatus for an electric hybrid automobile, said power generation apparatus comprising: a) a plurality of a.c. generators commonly driven in parallel by an internal combustion engine (1) through a rotation transmitting means (23), b) a rectifier (4) for rectifying a.c. output voltages of the a.c. generators, c) a battery (5) charged with an output from the rectifier, d) a control device (6) supplied with a d.c. voltage from the rectifier of the battery, for converting the d.c. voltage into a variable frequency a.c. voltage by means of a stationary inverter, and e) an induction motor (7) supplied with a.c. power by the control device for driving an automobile, f) one of the a.c. generators having a relatively low rotation speed at the initiation of power generation, and another one of the a.c. generators having a relatively high rotation speed at the initiation of power generation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A power generation apparatus for an electric hybrid automobile, said power generation apparatus comprising: a) a plurality of a.c. generators commonly driven in parallel by an internal combustion engine (1) through a rotation transmitting means (23), b) a rectifier (4) for rectifying a.c. output voltages of the a.c. generators, c) a battery (5) charged with an output from the rectifier, d) a control device (6) supplied with a d.c. voltage from the rectifier of the battery, for converting the d.c. voltage into a variable frequency a.c. voltage by means of a stationary inverter, and e) an induction motor (7) supplied with a.c. power by the control device for driving an automobile, f) one of the a.c. generators having a relatively low rotation speed at the initiation of power generation, and another one of the a.c. generators having a relatively high rotation speed at the initiation of power generation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
The power generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein two a.c. generators are used, and a control voltage applied to the a.c. generator having a relatively low rotation speed at the initiation of power generation is lower than a control voltage applied to the a.c. generator having a relatively high rotation speed at the initiation of power generation.
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