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Pulsing control for an inertial drive system for a multi-motor binary array vehicle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1997-01-21
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Granted: 1997-12-23
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Expires: 2017-01-21
Abstract
Abstract A pulsing drive system delivers pulsed power signals to the driven wheels of a vehicle for improving the efficiency internal combustion or an electric motor driven vehicles. A controller receives signals such as velocity and demand, and communicates to a means for selectively communicating energy wherein the means for selectively communicating energy converts the pulse signal to a correspondingly conditioned power pulse for powering the vehicle. When combined with a plurality of motors sized with optimal horsepower ranges according to a binary array, an arrangement of such motors provides for an optimally efficient operation of the vehicle by bringing on-line strategically selected combinations of the motors. A control system selectively brings on-line the multiple motors.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert D. Barrett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-27 20:06
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60L; B60L58/00; B60L58/10; B60L58/18; B60K; B60K1/00; B60K1/02; B60K17/00; B60K17/34; B60K17/356; B60K5/00; B60K5/08; B60K6/00; B60K6/20; B60K6/22; B60K6/24; B60K6/42; B60K6/48; B60K6/50; B60K6/52; B60L15/00; B60L15/02; B60L15/08; B60L15/20; B60L15/2009; B60L15/2018; B60L15/2027; B60L3/00; B60L3/0023; B60L3/0046; B60L3/04; B60L50/00; B60L50/10; B60L50/16; B60L50/50; B60L50/51; B60L50/60; B60L50/61; B60L50/66; B60L7/00; B60L7/10; B60L7/14; B60L8/00; B60L8/003; B60W; B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/06; B60W10/08; B60W20/00; B60W20/10; B60W20/13; B60L2210/00; B60L2210/40; B60L2220/00; B60L2220/40; B60L2220/42; B60L2220/50; B60L2220/52; B60L2240/00; B60L2240/10; B60L2240/12; B60L2240/40; B60L2240/42; B60L2240/421; B60L2240/423; B60L2240/44; B60L2240/441; B60L2240/445; B60L2240/48; B60L2240/486; B60L2240/50; B60L2240/507; B60L2240/54; B60L2240/545; B60L2250/00; B60L2250/12; B60L2250/16; B60L2250/18; B60L2250/26; B60L2260/00; B60L2260/20; B60L2260/28; B60W2720/00; B60W2720/10; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/62; Y02T10/64; Y02T10/70; Y02T10/7072; Y02T10/72; Y02T90/00; Y02T90/10; Y02T90/16; Y10; Y10S; Y10S123/00; Y10S123/08; Y10S903/00; Y10S903/902; Y10S903/903; Y10S903/904; Y10S903/905; Y10S903/915; Y10S903/916
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
270 words
A power system for propelling a vehicle comprising: a first motor having a first optimal operating horsepower range; a second motor having a second optimal operating horsepower range, the second optimal operating horsepower range having a value twice that of the first optimal operating horsepower range; a third motor having a third optimal horsepower range with a value twice that of the second optimal operating horsepower range of the second motor; a wheeled chassis, whereon is mounted the first motor, second and third motor; an accelerator pedal; a transducer; a power transmitter; a controller; a gear means, mounted to the chassis, for receiving selected rotational power from the first motor, the second motor and the third motor and transferring the power to at least one wheel of the chassis; a first clutch means for selectively engaging and disengaging the first motor to the gear means to selectively communicate rotational power; a second clutch means for selectively engaging and disengaging the second motor to the gear means to selectively communicate rotational power; and a third clutch means for selectively engaging and disengaging the third motor to the gear means to selectively communicate rotational power; the transducer sending a power demand signal from a position of the accelerator pedal to the controller, the controller receiving an actual horsepower signal from the transmitter, the transmitter reading actual horsepower from the gear means to the wheel, and the controller sending an engagement signal to the first clutch means, the second clutch means and the third clutch means to selectively engage the first motor, the second motor and the third motor to the gear means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
270 words
A power system for propelling a vehicle comprising: a first motor having a first optimal operating horsepower range; a second motor having a second optimal operating horsepower range, the second optimal operating horsepower range having a value twice that of the first optimal operating horsepower range; a third motor having a third optimal horsepower range with a value twice that of the second optimal operating horsepower range of the second motor; a wheeled chassis, whereon is mounted the first motor, second and third motor; an accelerator pedal; a transducer; a power transmitter; a controller; a gear means, mounted to the chassis, for receiving selected rotational power from the first motor, the second motor and the third motor and transferring the power to at least one wheel of the chassis; a first clutch means for selectively engaging and disengaging the first motor to the gear means to selectively communicate rotational power; a second clutch means for selectively engaging and disengaging the second motor to the gear means to selectively communicate rotational power; and a third clutch means for selectively engaging and disengaging the third motor to the gear means to selectively communicate rotational power; the transducer sending a power demand signal from a position of the accelerator pedal to the controller, the controller receiving an actual horsepower signal from the transmitter, the transmitter reading actual horsepower from the gear means to the wheel, and the controller sending an engagement signal to the first clutch means, the second clutch means and the third clutch means to selectively engage the first motor, the second motor and the third motor to the gear means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A power system according to claim 1, wherein the first clutch means comprises a torque converter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A power system according to claim 1, wherein the gear means comprises a torque converter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A power system according to claim 1, wherein a first wheel and a second wheel are steerably rotatable relative the chassis about an axis normal to a surface on which the vehicle is to be propelled.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
130 words
A power system according to claim 1, wherein the gear means comprises: a first trans-axle means receiving power from the first motor and transmitting the power to a first wheel connected thereto; and a drive train means receiving a second power from the second motor and directing the second power to a second wheel connected thereto, the drive train means comprising a gear box, a drive shaft, a differential, and an axle, the transmitter transmitting the second power from the second motor to the drive shaft, the drive shaft transmitting the second power to the differential, the differential transmitting the second power to the axle, the axle transmitting the second power to the second wheel, the first wheel and the second wheel arranged at different lengthwise ends of the vehicle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A power system according to claim 5, wherein the second motor is mounted to the chassis in a lengthwise position between a first wheel and a second wheel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A power system according to claim 5, wherein the second motor is mounted is a lengthwise position such that a second wheel is between the second motor and the first wheel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A power system according to claim 5, wherein a first wheel is steerably rotatable relative the chassis about an axis normal to a surface upon which the vehicle is to be propelled.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
166 words
A power system according to claim 1, wherein the gear means comprises: a first gear box receiving power from the first motor and transmitting the power to a first wheel connected thereto; a second gear box receiving a second power from the second motor and directing the second power to at least one second wheel connected thereto; linkage means connecting the first gear box with the second gear box; a gear shifter for manual selection of gears; and wherein the linkage means activated by the gear shifter to synchronize gearing of the first gear box to the second gear box, the transmitter communicating to the controller the selected gear selection, and the controller communicating to the first motor and the second motor a signal which synchronizes motor speeds of the first motor and the second motor, the controller keeping a rotational speed of the first wheel and the second wheel equivalent, the first wheel and the second wheel arranged at opposite lengthwise ends of the vehicle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
163 words
A power system for propelling a vehicle comprising: a first motor having a first optimal operating horsepower range; a second motor having a second optimal operating horsepower range, the second optimal operating horsepower range having a value twice that of the first optimal operating horsepower range; a wheeled chassis, whereon is mounted the first motor and the second motor; a gear means, mounted to the chassis, for receiving selected rotational power from the first motor and the second motor and transferring the power to a wheel of the chassis; a first clutch means for selectively engaging and disengaging the first motor to the gear means to selectively communicate rotational power; and a second clutch means for selectively engaging and disengaging the second motor to the gear means to selectively communicate rotational power; a plurality of additional motors, each additional motor having a different optimal operating horsepower range, the additional motors selected to have the optimal operating horsepower ranges according to a binary array.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
163 words
A power system for propelling a vehicle comprising: a first motor having a first optimal operating horsepower range; a second motor having a second optimal operating horsepower range, the second optimal operating horsepower range having a value twice that of the first optimal operating horsepower range; a wheeled chassis, whereon is mounted the first motor and the second motor; a gear means, mounted to the chassis, for receiving selected rotational power from the first motor and the second motor and transferring the power to a wheel of the chassis; a first clutch means for selectively engaging and disengaging the first motor to the gear means to selectively communicate rotational power; and a second clutch means for selectively engaging and disengaging the second motor to the gear means to selectively communicate rotational power; a plurality of additional motors, each additional motor having a different optimal operating horsepower range, the additional motors selected to have the optimal operating horsepower ranges according to a binary array.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
199 words
A control system for a motor vehicle motor comprising: an array of binary motors; a microprocessor; a vehicle velocity sensor electrically connected with the microprocessor; an accelerator pedal for signalling driver power demand to the microprocessor; a selector control for driver input of motor operation to the microprocessor; an on/off switch controlled by the microprocessor for controlling power delivery to the motor array; an interrupt means controlled by the microprocessor for communicating energy for rotation to the motor array; a cruise control for signalling driver velocity demand to the microprocessor; and a switch controlling the motor array between forward and reverse; the vehicle velocity sensor providing the microprocessor with a first signal and a cruise control providing the microprocessor with a second signal, whereafter the microprocessor compares these signals to disable the motor array or enables the motor array via the on/off switch in accordance with the relative values of the first signal and second signal, the microprocessor further selecting a motor array combination for operating the vehicle at or near the desired velocity, the microprocessor pulsing signals to the interrupt means for intermittently supplying energy to the motor array in accordance with the pulsed signals from the microprocessor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
199 words
A control system for a motor vehicle motor comprising: an array of binary motors; a microprocessor; a vehicle velocity sensor electrically connected with the microprocessor; an accelerator pedal for signalling driver power demand to the microprocessor; a selector control for driver input of motor operation to the microprocessor; an on/off switch controlled by the microprocessor for controlling power delivery to the motor array; an interrupt means controlled by the microprocessor for communicating energy for rotation to the motor array; a cruise control for signalling driver velocity demand to the microprocessor; and a switch controlling the motor array between forward and reverse; the vehicle velocity sensor providing the microprocessor with a first signal and a cruise control providing the microprocessor with a second signal, whereafter the microprocessor compares these signals to disable the motor array or enables the motor array via the on/off switch in accordance with the relative values of the first signal and second signal, the microprocessor further selecting a motor array combination for operating the vehicle at or near the desired velocity, the microprocessor pulsing signals to the interrupt means for intermittently supplying energy to the motor array in accordance with the pulsed signals from the microprocessor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
147 words
A power system for propelling a vehicle comprising: a first motor having a first optimal operating horsepower range and adapted to transfer tractive torque to a ground surface; a second motor having a second optimal operating horsepower range, the second optimal operating horsepower range having a value twice that of the first optimal operating horsepower range and adapted to transfer tractive torque to the ground surface; a wheeled chassis, whereon is mounted the first motor and the second motor; a first clutch means for selectively engaging and disengaging the first motor to selectively transfer the tractive torque; and a second clutch means for selectively engaging and disengaging the second motor to selectively transfer the tractive torque; a plurality of additional motors, each additional motor having a different optimal operating horsepower range, the additional motors selected to have the optimal operating horsepower ranges according to a binary array.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
147 words
A power system for propelling a vehicle comprising: a first motor having a first optimal operating horsepower range and adapted to transfer tractive torque to a ground surface; a second motor having a second optimal operating horsepower range, the second optimal operating horsepower range having a value twice that of the first optimal operating horsepower range and adapted to transfer tractive torque to the ground surface; a wheeled chassis, whereon is mounted the first motor and the second motor; a first clutch means for selectively engaging and disengaging the first motor to selectively transfer the tractive torque; and a second clutch means for selectively engaging and disengaging the second motor to selectively transfer the tractive torque; a plurality of additional motors, each additional motor having a different optimal operating horsepower range, the additional motors selected to have the optimal operating horsepower ranges according to a binary array.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2000-12-22 | 2001-06-23 | 2001-12-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2004-12-22 | 2005-06-23 | 2005-12-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2008-12-22 | 2009-06-23 | 2009-12-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |