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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7224132 | Portable range extender operable in automatic and manual modes A portable range extender is provided for an electric vehicle having a vehicle controller, and an electric traction motor powered by a battery. The portable range extender has an engine, a dynamoelectric machine coupled to the engine by a shaft and electrically conn... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7205731 | Control of vehicle motor A motor control device for controlling an electric motor (1,6) installed in a vehicle, is disclosed. The motor has a field winding (101,601). The motor control device has a battery (4) charged by power at a first voltage (Vb), an voltage increas... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7044096 | Diesel-electric locomotive A diesel-electric locomotive includes an assembly including a diesel engine and a generator, to which a drive unit is connected. The diesel engine is connected to a cooling system holding fluid. The drive unit is electrically connected to a braking resistor. There i... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042192 | Switch assembly, electric machine having the switch assembly, and method of controlling the same A compressor having a winding circuit and a driven member being driven in part by a winding of the winding circuit. The compressor further includes an auxiliary circuit connected in a parallel relationship with the winding circuit. The auxiliary circuit has an auxil... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6989644 | Regenerative braking system and method using air conditioning system of electric vehicle The regenerative braking method and system for an electric vehicle in which regeneration current is calculated and controlled using control of an air conditioning system to consume a portion or all of the surplus regeneration power, thereby enhancing braking perform... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6943460 | Control device for hybrid vehicle A control device for a hybrid vehicle, the hybrid vehicle comprising an engine and a motor as power sources, the control device including: a battery device sending energy to and receiving energy from the motor, a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6933622 | Diesel-electric locomotive and traction grouping composed of at least two diesel-electric locomotives A diesel-electric locomotive includes an assembly including a diesel engine and a generator, a drive unit and a control device, connectable to control devices of other locomotives. Further, a traction grouping includes at least two such diesel-electric locomotives, ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921984 | Drive system for an industrial truck and a method for the operation of the drive system A drive system for an industrial truck, comprising an internal combustion engine, a three-shaft epicyclic gearing adapted to be connected to the shaft of the internal combustion engine, a first electric motor which is mechanically coupled to the second shaft of the ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6914341 | Rotational inertia aided electric generator The inertially aided electric generator may efficiently produce electrical energy. An electric generator may have a rotatable generator shaft with a first pulley attached. There may be a rotatable shaft having a shaft pulley attached and a shaft belt disposed on the... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6831445 | Automotive alternator having parallel connected circulating circuit to rapidly attenuate field current An automotive alternator is provided which includes a rectifier, a circulating circuit, and a controller. The circulating circuit is connected in parallel to a field winding to circulate the field current in the event that supply of the field current to a field wind... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6490511 | Torque-based monitor in a hybrid electric vehicle A torque based monitor method, apparatus, and system, for a torque splitting hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) powertrain and regenerative brake 54 system. The preferred powertrain configuration includes an internal combustion engine 20, generator 32, and ele... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6124645 | Electric motor rotor holding arrangement A hill-holding arrangement for an electrically driven vehicle includes a vehicle with a "gas pedal" which generates a torque command signal TCMD. A switch (314) couples TCMD to a motor controller (316, 14) which drives the motor (40)... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5977648 | Hydraulically driven low reactance, large air gap permanent magnet generator and voltage regulation system for use therewith An electric power generating system comprises a low reactance, large airgap permanent magnet generator driven by a hydraulic motor to generate a poly-phase AC output voltage. Because the permanent magnet generator is a low reluctance, large airgap machine... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5923093 | Hybrid vehicle drive system adapted to assure smooth brake application by motor/generator or engine A hybrid drive system for a motor vehicle, including an engine, a motor/motor, an automatic transmission disposed between the engine and a vehicle drive wheel, a regenerative braking device for applying to the vehicle a regenerative braking force correspo... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5847469 | Hybrid drive system wherein electric motor or engine is selectively used for rearward driving of vehicle A hybrid vehicle drive system including an engine, an electric motor operated by an electric energy stored in a storage device, a power transmission having a rear-drive position, a shift lever for selecting the rear-drive position, a rear-drive shifting d... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5659204 | Apparatus for and a method of generating an analog signal for control of dynamic braking A locomotive throttle controller having a central processor unit which generates an analog signal for control of dynamic braking and includes an analog output driver which supplies the dynamic brake reference voltage. Such analog output driver includes a ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5629567 | Speed control system for an AC locomotive A speed control system for an AC electric locomotive of the type having a plurality of wheel-axle sets with each wheel-axle set being coupled to an independently controllable AC electric traction motor and each motor having a corresponding speed sensor, e... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5005659 | Power assisted steering for vehicles An electrically propelled vehicle with hydraulic power steering supplied from an electricaly driven pump includes a sensor for sensing any voltage generated in the traction motor of the vehicle, for example, when it is coasting, and after comparing this g... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4143280 | Control system for a tertiary winding self-excited generator A control system for a self-excited alternator which includes an auxiliary winding adapted to supply excitation to the alternator field winding incorporates a circuit for supplementing field excitation when the available energy from the auxiliary winding ... | 03/06/1979 |
