Drive train for a vehicle
AssigneeOshkosh Defense, LLC
InventorsDeepak Shukla, Rongjun Zhang, Nader Nasr
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Abstract
A vehicle is operable in three modes of operation. The vehicle includes a first electromagnetic device, a second electromagnetic device electrically coupled to the first electromagnetic device, and an engine coupled to the first electromagnetic device and configured to drive the first electromagnetic device to provide electrical energy. In each of the three modes of operation, whenever the engine drives the first electromagnetic device to provide the electrical energy, the first electromagnetic device operates without providing the electrical energy to an energy storage device.
Claims20
A vehicle operable in at least three modes of operation, the vehicle comprising:
- a first electromagnetic device;
- a second electromagnetic device electrically coupled to the first electromagnetic device;
- and
- an engine configured to drive the first electromagnetic device to provide electrical energy,
- wherein, in each of a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode of the at least three modes of operation, whenever the engine drives the first electromagnetic device to provide the electrical energy, the first electromagnetic device operates without providing the electrical energy to an energy storage device.
A vehicle operable in at least three modes of operation, the vehicle comprising:
- a generator, and
- an engine configured to drive the generator to provide electrical energy,
- wherein, in each of a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode of the at least three modes of operation, whenever the engine drives the generator to provide the electrical energy, the generator operates without providing the electrical energy to an energy storage device.
A drive train for a vehicle operable in at least three modes of operation, the drive train comprising:
- an electromagnetic device;
- and
- an engine configured to drive the first electromagnetic device to provide electrical energy,
- wherein, if the engine drives the electromagnetic device to provide the electrical energy in any of a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode of the at least three modes of operation, the electromagnetic device operates without providing the electrical energy to an energy storage device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.