Hybrid drive system and method of installing same
OwnerTimothy Gerard Richter, Robert Dean King +1inventors
InventorsTimothy Gerard Richter, Robert Dean King, John David Dubeck
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Abstract
A hybrid drive system includes a motor coupled between a transmission and a differential, and a hybrid controller coupled to a vehicle such that the hybrid controller is mounted separately from an engine controller. A hybrid drive system including the above hybrid drive system, and a method of installing the hybrid drive system are also included herein.
Claims22
A method of retrofitting a vehicle that includes a heat engine, a transmission coupled to the heat engine, a differential coupled to the transmission, an engine controller coupled to the heat engine, and a plurality of sensors coupled to the engine controller, said method comprising:
- coupling a motor between the transmission and the differential;
- coupling a hybrid controller to vehicle such that hybrid controller is separate from the engine controller;
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- coupling the hybrid controller to the motor to facilitate controlling the motor.
A hybrid drive system for a vehicle that includes a heat engine, a transmission coupled to the heat engine, a differential coupled to the transmission, an engine controller coupled to the heat engine, and a plurality of sensors coupled to the engine controller, said hybrid drive system comprising:
- a motor coupled between the transmission and the differential;
- and
- a hybrid controller coupled to the vehicle such that said hybrid controller is mounted separately from the engine controller, said hybrid controller is further coupled to said motor to facilitate controlling said motor.
A hybrid vehicle comprising:
- a heat engine;
- a transmission coupled to said heat engine;
- a differential coupled to said transmission;
- an engine controller coupled to said heat engine;
- a plurality of sensors coupled to said engine controller;
- and
- a hybrid drive system comprising
- a motor coupled between the transmission and the differential;
- and
- a hybrid controller coupled to the vehicle such that hybrid controller is mounted separately from the engine controller, said hybrid controller further coupled to said motor to facilitate controlling said motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.