Passive Truck Trailer Braking Regeneration and Propulsion System and Method
AssigneesJames S. Burns, Ise Corporation
InventorsJames S. Burns, Thomas L. Bartley
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Abstract
A braking regeneration and propulsion system for a passive trailer including wheels with axles includes a gear box to be operatively coupled to the axle; a motor/generator operatively coupled to the gear box; an energy storage system for storing captured energy and supplying energy; and a control computer to assist deceleration of the passive trailer by causing the axle to drive the motor/generator via the gear box and supply energy to the energy storage system during deceleration, and, assist acceleration of the passive trailer by causing the motor/generator to draw energy from the energy storage system and drive the wheels via the gear box and axle during acceleration.
Claims51
A braking regeneration and propulsion system for a passive trailer including wheels with, axles the passive trailer primarily propelled by a separate driving truck or tractor, comprising:
- a motor/generator operatively coupled to the axle;
- an energy storage system for storing captured energy and supplying energy;
- and
- a control computer to assist deceleration of the passive trailer by causing the axle to drive the motor/generator and supply energy to the energy storage system during deceleration, and, assist acceleration of the passive trailer by causing the motor/generator to draw energy from the energy storage system and drive the axles and wheels during acceleration.
A method of using a braking regeneration and propulsion system with a passive trailer including wheels with, axles the passive trailer primarily pulled by a separate towing truck or tractor, comprising:
- providing a braking regeneration and propulsion system including:
- a motor/generator operatively coupled to the axle;
- an energy storage system for storing captured energy and supplying energy;
- and
- a control computer to assist deceleration of the passive trailer by causing the axle to drive the motor/generator via the gear box and supply energy to the energy storage system, and, assist acceleration of the passive trailer by causing the motor/generator to draw energy from the energy storage system and drive the axles and wheels;
- assisting deceleration of the passive trailer by causing the axle to drive the motor/generator and supply energy to the energy storage system;
- assisting acceleration of the passive trailer by causing the motor/generator to draw energy from the energy storage system and drive the axles and wheels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.