Power converter module for a battery-operated vehicle
OwnerSean K. Goffinventor
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Abstract
A power converter module and a battery-operated vehicle which is powered using the power converter module are disclosed. This power converter module may swappable with a battery module that is similarly sized, so that the battery-operated vehicle can selectively run from either the battery module or the power converter module. The power converter module converts fuel into an electrical power supply having a form similar to the power supplied by the battery module.
Claims16
A battery-operated vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a battery compartment formed in the chassis;
- a drive motor for propelling the chassis, the drive motor being in electrical communication with the battery compartment via an electrical system;
- a power converter module received in the battery compartment, the power converter module including:
- a fuel tank;
- an internal combustion engine connected to the fuel tank;
- a generator connected to and driven by the internal combustion engine;
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- a surge protector connected to the generator, the surge protector adapted for connection to the electrical system of the battery-operated vehicle;
- wherein, when the internal combustion engine operates and drives the generator, the generator produces power that is then passed through the surge protector for the electrical system of the battery-operated vehicle.
A power converter module for a battery-operated vehicle, the power converter module being received in a battery compartment of the battery-operated vehicle, the power converter module comprising a support frame supporting a fuel tank, an internal combustion engine, a generator, and a surge protector, wherein the support frame is sized to have a footprint that substantially matches a footprint for a battery module swappable with the power converter module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.