US 2021/0229790 A1 · ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FOR ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED PEDAL-POWERED BOAT

Abstract

An electronic control module (46) for coupling a pedal mechanically powered electric generator (28) and a battery (44) to a motor controller (48) of a watercraft propulsion motor (32), comprising: an electrical input operatively connected to the generator (28); a processor with a memory having an output operatively connected to the motor controller (46), said processor being operationally selectable by a user to one of multiple modes so that the processor being is configured to: in a first mode, combine power from the generator (28) with power from the battery (44) to power the motor (32); in a second mode, combine power from the generator (28) with partial power from the battery (44) to power the motor (32); and in a third mode, transfer power from the generator (28) to charge the battery (44).

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Dependent claims

An electronic control module (46) for coupling a mechanically powered electric generator (28) and a battery (44) to a motor controller (48) of a watercraft propulsion motor (32), comprising:

an electrical input operatively connected to the generator (28);
a processor with a memory having an output operatively connected to the motor controller (46), said processor being operationally selectable by a user to one of multiple modes so that the processor is configured to:
in a first mode, combine power from the generator (28) with power from the battery (44) to power the motor (32);
in a second mode, combine power from the generator (28) with partial power from the battery (44) to power the motor (32);
and
in a third mode, transfer power from the generator (28) to charge the battery (44).

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A watercraft (10) comprising:

a mechanically powered generator (28);
an electronic control module (46) operationally connectable to the pedal powered generator (28);
a battery (44) operationally connectable to the electronic control module (46);
a motor controller (48) operationally connectable to the electronic control module (46);
a propulsion motor (32) operationally connectable to the motor controller (48) for propelling the watercraft in forward or backward directions;
wherein said processor is operationally selectable by a user to choose between one of multiple modes so that the processor is configured to:
in a first mode, combine power from the generator (28) with power from the battery (44) to power the motor (32);
in a second mode, combine power from the generator (28) with partial power from the battery (44) to power the motor (32);
and
in a third mode, transfer power from the generator (28) to charge the battery (44).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electronic control module for electrically assisted pedal-powered boat

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Electronic control module for electrically assisted pedal-powered boat

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Abstract

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