Architecture for a hybrid vehicle
AssigneeMorand Cars SA
InventorBenoît MORAND
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Abstract
Disclosed is a hybrid vehicle including a mechanical subsystem and an electrical subsystem, wherein the electrical subsystem includes an electrical storage device, at least one electrical motor fed by the electrical storage device and at least one inverter associated to each of the at least one electrical motor. The hybrid vehicle further includes a command unit adapted to modulate the driving force provided to each of the wheels by the mechanical subsystem and by the electrical subsystem according to predetermined parameters. Also disclosed is a method of managing the electrical power of the hybrid vehicle, including the step of charging the electrical storage device in less than 5 minutes.
Claims21
A hybrid vehicle comprising a mechanical subsystem and an electrical subsystem, wherein the mechanical subsystem comprises an internal combustion engine, a gearbox and a clutch, allowing to deliver a driving force to two or more wheels, and wherein the electrical subsystem comprises an electrical storage device, at least one electrical motor fed by the electrical storage device and at least one inverter associated to each of the at least one electrical motor, said at least one electrical motor being adapted to deliver a driving force to one or more wheels of the hybrid vehicle, wherein each one of the mechanical subsystem and the electrical subsystem can be used independently from one another so as to allow either a full mechanical propulsion, a full electrical propulsion or a mixt driving force to the hybrid vehicle, the hybrid vehicle further comprising a command unit adapted to modulate the driving force provided to each of the wheels by the mechanical subsystem and by the electrical subsystem according to predetermined parameters, being adapted to automatically distribute the energy to the wheels according to a full electrical mode, a full thermal mode or a hybrid mode, wherein said electrical storage device comprises one or more capacitors and is free of traditional batteries.
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