Hybrid propulsion system
AssigneeDuxion Motors, Inc.
InventorsRick Ralph Pilgrim, Richard Robert Roper
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Abstract
A system includes a marine vessel internal combustion engine. The system also includes a propeller that when in operation rotates. The system further includes an electric motor disposed between the marine vessel internal combustion engine and the propeller, wherein the electric motor when in a selected operating mode imparts rotation to the propeller.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a marine vessel internal combustion engine;
- a propeller that when in operation rotates;
- and
- an electric motor disposed between the marine vessel internal combustion engine and the propeller, wherein the electric motor when in a selected operating mode imparts rotation to the propeller.
A method, comprising installing an electric motor between an internal combustion engine of a marine vessel and the propeller of the marine vessel, wherein the electric motor when in a selected operating mode imparts rotation to the propeller.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a drive shaft configured to be coupled to a marine vessel internal combustion engine;
- and
- an electric motor disposed about the drive shaft, wherein the electric motor when in a selected operating mode imparts rotation to the drive shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.