Road construction machine with parallel hybrid drive
AssigneeJoseph Vogele AG
InventorsStefan SIMON, Ralf WEISER, Jan SIEBERT
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a road construction machine, in particular, a paving machine or a feeder. The road construction machine comprises a primary drive, an electric machine, a transmission, and at least one load connected to the transmission. The primary drive and the electric machine are also connected to the transmission, in particular, in a force-transmitting, power-transmitting, and/or energy-transmitting manner. The electric machine is configured to be operated as a generator and a motor. The disclosure further relates to a method for operating a road construction machine and the use of a parallel hybrid drive in a road construction machine.
Claims20
A road construction machine comprising:
- a primary drive;
- an electric machine;
- a transmission;
- and
- at least one load connected to the transmission;
- wherein the primary drive and the electric machine are also connected to the transmission, and wherein the electric machine is configured to be operated as a generator and a motor.
A method for operating a road construction machine, the road construction machine comprising at least one primary drive, at least one electric machine, and at least one transmission, the method comprising:
- in a first step, driving the transmission by the primary drive, and operating the electric machine as a generator via the transmission, and
- in a second step, operating the electric machine as a motor, and driving the transmission by the electric machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.