Electric wheel

A control circuit comprising:

• power conversion circuitry;
• said power conversion circuitry comprising,
• a plurality of inverter rectifiers of the controlled type;
• a plurality of fast recovery rectifiers connected in parallel with respective inverter rectifiers;
• and
• reactive means connected between the parallel connected networks formed by said inverter rectifiers and said fast recovery rectifiers;
• brushless commutation circuitry connected to said power conversion circuitry;
• p1 polyphase rectification circuitry;
• said brushless commutation circuitry and said polyphase rectification circuitry each comprising gate controlled rectifiers;
• said brushless commutation circuitry and said polyphase rectification circuitry being mutually exclusively operable;
• inductive windings connected to said brushless commutation circuitry and to said polyphase rectification circuitry;
• programmed controller means connected to said brushless commutation circuitry and to said polyphase rectification circuitry to control the operation thereof;
• and
• source means connected in said power conversion circuitry;
• said brushless commutation circuitry connecting said power conversion circuitry to said inductive windings to supply energy to said inductive windings;
• said polyphase rectification circuitry connected by said inductive windings to said power source to return energy to said power source.