Integrated chassis, enclosure and cage
AssigneeChrysler Corporation
InventorsKevin J. Donegan, Dennis E. Hartzell, Gary P. Millas
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Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes a power unit communicating power between a turbine alternator, flywheel and traction motor. The power unit stores DC power in capacitors and places the power on a DC bus for use in driving the induction machines. A housing includes at least one wall forming an enclosed perimeter, the wall including a plurality of fastener members extending therethrough. The power unit comprising a DC storage unit and DC bus and power switches connected with a heat exchanger provide signals to an AC bus wherein each is connected to each other to form a structural unit. The fastener members are connected through the wall and to the power unit for installation as a single unit in a vehicle.
Claims6
A power assembly for a hybrid vehicle comprising:
- a housing including at least two opposing end walls and two longitudinal side walls forming an enclosed perimeter, said end walls including input and output connectors and said side walls including a plurality of fastening openings extending along a center of a longitudinal length thereof;
- a power unit comprising a DC storage unit and DC bus and power transistors connected with a heat exchanger providing signals to an AC bus, each connected to one another to form a structural unit;
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- a plurality of fastener members extending through said fastening openings and mounting apertures in the heat exchanger of said power unit for installation as a single unit in a vehicle.
A power assembly for a hybrid vehicle comprising:
- a housing including at least two opposing end walls and two longitudinal side walls forming an enclosed perimeter, said end walls including input and output connectors and said side walls including a plurality of fastening openings extending along a center of a longitudinal length thereof;
- a power unit including a fluid cooled heat exchanger with power transistors connected thereto, and a power bus connected to said heat exchanger, and a plurality of fastener members extending through said fastening openings and mounting apertures in the heat exchanger of said power unit to be connected within said housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.