Fly-wheel-based regenerative energy management system

An integrated flywheel energy management system for use in a vehicle having a vehicle drivetrain including an internal combustion engine, said integrated flywheel energy management system comprising:

• a motor-generator coupled to said vehicle drivetrain operable as a motor for driving said vehicle drivetrain, and further operable as a generator for converting the mechanical energy of said vehicle drivetrain into electrical energy;
• a system controller electrically coupled to said motor-generator, said system controller controlling the flow of electrical current to and from said motor-generator;
• a flywheel assembly including a housing, said housing defining a cylindrical volume containing a flywheel having a plurality of magnets radially disposed and electromagnetically coupled to a plurality of metal windings, said metal windings disposed on an inner surface of said housing and electrically coupled to said system controller, and
• whereby said motor-generator generates and distributes electrical energy to said system controller in a generation mode, and wherein said system controller utilizes said electrical energy to drive a current through said plurality of metal windings such that said flywheel rotates in response to a first induced current in said plurality of magnets, and
• whereby in a motor mode, said plurality of metal windings receives a second induced current in response to the rotation of said flywheel, and said second induced current is transmitted through said system controller to said motor-generator such that said motor-generator drives said vehicle drivetrain.