Patent ID: 11888421
Assignee: FALCON POWER, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A propulsion system comprising:
a propulsion system comprising:
a propulsion device;
an engine to selectively power the propulsion device;
a variable torque motor/generator/transmission to selectively power the propulsion device, the variable torque motor/generator/transmission comprising:
a stator support extending longitudinally in a first direction, the stator support having a first stator and a second stator spaced apart from the first stator in the first direction, a longitudinal support structure extending in the first direction, and an interactive field element slidably coupled with the longitudinal support structure to translate along the longitudinal support structure;
an energy storage device to store energy for power the variable torque motor/generator/transmission; and
a controller to selectively operate the propulsion system in a first mode where the variable torque motor/generator/transmission supplies power solely to the propulsion device, and a second mode where the engine supplies power to both the propulsion device and the variable torque motor/generator/transmission, where the variable torque motor/generator/transmission supplies energy for storage in the energy storage device when the propulsion system is operated in the second mode.