Patent ID: 11970073
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F  H

Claim 13:
14. A method for generating energy on board a vehicle, the method comprising:
rotating a driven component in response to a motion of the vehicle;
rotating a flywheel above a ground surface on which the vehicle travels based on at least a rotation of the driven component and an inertia of the flywheel to store a kinetic energy generated by the rotation of the driven component as a rotation of the flywheel;
selectively coupling the flywheel to the driven component by a bearing, the bearing comprising a first side coupled to the flywheel and a second side coupled to the driven component, the first side being coaxial with the second side, the first side configured to rotate independently of the second side to allow the flywheel to rotate independently of the driven component;
generating an electrical energy at an energy generation unit in response to a rotation of a shaft coupled to the flywheel and to the energy generation unit;
providing at least a portion of the electrical energy from the energy generation unit directly to a motor of a vehicle, the energy generation unit directly electrically coupled with the motor, the motor configured to convert the portion of the electrical energy to a mechanical energy to rotate one or more wheels of the vehicle to cause the vehicle to move; and
supporting a weight of the flywheel by a stabilization bracket to reduce a force applied from the weight of the flywheel to the bearing and to reduce a vibration of the energy generation unit or the flywheel, the stabilization bracket comprising a hole configured to receive the shaft.