Patent ID: 6777846
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F02B,H02K,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
A vehicle comprising:a plurality of wheels; an internal combustion engine having a drive shaft interconnected to drive at least one of the wheels; a stator having a core and a plurality of conductors disposed on the core in a three-phase arrangement; a flywheel-rotor apparatus disposed adjacent to the stator and interconnected with the drive shaft, the flywheel-rotor apparatus being operable to magnetically interact with the stator to produce a high-voltage, three-phase alternating current in the conductors, and to provide an inertia to the internal combustion engine; power circuitry electrically connected to the plurality of conductors, the power circuitry being operable to receive the high-voltage, three-phase alternating current and to controllably generate a first-voltage, single-phase alternating current; an electrical outlet electrically connected to the power circuitry, the electrical outlet being configured to receive the single-phase alternating current and make the single-phase alternating current available for use by an operator; wherein the stator further includes a low-voltage conductor disposed on the core; and wherein the flywheel-rotor apparatus magnetically interacts with the low-voltage conductor to produce a second-voltage, single-phase alternating current in the low-voltage conductor.