Patent ID: 8004219
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: B60K,B60L,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A hybrid power plant system for propelling a commercially obtainable automobile, comprising: an internal combustion (IC) motor existing in a commercially obtainable automobile, the IC motor sized by a manufacturer of the commercially obtainable automobile for conventional highway/roadway travel using mechanical only force coupled from the IC motor to a wheel; a generator capable of producing electrical energy, mechanically coupled to the IC motor; an electrical motor powered by the generator and coupled to the wheel; and a controller coupled to the generator, providing a control of a rate of electricity provided to the electrical motor by the generator, wherein the electrical motor facilitates rotation of the wheel of the commercially obtainable automobile and the IC motor is operated at a speed substantially equivalent to the IC motor's idle speed, providing sufficient energy to be converted into electrical energy by the generator, thereby enabling the electrical motor to propel the commercially obtainable automobile in excess of approximately sixty miles per hour in under 15 seconds, without engaging the IC motor to the wheel and without drawing energy from a battery.