Patent ID: 6349787
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: B60K,F01D,F01K,F02C,Y02T

Abstract:
A vehicle with wheels driven by drive apparatus, comprising:a fuel tank for containing liquid nitrogen; a beating device for receiving the liquid nitrogen from the fuel tank and converting the liquid nitrogen to nitrogen gas; a plenum tank for receiving the nitrogen gas from the heating device; a turbine engine; means for driving the turbine engine with the nitrogen gas from the plenum tank, said turbine engine for operably driving said wheels; a fly wheel; means for driving the fly wheel with the nitrogen gas from the plenum tank; a battery; an alternator for converting mechanical energy to electrical energy to charge the battery; means for driving the alternator with the nitrogen gas from one of the plenum tank and output gas from the turbine engine; and means for controlling said turbine engine driving means, said fly wheel driving means, and said alternator driving means, said controlling means being powered by said battery.