Patent ID: 6098734
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,B60Y,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
A hybrid powered automobile comprising:an engine mounted in the automobile,drive shafts to rotate drive wheels of the automobile,a motor to transmit driving force to the drive shafts,a generator to generate electricity by a rotation of an output shaft of the engine,a capacitor connected in parallel to a connecting line coupling the generator and the motor,a battery connected in parallel to the connecting line,an inverter to transform DC power from the generator or the battery into AC power for the motor,a converter to convert an output current from the generator to a DC current, anda controller for selecting any one of the battery and the generator as a motive power to drive the drive shafts,a receiver, coupled to the controller, to receive an instruction signal from a location external of the vehicle for instructing the controller to select the battery or the generator as the motive power according to the instruction signal, wherein the instruction signal represents a running condition of the automobile.