Patent ID: 8397502
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: B60K,B60Y,F01P,F02B,F04D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An automotive air blower system, comprising: a supercharger connected to an output shaft of a transmission system, an input shaft of the transmission system being connected, in use, to an engine of a motor vehicle, the input and output shafts being connected to respective branches of a three-branch epicyclic differential gearset, one branch of the gearset and the input shaft being connected to a rotor of respective electrical machines, wherein the supercharger comprises a centrifugal impeller wheel, wherein a first of the electrical machines constitutes a motor/generator and a second of the electrical machines is configured to operate as a generator, wherein each of the first and second electrical machines comprise stators and electrical connections of the stators, and wherein the electrical connections of the stators are connected to a controller configured to control a flow of electric power between the first and second electrical machines.