Patent ID: 7469760
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,B60Y,B62K,B62M,F02B,F02G,F24D,F24H,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A personal vehicle for transporting a user over a surface, the personal vehicle comprising: a. a support for supporting the user; b. a ground contacting module having at least one ground contacting member to which the support is mounted, the ground contacting module for suspending the user in the support over the surface, the support and ground contacting module being components of an assembly; c. a drive arrangement coupled to the assembly for causing locomotion of the assembly and the user over the surface, the drive arrangement comprising: d. a controller, coupled to the drive arrangement, for controlling a total electrical power load placed on the external combustion engine such that short term regulation of external combustion engine temperature is provided.