Patent ID: 6603227
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F02B,H02K,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
A small engine vehicle, comprising:a plurality of wheels; an internal combustion engine having a drive shaft interconnected to drive at least one of the wheels; a stator having a core disposed next to the engine and a winding disposed on the core; a flywheel-rotor apparatus surrounding at least a portion of the stator and having an aperture that receives the drive shaft, the flywheel-rotor apparatus being operable to magnetically interact with the stator to produce a first high-voltage, alternating-current signal in the winding, and to provide inertia to the internal combustion engine; power circuitry electrically connected to the winding, the power circuitry receiving the first high-voltage, alternating-current signal and controllably generating a second high-voltage, alternating-current signal, the power circuitry including a regulator that regulates the first high-voltage, alternating-current signal to a high-voltage, direct-current signal, a storage device that stores the high-voltage, direct-current signal, and an inverter that converts the high-voltage, direct-current signal to the second high-voltage, alternating-current signal; and an electrical outlet electrically connected to the power circuitry, the electrical outlet being configured to receive the second high-voltage, alternating-current signal and make the second high-voltage, alternating-current signal available for use by an operator.