Patent ID: 7088011

Claim:
A motor-generator system with a current control feedback loop for enhanced efficiency comprising: a housing defining an interior space, said housing having a first portion and a second portion; an electric motor assembly positioned within said first portion of said housing, said electric motor portion being operationally coupled to a shaft member, said electric motor assembly selectively rotating said shaft member, said electric motor assembly comprising: a stator assembly operationally coupled to said first portion of said housing, said stator assembly having a plurality of magnetic members, said stator assembly being operationally coupled to said control assembly; and a rotor assembly positioned within said first portion of said housing, said rotor assembly being operationally coupled to said shaft member and comprising at least one fly wheel assembly, each said fly wheel assembly having at least one magnetic drive wheel with a plurality of magnetic assemblies dispersed in a linear array along a perimeter side wall of said at least one magnetic drive wheel assembly, and said at least one magnetic drive wheel assembly being operationally coupled to said shaft member whereby rotation of said magnetic drive wheel causes said shaft member to rotate; an electric generator assembly operationally coupled to said shaft member, said electric generator assembly converting mechanical rotation into electrical energy, said electric generator assembly being positioned within said second portion of said housing, said electric generator assembly having a current output for supplying electrical current; and a control assembly connected to said electric generator assembly and said electric motor assembly for receiving a signal passing from said electric generator assembly to said electric motor assembly, said control assembly providing a control current to said electric motor assembly for controlling a speed of rotation of said shaft member produced by said electric motor assembly; wherein said at least one magnetic drive wheel further comprises a plurality of bores extending radially into said perimeter side wall, each one of said bores being for receiving an associated one of said plurality of magnetic assemblies; a plurality of apertures extending through a first side of said magnetic drive wheel into an associated one of said bores for selectively receiving a securing member to secure and associated one of said magnetic assemblies into said associated one of said plurality of bores.