Patent ID: 8490394

Claim:
A supercharging system for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a closed turbo chamber housing; a turbocharging device within the turbo chamber housing and comprised of a turbine and a compressor, said compressor comprising a compressor shaft; a planetary gear set, the planetary gear set comprising a sun gear, planet gear wheels, and a ring gear wheel; a clutch unit; a power transmission for connecting a crankshaft of the combustion engine to said planetary gear set via the clutch unit; and an electric motor/generator, wherein, the planetary gear set is located between the electric motor/generator and the compressor shaft, the supercharging system delivers compressed air to the internal combustion engine during engine operation, said turbine and said compressor are arranged on said compressor shaft, the sun gear is carried by said compressor shaft, the ring gear wheel cooperates with the sun gear via said planet gears, and the ring gear wheel is connected, via said clutch unit, to said power transmission.