Patent ID: 8528331

Claim:
A supercharging system for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a turbocharging device comprised of a turbine and a compressor; said compressor arranged on a compressor shaft; a planetary gear set coupled to said compressor shaft and to a drive shaft, the planetary gear set comprising a sun gear, planet gear wheels, and a ring gear wheel; bearings supporting said drive shaft; a clutch unit; a power transmission for connecting a crankshaft of the combustion engine to said drive shaft via the clutch unit; and an electric motor/generator, wherein, said electric motor/generator and said turbine are connected to said drive shaft, the supercharging system delivers compressed air to the internal combustion engine during engine operation, and the bearings supporting said drive shaft are arranged in said electric motor/generator, and wherein the planetary gear set is located between the electric motor/generator and the compressor shaft.