Patent ID: 8522550

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