GB2502322A - Electric vehicle having a turbine connected to a drive shaft - Google Patents

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GB2502322A
GB2502322A GB1209113.8A GB201209113A GB2502322A GB 2502322 A GB2502322 A GB 2502322A GB 201209113 A GB201209113 A GB 201209113A GB 2502322 A GB2502322 A GB 2502322A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K16/00—Arrangements in connection with power supply of propulsion units in vehicles from forces of nature, e.g. sun or wind
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L50/00—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle
    • B60L50/50—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells
    • B60L50/52—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by batteries or fuel cells characterised by DC-motors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60L—PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
    • B60L8/00—Electric propulsion with power supply from forces of nature, e.g. sun or wind
    • B60L8/006—Converting flow of air into electric energy, e.g. by using wind turbines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D9/00—Adaptations of wind motors for special use; Combinations of wind motors with apparatus driven thereby; Wind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations
    • F03D9/30—Wind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations
    • F03D9/32—Wind motors specially adapted for installation in particular locations on moving objects, e.g. vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K16/00—Arrangements in connection with power supply of propulsion units in vehicles from forces of nature, e.g. sun or wind
    • B60K2016/006—Arrangements in connection with power supply of propulsion units in vehicles from forces of nature, e.g. sun or wind wind power driven
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J2310/00—The network for supplying or distributing electric power characterised by its spatial reach or by the load
    • H02J2310/40—The network being an on-board power network, i.e. within a vehicle
    • H02J2310/48—The network being an on-board power network, i.e. within a vehicle for electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/14—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from dynamo-electric generators driven at varying speed, e.g. on vehicle
    • H02J7/1415—Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from dynamo-electric generators driven at varying speed, e.g. on vehicle with a generator driven by a prime mover other than the motor of a vehicle
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    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
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    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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    • Y02T10/70—Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
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Abstract

An electric vehicle has a turbine 5 connected to the vehicles drive shaft 3. The drive shaft turbine mechanism has a bladed rotor which rotates from air flow through vents 1 at the front of the vehicle. The turbine is attached to the driveshaft using a geared free wheel bearing 4 which allows the rotor to rotate in one direction only. The rotation of the turbine mechanism is converted into electricity which assists charging the electric battery and power the electric motor. The tips 8 of the turbine may be weighted to assist rotation. An angled air tight chamber 7 and air pressure jet 6 may be provided between the air vent and the turbine.

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Drive shaft Turbine
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A charging Unit for electric operated vehicles to assist in placing a charge back into the battery on an electric vehicle; this is not a closed loop system as the battery needs mains charging from the national grid.
With this invention we use a Drive shaft Turbine with internal power converter to create electricity. The Turbine is not new or inventive as it is known to industry. Definition of a Turbine;" Any of various types of machine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid as water, steam, or air, is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate" Quoted in the Collins Concise English Dictionary.
Type of Turbine Mechanism which can be used in this invention.
The standard Turbinénormally has a double-fed induction generator [DFIGI and includes an excitor machine mechanically coupled to the [DFIG] and a power converter placed between a rotor of the [DFIG] and the excitor machine, which guarantees a stable voltage to the power converter.
We can use any type of Turbine for this invention, providing the Turbine mechanism is partly powered by the rotation of a drive shaft or axle on an electric vehicle and uses kinetic energy of a moving fluid as air, water, steam or gas is used to rotate the bladed rotor to create rotational mechanical energy; the Turbine must have a power converter or generator attached to the Turbine mechanism to convert the rotational mechanical energy produced into electricity.
With electric vehicles the power source for the electric motor is a lithium battery, which weighs around half a ton and costs in excess of £ 18,000 to manufacture and has a life expectancy of 4/5 years.
The Industry is currently using lithium batteries because they are very heavy duty and can withstand a booster charge from 360 volts.
The life of the lithium battery is short because the only power source to the electric motor is the lithium battery which is constantly discharged and then takes a booster charge.
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The manufacturing costs of the Lithium battery is making the cost of the electric vehicle expensive to the motorist; the life expectancy of the Lithium battery being 4/5 years is making the electric lithium battery a costly service part to exchange, Some vehicle manufacturers sell the electric vehicle and supply the electric lithium battery on a contract or lease at £ 130 per month as a rolling contract. Although the electric vehicle is a cheaper alternative to run compared to petrol or diesel and produces zero Co2 emissions, taking into account the problems associated with electric vehicles and the mileage in which the electric vehicle can travel between mains charging is making the electric vehicle less popular than petrol, diesel or hybrid alternatives to the motorist.
How the Drive shaft Turbine Mechanism works On the electric vehicle we have positioned open air vents at the front of the vehicle to create air flow through the vents as the electric vehicle moves forward.
The electric vehicle has a drive shaft which rotates from the drive of the gearbox which is driven by the electric motor.
The drive shaft has a fixed outer shell/casing which remains static and is fixed in position between the gearbox housing and the vehicle body structure; the fixed outershell / casing works as a housing; inside the drive shaft housing is a rotating spline or shaft which rotates, [like the spline or shaft on a Turbine mechanism].
The spline or shaft inside the drive shaft housing rotates off the drive from the gearbox, the gearbox is driven by the electric motor on the electric vehicle and the spline or shaft rotates the wheels.
We have positioned the Turbine mechanism onto the drive shaft on the electric vehicle as a mechanical device. The Turbine mechanism housing is fixed around the drive shaft shell/casing housing -as a component. The rotating components of the turbine are positioned around the rotating spline or shaft inside the drive shaft. As the spline! shaft of the drive shaft rotates this will rotate the rotating components of the Turbine mechanism.
The bladed rotor has a bearing which is positioned around the spline/shaft on the drive shaft; the bearing on the bladed rotor is geared to rotate towards the front of the electric vehicle, the bearing stopping the bladed rotor to rotate in the opposite direction.
As the electric vehicle brakes, changes speed,the bladed rotor will try to rotate in the opposite direction because of the gearing on the bearing-this can not happen and causes the bearing to stop suddenly, the stopping energy produced will rotate the bladed rotor fast in the only direction possible. The Turbine bladed rotor bearing is geared to be free wheeling in one direction, as the electric vehicle moves forward and as the vehicle builds up speed this will assist to rotate the bearing on the bladed rotor.
As the electric vehicle moves forward air flow is created; the air flow comes through the air vents at the front of the electric vehicle;behind the air vents is an air tight chamber angled to take the air flow towards the Turbine bladed rotor, the air flow coming into the air tight chamber is directed at the bottom of the Turbine bladed rotor and rotates the Turbine bladed rotor from the bottom of the bladed rotor pushing the rotational direction of the Turbine bladed rotor to the front of the vehicle.
At the back of the air tight chamber is an air pressure jet, which opens under air pressure or heat and releases the air pressure and heat; when the air pressure jet is open this will create a vacuum of air flow through the air vents on the electric vehicle, into the air tight chamber, rotating the bladed rotor on the Turbine and when the air pressure jet is closed this builds up air pressure and heat opening the air pressure jet again -creating a vacuum of air flow and releasing air pressure and heat.
When the electric vehicle is going down hill, changing speed or stopping this will assist to rotate the Turbine bladed rotor -due to the bearing being geared to rotate in one direction only and the energy released by the bladed rotor stopping suddenly.
The tips on the Turbine bladed rotor are weighted to assist the rotation of the Turbine bladed rotor -due to the distribution of weight on the tips as the Turbine bladed rotor rotates.
The rotation of the Turbine bladed rotor produce rotational mechanical energy the Turbine mechanism has a power converter which works like a generator to convert the rotational mechanical energy produced into electricity, which will assist to charge the battery on the electric vehicle and power the electric motor, but the electric vehicle will still need mains charging.
The power converter or generator is a mechanical device as part of the Drive shaft Turbine mechanism.
With this mechanism or a rotational mechanical machine, the rotational movement of parts will create heat, which will expand the materials -causing pressure, known as friction; this will slow down the rotational mechanical moving parts and put load pressure on the electric motor which in turn will drain the electric battery.
To overcome this the Turbine bladed rotor works mostly independently to produce the rotational mechanical energy from the rest of the Turbine mechanism and the Turbine bladed rotor produces the mechanical energy from a moving fluid as in the air, the weighted tips of the bladed rotor, the free wheel gearing on the bearing and the stopping energy, the energy produced from the electric vehicle going down hill, or changing speed.
To keep the components from causing pressure, known as friction, materials to be used in manufacturing the Drive shaft Turbine mechanism are polymer-type materials and titanium components which are to be machined to an excellent quality.
This Drive shaft Turbine mechanism will assist to charge the battery extending the mileage that the electric vehicle will travel between mains charging; the battery will not need to be such heavy duty and will be cheaper to manufacture and the life expectancy of the electric battery will improve because the battery will not constantly be discharged and need a booster charge which will not put such a heavy strain on the battery. It will bring down the cost of the electric vehicle to produce, making electric vehicles a much better option to the motorist.
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GB2299223A (en) * 1995-03-20 1996-09-25 Omar Mohamed Ahmed Mukhtar Vehicle with axle-mounted and wind-driven generators for continuous battery charging
US5680032A (en) * 1995-12-19 1997-10-21 Spinmotor, Inc. Wind-powered battery charging system
US6138781A (en) * 1997-08-13 2000-10-31 Hakala; James R. System for generating electricity in a vehicle
US6373145B1 (en) * 1999-05-10 2002-04-16 Dennis E. Hamrick Ram air electrical generator/charging system
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