WO2011042683A1 - Charging unit using a turbine - Google Patents

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WO2011042683A1
WO2011042683A1 PCT/GB2010/001834 GB2010001834W WO2011042683A1 WO 2011042683 A1 WO2011042683 A1 WO 2011042683A1 GB 2010001834 W GB2010001834 W GB 2010001834W WO 2011042683 A1 WO2011042683 A1 WO 2011042683A1
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turbine
driveshaft
axle
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battery
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Christopher John Lee
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    • 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
    • B60L50/90—Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle using propulsion power supplied by specific means not covered by groups B60L50/10 - B60L50/50, e.g. by direct conversion of thermal nuclear energy into electricity
    • 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
    • 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
    • B60L53/00—Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02K—DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
    • H02K5/00—Casings; Enclosures; Supports
    • H02K5/04—Casings or enclosures characterised by the shape, form or construction thereof
    • H02K5/20—Casings or enclosures characterised by the shape, form or construction thereof with channels or ducts for flow of cooling medium
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02K—DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
    • H02K53/00—Alleged dynamo-electric perpetua mobilia
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02K—DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
    • H02K9/00—Arrangements for cooling or ventilating
    • H02K9/02—Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by ambient air flowing through the machine
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/60—Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect
    • Y02T10/70—Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/60—Other road transportation technologies with climate change mitigation effect
    • Y02T10/7072—Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T90/00—Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02T90/10—Technologies relating to charging of electric vehicles
    • Y02T90/14—Plug-in electric vehicles

Definitions

  • a Charging Unit incorporating an air cooling system to pla
  • Turbine With this invention we use a Turbine to create electricity.
  • the Turbine is not new or inventive as it is known to Industry. Turbines are normally powered by natural elements such as water or wind.
  • the standard Turbine normally has a double-fed induction generator (DFIG) 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.
  • DFIG double-fed induction generator
  • the driveshaft or axle has a fixed outer shell/casing and a moving rotating component which rotates when the electric vehicle is in motion.
  • the driveshaft or axle has an outer shell/casing which remains static in location and fixed to the electric vehicle body structure, with an inner mechanism which rotates from the drive of the gearbox and moves the wheels on the electric vehicle.
  • Two further elements are a transformer to create same voltage as the battery has to power the vehicle, and a voltage regulator to regulate the voltage needed to be put back into the battery as the voltage is used to power the motor.
  • a transformer to create same voltage as the battery has to power the vehicle
  • a voltage regulator to regulate the voltage needed to be put back into the battery as the voltage is used to power the motor.
  • a cooling system which consists of an outer casing of the Turbine with angled vents, a space/chamber inside the casing, then an inner casing of the Turbine with angled vents staggering away from the vents on the outer casing, stopping wet/moisture entering the components of the Turbine.
  • air is forced through the outer casing vents, circulates through the
  • the new and inventive step of this invention is a Turbine coupled to the driveshaft or axle as a component. As the inner workings of the driveshaft or axle rotate, this moves the inner components of the Turbine and creates an electric current.

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  • Power Engineering (AREA)
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Abstract

We have coupled a Turbine to the driveshaft or axle on an electric vehicle. The driveshaft or axle has a fixed outer shell and a moving rotating component which rotates when the vehicle is in motion. The Turbine has an outer mechanism which remains static and fixed in location, while the inner components of the Turbine rotate with the rotating component of the driveshaft or axle. This will create electric current. Two further main elements are a transformer to create some voltage as the battery has to power the vehicle, and a voltage regulator to regulate the voltage needed to be put back into the battery as the voltage is used to power the vehicle. Any type of Turbine can be used. The turbine further comprises an internal air cooling system.

Description

CHARGING UNIT USING A TURBINE
Description
A Charging Unit incorporating an air cooling system to pla
charge back into the battery on an electric chair
With this invention we use a Turbine to create electricity. The Turbine is not new or inventive as it is known to Industry. Turbines are normally powered by natural elements such as water or wind.
Standard Turbine Mechanism
The standard Turbine normally has a double-fed induction generator (DFIG) 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.
Introduction
With Global Warming caused by high levels of C02 emissions, our Planet is being poisoned. Motorists are a major cause of this problem. Electric-operated vehicles are our future in motoring. The major problem is that the battery on the electric car has to be recharged via mains charging. This causes two problems: limited mileage to the electric vehicle and mains charging through the
National Grid which causes high levels of C02 emissions. If electric vehicles are our future, they need to be Self-charging. Invention
THE INVENTION PROVIDES A CHARGING UNIT AS DEFINED IN CLAIM 1
We have coupled two Turbines to the driveshaft or axle on an electric vehicle. The driveshaft or axle has a fixed outer shell/casing and a moving rotating component which rotates when the electric vehicle is in motion.
The driveshaft or axle has an outer shell/casing which remains static in location and fixed to the electric vehicle body structure, with an inner mechanism which rotates from the drive of the gearbox and moves the wheels on the electric vehicle.
We have joined the outer mechanism of the Turbine to the outer shell/casing of the driveshaft or axle as a fixed component. We have joined the inner mechanism of the Turbine to the inner mechanism of the driveshaft or axle so the inner mechanism of the Turbine rotates as part of the inner mechanism of the driveshaft or axle as the electric vehicle moves.
Using the mechanism of the Turbine as part of the driveshaft or axle, we can create electric current when the driveshaft or axle moves.
Two further elements are a transformer to create same voltage as the battery has to power the vehicle, and a voltage regulator to regulate the voltage needed to be put back into the battery as the voltage is used to power the motor. Invention
The problem with this is friction, causing heat exchange of
components leading to wear. What we have created is a cooling system, which consists of an outer casing of the Turbine with angled vents, a space/chamber inside the casing, then an inner casing of the Turbine with angled vents staggering away from the vents on the outer casing, stopping wet/moisture entering the components of the Turbine. As the electric vehicle moves, air is forced through the outer casing vents, circulates through the
space/chamber and is forced through the inner casing vents, cooling down the mechanism on the Turbine. The air becomes warm from cooling down the components on the Turbine and as the electric vehicle moves, the warm air circulates outwardly through the inner vents at the back of the Turbine casing and through the outer vents, escaping out of the casing of the Turbine. As the vehicle moves this process is repeated, cooling down the inner working components of the Turbine.
The new and inventive step of this invention is a Turbine coupled to the driveshaft or axle as a component. As the inner workings of the driveshaft or axle rotate, this moves the inner components of the Turbine and creates an electric current.
This, together with an internal air cooling system, makes this invention unique. Points as illustrated on Drawings
Sheet 1 of 3
How the turbine is coupled to the Gearbox and driveshaft.
• 1 TRANSMISSION
• 2 TRANS DRIVESHAFT
• 3 COUPLING
• 4 ADAPTOR PLATE
• 5 INNER ROTATING MECHANISM OF TURBINE ATTACHED TO DRIVESHAFT
• 6 OUTER FIXED MECHANISM OF TURBINE
• 7 FIXTURES OF OUTER MECHANISM OF TURBINE
• 8 OUTER CASING OF TURBINE
• 9 ROTATING COMPONENT OF DRIVESHAFT
• 10 INNER CASING
Sheet 2 of 3
Outer Cooling System of Turbine
• 1 TRANSMISSION
• 2 ADAPTOR PLATE
• 3 VENTS
• 4 COLD AIR FLOW
• 5 TRANSMISSION
• 6 VENTS
• 7 WARM AIR FLOW OUT OF TURBINE
• 8 ADAPTOR PLATE
Points as illustrated on Drawings
Sheet 3 of 3
Internal Cooling System of Turbine
• 1 TRANSMISSION
• 2 ADAPTOR PLATE
• 3 INTERNAL VENTS
• 4 OUTER CASING OF TURBINE
• 5 SPACE/CHAMBER SHOWING AIR FLOW
• 6 INNER COMPONENT OF DRIVESHAFT
• 7 COLD AIR ENTERING INTERNAL PARTS OF TURBINE
• 8 TRANSMISSION
• 9 ADAPTOR PLATE
• 10 OUTER CASING OF TURBINE
• 11 INNER COMPONENT OF DRIVESHAFT
• 12 INNER VENTS
• 13 WARM AIR FLOW OUT OF TURBINE
• 14 SPACE/CHAMBER SHOWING AIR FLOW

Claims

Claims
Claim 1 : A charging unit for an electric vehicle consisting of a Turbine attached to the driveshaft or axle on an electric vehicle to create electric current to power the battery, incorporating an internal air cooling system.
Claim 2: as in Claim 1 - a charging unit whereby a Turbine has been coupled to a driveshaft or axle on an electric vehicle to create electricity; the outer mechanism of the Turbine remains static as a component of the driveshaft or axle, while the inner components of the Turbine rotate with the inner components of the driveshaft or axle. The in-line electric circuit consists of a transformer to convert power to battery, with a voltage regulator to regulate volts into battery.
Claim 3: as in Claim 1 - a Turbine has an outer casing with angled vents, a space/chamber, then an inner casing with angled vents staggered away from the outer vents. Cold air is forced through the outer vents and circulates the space/chamber, then forced through the inner vents, cooling the internal mechanism of the Turbine and warming the air which is then forced to escape outwardly through the vented system as the cold air is forced inwardly into the vented system.
Claim 4: as in Claim 1 - but where greater charge into the battery is needed, we have coupled two Turbines to each of the driveshafts or axles.
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GBGB0917530.8A GB0917530D0 (en) 2009-10-07 2009-10-07 A charging unit powered by movement of wheels on an electric car
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GB1015057A GB2474328A (en) 2009-10-07 2010-09-10 Electric vehicle having generator coupled to driveshaft
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