Turbo Electric Vehicle

U.S. Patent : Pending

Inventor : Edward Munson

The present invention relates generally to electric power generation and, more specifically, to a ram air turbine system for use with electric and/or hybrid automobiles, trucks and buses.

The drag coefficient is a common metric in automotive design, where designers strive to achieve a low coefficient. Minimizing drag is done to improve fuel efficiency at highway speeds, where aerodynamic effects represent a substantial fraction of the energy needed to keep the car moving. Indeed, aerodynamic drag increases with the square of speed. Ultimately, air drag can not be eliminated, but can be utilized to improve efficiencies. The ram air turbine system of the present invention utilizes the inherent air drag to produce energy to charge the battery banks in electric and/or hybrid automobiles, trucks and buses.

As attorney for the inventor of the innovative new Turbo Electric Vehicle we are currently seeking investors and manufacturing companies to license, purchase patent rights or enter into a royalty agreement for this timely invention. Interested parties can reach the attorney at the contact numbers listed at the bottom of this page.

Invention Objects & Goals

to provide a ram air turbine system to charge a battery bank for automobiles

to provide a ram air turbine system to charge a battery bank for electric and/or hybrid automobiles or the like

to provide a ram air turbine system to charge a battery bank for electric and/or hybrid automobiles that consists of a single turbine motor combined with single air outlet duct

to provide a ram air turbine system to charge a battery bank for electric and/or hybrid automobiles that alternately consists of a single turbine motor combined with multiple air outlet ducts

to provide a ram air turbine system to charge a battery bank for electric and/or hybrid automobiles that alternately consists of multiple turbine motors combined with a single air outlet duct

Patent Drawings

The following pictures are meant to display possible physical characteristics of the present invention and are not to be taken in a limiting sense. It is understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

10 Turbo-Electric Vehicle 28 air outlet port

12 motor vehicle 30 quarter panel of 12

14 air flow 32 inner turbine outlet duct

16 air scoop 34 battery bank

18 air intake port 36 generator

22 air flow barrier 38 regulator

24 turbine motor 40 impeller of 24

26 main air outlet duct

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FIGURE 1
Figure 1 is an illustrative view of prior art 20 and the present invention 10. In prior art 20, a moving vehicle 12 has a high resistance air flow barrier 22 created by the air flow 14 hitting the front end of the vehicle. This creates drag and poor gas performance. The present invention 10 overcomes this problem by drawing in the air flow 14 through an air scoop 16 and air intake port 18 to act upon a turbine motor 24, rendering less air flow resistance and using it to recharge its battery bank before passing through an air outlet duct 26 and exiting through an air outlet port 28.

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FIGURE 2
Figure 2 is a top view of present invention 10. The system of the present invention 10 provides an air intake port 18, located in the front of an electrically operated vehicle 12 that allows air to flow into it creating less resistance on the vehicle 12. The air is then used by a plurality of small turbine motors that use the air flow to create electricity to charge its battery banks. The air is then routed through ducts to an outlet port 28 located on the vehicle quarter panel 30.

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FIGURE 3
Figure 3 is a top view of a vehicle having the system of the present invention 10. The present invention 10 draws in the air flow 14 through an air intake port 18 to act upon a plurality of turbine motors 24, rendering less air flow resistance and using it to recharge its battery bank before passing through air outlet ducts 26 and exiting through an air outlet ports 28 disposed on the sides of the vehicle 12.

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FIGURE 4
Figure 4 is a perspective view of an alternate of present invention 10. Shown is an alternate of the present invention 10 having a plurality of small turbine motors 24. Each turbine motor 24 provides a main air duct outlet 26, while the inner turbine outlets ducts 32 interconnect and feed to the main air outlet ducts 26. The system of the present invention 10 provides an air scoop, located in the front of an electrically operated vehicle that allows air to flow into it creating less resistance on the vehicle. The air is then used by a plurality of small turbine motors 24 that use the air flow to create electricity to charge its battery banks 34. The air is then routed through ducts to outlet ports 28 located on the side of a vehicle. Each battery bank 34 utilizes a generator 36 for receiving a charge from the turbines 24 and a regulator 38 to prevent the overcharging thereof.

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FIGURE 5
Figure 5 is a perspective view of present invention10 having a plurality of small turbine motors 24. Each turbine motor 24 provides a main air duct outlet 26. The system of the present invention 10 provides an air scoop, located in the front of an electrically operated vehicle that allows air to flow into it creating less resistance on the vehicle. The air is then used by a plurality of turbine motors 24 that use the air flow to create electricity to charge its battery banks 34. The air is then routed through ducts 26 to outlet ports 28 located on the side of a vehicle. Each battery bank 34 utilizes a generator 36 for receiving a charge from the turbines 24 and a regulator 38 to prevent the overcharging thereof.

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FIGURE 6
Figure 6 is a perspective view of another alternate of present invention 10. Shown is an alternate of the present invention having one single turbine motor 24. The motor provides a single inner turbine outlet duct 32 that divides into two air outlet ducts 26 and their respective air outlet ports 28 (one on each side of a vehicle). Each battery bank 34 utilizes a generator 36 for receiving a charge from the turbine 24 and a regulator 38 to prevent the overcharging thereof.

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FIGURE 7
Figure 7 is a top diagram view of a vehicle 12 having the system of the present invention 10. The system of the present invention 10 has a plurality of small turbine motors 24. Each turbine motor 24 provides a main air duct outlet 26. The system of the present invention 10 provides an air scoop, located in the front of an electrically operated vehicle that allows air to flow into it creating less resistance on the vehicle 12. The air is then used by a plurality of small turbine motors 24 that use the air flow to create electricity to charge its battery banks 34. The air is then routed through the ducts 26 to outlet ports 28 located on the side of the vehicle 12. Each battery bank 34 utilizes a generator 36 for receiving a charge from the turbines 24 and a regulator 38 to prevent the overcharging thereof.

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FIGURE 8
Figure 8 is a detailed view of the air outlet port 28 the present invention 10. Shown is the air outlet duct 26 that directs air through the air outlet port 28 on the outside of the vehicle 12.

FIGURE 9
Figure 9 is a block diagram of the present invention 10. Depicted above is a list of main components utilized in the ram turbine system of the present invention 10 including the air intake port 18, the air outlet ducts 26, the air outlet ports 28, the turbine motor 24, the generator 36, the regulator 38 and the battery bank 34.

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FIGURE 10
Figure 10 is a block diagram of the present invention 10. Shown above is a block diagram depicting the various applications of the ram turbine system of the present invention.

FIGURE 11
Figure 11 is a flow chart of the present invention 10. Shown above is a flow chart depicting the stages of air flow, power generation and power storage for in the ram turbine system of the present invention wherein air enters the air intake port 18 and passes through the turbine motor 24 and rotates the impeller therein which sends to mechanical energy to the generator 36 to transfer it to electrical energy that is used to power and charge the battery bank 34 via the regulator 38. The air flow is funneled through the air outlet duct 26 and delivered to the exterior of the vehicle through the air outlet port 28.

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FIGURE 12
Figure 12 is a block diagram of the present invention 10. Shown above is a block diagram depicting the various constructions of the ram turbine system of the present invention 10.

FIGURE 13
Figure 13 is a schematic diagram of the present invention 10. Depicted above is the electrical interface between the generators 36 and regulator 38 of the ram turbine system and a bank of batteries 34 present in the electric/hybrid automobile.