Hybrid Machine for Sustainable Energy

摘要

The present invention discloses an apparatus that includes a motor, flywheel, transmission, and generator. The motor converts an input energy into mechanical energy to rotate an output shaft coupled to a shaft of a flywheel. The design characteristics of the flywheel provide substantially uniform rotational speed to its shaft when the flywheel rotates. The rotating shaft of the flywheel connects to an input shaft of a transmission that includes a gear train that transfers the rotational speed of the flywheel to an output shaft of the transmission. The output shaft of the transmission drives an input shaft of a generator that converts the rotational speed to an output energy. After an initial start period, the output energy is sufficient to sustain mechanical operation of the apparatus, and provide power to external devices.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a motor that includes an output shaft, wherein the motor converts an input energy into mechanical energy to rotate the output shaft; a flywheel that includes a shaft having a first end coupled to the output shaft of the motor, wherein design characteristics of the flywheel provide substantially uniform rotational speed to the flywheel shaft when the flywheel rotates; a transmission that includes an input shaft, an output shaft, and a gear train connected to the input shaft and the output shaft, wherein a second end of the shaft of the flywheel is coupled to the input shaft of the transmission to transfer the rotational speed of the flywheel to the transmission, and wherein the gear train transfers the rotational speed of the input shaft of the transmission to the output shaft of the transmission; and a generator that includes an input shaft coupled to the output shaft of the transmission, wherein the generator converts the rotational speed of the output shaft of the transmission into an output energy, wherein, after an initial start period, the generator transfers a portion of the output energy to the motor to provide the input energy that sustains mechanical operation of the apparatus, and a remaining portion of the output energy to provide power to external devices.