HYBRID ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM

摘要

A hybrid electric propulsion system for a vehicle. The system includes an internal combustion engine; a flywheel (14) operatively connected to the engine, the flywheel (14) having a horizontal rotation axis parallel to a rotation axis of the wheels of the vehicle, the flywheel (14) having a main disk being rotatable in an opposite direction (R) with respect to a rotation of the wheels (R) of the vehicle when the vehicle is travelling forward so as to inhibit a rollover effect of the vehicle when the vehicle is turning; an electric generator operatively connected to the flywheel (14); an electric motor operatively connected to the electric generator; and a controller for controlling operation of the engine, the flywheel (14), the electric generator and the electric motor.