摘要 |
<p>A hybrid vehicle system having first (12) and second (14) internal combustion engines, first (18) and second (32) flywheels respectively coupled to the first (12) and second (14) internal combustion engines, a plurality of motorized wheels (46, 48, 50, and 52) electrically interconnected to first (18) and second (32) flywheels, and a controller (42) connected to the internal combustion engines (12 and 14) and to the flywheels (18 and 32) and to the plurality of motorized wheels (46, 48, 50, and 52) for transferring energy therebetween. Each of the flywheels (46, 48, 50, and 52) has permanent magnets (20 and 34) affixed to a side of a housing thereof. Each of the flywheels is vacuum sealed within a non-ferrous housing (70).</p> |