TORQUE CONVERTER AND SYSTEM USING THE SAME

摘要

A torque converter includes a flywheel (109) rotating about a first axis, the flywheel has a firstbody portion (116), a first plurality of magnets extend along a corresponding radial axis direction with respect to the first axis, and are dispoed within a plurality of first grooves (101). The flywheel also has a second plurality of magnets mounted in the firstbody within a plurality of second grooves (107) and located between adjacent pair of first magnets. The torque converter further includes a generator disk (111) rotatable about a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. The generator disk includes a second body portion, and a third plurality of permanent magnets (301) located within the second body portion being magnetically coupled to the first and second magnets of the flywheel.