A SMALL ENGINE VEHICLE INCLUDING A GENERATOR

摘要

A small-engine vehicle including a plurality of wheels, an internal combusti on engine having a drive shaft interconnected to drive at least one of the wheels, and a generator. The generator includes a stator having a core disposed next to th e engine and a winding disposed on the core. The generator further includes a flywheel-roto r apparatus surrounding at least a portion of the stator and having an aperture that receives the drive shaft. The flywheel-rotor apparatus is operable to magnetically interact wit h the stator to produce a first high-voltage, alternating-current signal in the winding, and to provide an inertia to the internal combustion engine. The generator further includes power circuitry electrically connected to the winding. The power circuitry receives the high - voltage, alternating-current signal and controllably generates a second high-voltage, alternating- current signal.