BI-MODAL VEHICLES WITH DRIVE MEANS FOR EXTERNAL OR SELF-PROPULSION

A bi-modal vehicle, such as a rail car, is provided in a preferred embodiment with a propulsion turbine and an electro-mechanical transmission arranged to drive the vehicle either from the turbine or from an external source of electrical power. The electro-mechanical transmission includes a split to...

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1. Verfasser:	ALBERT N. ADDIE
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES PERFORMING OPERATIONS ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A bi-modal vehicle, such as a rail car, is provided in a preferred embodiment with a propulsion turbine and an electro-mechanical transmission arranged to drive the vehicle either from the turbine or from an external source of electrical power. The electro-mechanical transmission includes a split torque feature whereby, in the self-propelled mode, some of the turbine torque is delivered mechanically to the output shaft while the remainder passes through an electrical path including a motor and generator combination. In the external electric drive mode, both the generator and motor of the transmission are utilized as drive motors directly driving the output shaft. Numerous additional features are included.