Power Supply for Electric Vehicles Using 3-phase Alternating Current Induction Motor and Transformer Components

Information

  • Patent Application
  • 20210046828
  • Publication Number
    20210046828
  • Date Filed
    August 15, 2019
    5 years ago
  • Date Published
    February 18, 2021
    3 years ago
  • Inventors
    • Odoom; Hyiamang Safo (Akron, OH, US)
Abstract
A method for the providing and generation of constant motive power for electric vehicles to travel on roads uninterruptedly using high voltage alternator and transformers/substation—step-up transformers and/or step-down down transformers to appropriate desirable is disclosed. The present invention presents the idea of using a combination of a high voltage alternating circuit induction motor and a step-down transformer and their embodiments to step the voltage down to more desirable and useable level of volts depending on the capacity/size for a continuous supply of electricity for electric vehicles. The present invention allows electric vehicles to operate without distance limitation or battery pack losing power and whose disposal is an environmental hazard apart from cutting or reducing greenhouse gas as few or there will be no more mass production of internal combustion engines. The present invention uses high voltage from an alternator whose voltage is increased by a step-up transformer then goes through a substation and this power is decreased by a step-down transformer so that a lower voltage powers electric vehicle of all sizes/capacity. The summary is that when the power is passed through the step-up transformer, the primary side has few turns of wire; and the voltage decreases; and current is increased; but in the secondary side, with more turns of wire, the voltage increases but the current is decreased. In the case of the step-down transformer, the voltage is increased in the primary side with many turns of coils, but on the secondary side with few turns of coils, the voltage is decreased, and the current is increased, thus giving the vehicle power to operate.
Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There are recharging stations that users of electric vehicles charge their vehicles if they have no motive power. Charging the batteries of electric vehicles ensures the cars have motive power. However, the ultimate solution to the power supply to electric vehicle, is using 3-phase alternating current induction motor and transformer components, namely—step-up transformer, substation transformer, and step-down transformer. This novel idea or process involves using a combination of a 3-phase alternating current motor, a step-up transformer, a substation transformer, and a step-down transformer and attaching these to each other by wires to supply the motive power for electric vehicles.


This combination of 3-phase alternating current motor, step-up transformer, substation transformer, and step-down transformer to supply power for electric vehicles will transform the global automotive landscape. The reason for this assertion is that this combination will help bring to death, the vehicular internal combustible engine that depends on petroleum or gas. The comfortability arising from using a combination of 3-phase alternating current induction motor, step-up transformer, substation transformer, and step-down transformer is immense; there is cost cutting because the battery pack is eliminated and the problem of disposal of the lithium battery is curtailed or reduced if not eliminated once and for all. It must be noted that the 3-phase alternating current induction motor and step-up transformer, substation transformer, and step-down transformer are environment friendly in comparison to lithium batteries. Also, with the battery pack eliminated, it will be cheaper to produce more electric vehicles and more people will drive electric vehicles. Again, with many people driving electric vehicles, the production of gases that emanate from driving internal combustible vehicles will decrease because electric vehicles do not produce gases. The usage of 3-phase alternating current induction motor and electrical transformers as providers of motive power for electric vehicles then will eliminate most of the problems that come from gas-driven vehicles.


The use of electric transformer in the transfer of electricity is well known since Tesla patented it in 1897. It is used in electricity transfer that is in stepping up and stepping down voltages so that industries and residential homes can have access to higher capacities and safer power supply. Also, autotransformer is used in the ignition system in the internal combustion engine of gas-powered vehicles. Despite the use of transformers in electrical systems, no effort has been made to use a combination of 3-phase alternating current induction motor that is protected from water and transformer components—step-up transformer, substation transformer, and step-down transformer as propulsive power for electric vehicles. This is a new invention, is using a 3-phase alternating current induction motor and electrical transformer components, namely step-up transformer, substation transformer, and step-down transformer as a means of providing power supply to electric vehicles.


BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention involves a process of supplying power to electric vehicles using a 3-phase alternating current induction motor and attaching it to transformer components of step-up transformer, substation transformer, and step-down transformer. In this there is adding a shaft to the other side of the main shaft of the starter motor and the two sides of the starter motor will have shafts that will spin or stop at the same time. Thus, at a stop sign when the motor stops, the two shafts will stop spinning; when the vehicle starts because the main shaft of the starter motor spins, both shafts spin at the same time. For stability and support, the new long shaft is passed through the end cap and a pivot and attached to the floor of the chassis and this shaft will be in union with a large diametric pulley that will connect a belt to shaft extension of the starter motor or be in union with a small diametric pulley. A belt is attached to the extension shaft of the starter motor or is in union with the small diametric pulley that is in union with the new long shaft, such that when the starter motor spins, the shaft extension of the motor connected on the other side of the starter motor spins and provides rotational energy to the belt and this belt spins the large diametric pulley that is attached to the new long shaft. Thus, when the vehicle is in motion, because main shaft of the starter motor spins, the attached extension shaft also spins and triggers the small diametric pulley shaft to rotate because it is attached and is in union with the belt.


The belt, thus, obtains its rotational energy from the movement of the extension shaft and the large diametric pulley that is attached and union with the new long shaft. Thus, as the vehicle moves the belt revolves over the extension shaft of the starter motor or the two pulleys and when the vehicle stops, because the rotary motion has ceased, the belt stops revolving. The cessation of the movement of the vehicle causes the new long shaft to stop spinning and the attached 3-phase alternating current induction motor stops to spin and the 3-phase alternating current induction motor does not generate electricity. Thus, the 3-phase alternating current induction motor is coupled to the pulley is attached to the new long shaft so that when the shaft is rotating because it is triggered by the belt, the 3-phase alternating current motor rotates and generates electricity that is transferred through the step-up transformer, substation transformer, and step-down transformer


It is well known fact that an alternating current induction motor charges the battery in a car. It is well-known that transformers route electricity from alternators to factories and residential areas. However, the idea of using 3-phase alternating current induction motor and a combination of transformer components—step-up transformer, substation transformer, and step-down transformer to power an electric vehicle is novel idea.


When the electric vehicle reaches a traffic stop, the starter motor stops and the main shaft of the starter motor also stops and this causes the belt to stop revolving and the cessation affects the new long shaft and the attached large diametric pulley ceases to spin causing the 3-phase alternating current induction motor to cease generating electricity through the step-up transformer, substation, and step-down transformer. However, the vehicle starts moving again when the accelerator is stepped on, because of the motor starter battery and the main shaft of the starter motor starts to spin again and the extension shaft of the starter motor too starts to spin and provide rotational energy to the belt; the large diametric pulley also spins and turns the new long shaft that then spins the 3-phase alternating current induction motor so that the 3-phase alternating current induction motor generates electricity that pass through the transformer components—step-up transformer, substation transformer, and step-down transformer and the vehicle is supplied motive energy again.





BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING (IF ANY)


FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the assembly of the various parts in a manner as indicated by this invention and the necessary connections that are needed for the operation of this invention.



FIG. 2 is the top plan view of this invention and the needed connections that are necessary for the operation of this invention.





The advantages of the current method will be easily understood concerning the following specifications and attached drawings, FIGS. 1 and 2. In FIG. 1, the perspective drawing and 2, the view from above or the plan has these major components: extension shaft of the main shaft of starter motor 1, or extension shaft 1 is in union with the small diametric pulley 2 which provides rotational energy to belt 3, and connects to the large diametric pulley 4 and 4 is in union and attached to the new long shaft 5. The new long shaft 5 is in union and attached to 6, the alternating current induction motor. The said alternating current induction motor has two wires 7 that connect it to a step-up transformer 8. The step-up transformer is connected to substation transformer 9 by wires 7. Wires 7 connect substation transformer 9 to step-down transformer 10. Wires 7 also connect distributor or control panel 11 for distribution to all parts needed to supply power for electric vehicle.


DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The process involves the utilization of a 3-phase alternating circuit motor and components of transformer—a step-up transformer, substation transformer and a step-down transformer to generate power for electric vehicles will enable the electric vehicle to travel on roads is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.


In reference to the diagrams, the reference numbers used in the illustrations represent similar parts used in all the drawing/figures. This description is directed towards the assembly of this invention, which is a combination of the main shaft of a starter motor, the extension shaft of the main shaft of the starter motor and a belt connects the extension shaft or extension shaft in union with the small flat diametric pulley, to a large diametric pulley that is in union with or attached to the new long shaft through its cylindrical hole, and 3-phase alternating current induction motor of any type or size/capacity, a step-up transformer, substation, and step-down transformer, and wires to connect the distributor to provide power to the electric vehicle. Such a combination of the components will allow electricity to flow from the alternating current induction motor through the transformer components—step-up transformer, substation transformer, and at the step-down transformer there is lower voltage that is desirable for use by electric vehicles. In this invention when all the combined embodiments and attached components are assembled in this manner, the system will generate power supply to an electric vehicle.


Thus, with a particular reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, of this invention, a method when customarily assembled in this way will supply power to electric vehicles, as extension shaft 1 is an appendage of the main drive shaft of starter motor, 2 is a small diametric pulley which is in union with the extension shaft 1. The small diametric pulley 2 allows a belt 3 to connect a large diametric pulley 4 such that when the extension shaft 1 is energized and excited because of the main shaft of the starter motor is spinning, this main shaft causes the extension shaft 1 to spin and supply rotational energy to the belt 3 and belt 3 rotates large diametric pulley 4. Component 5 is the new long shaft which is in union with large diametric pulley 4 and 5 also has an attachment of a 3-phase alternating current induction motor. The new long shaft 5 spins freely in end-capped pivot A and has a support of pivot B are these two are attached to the chassis floor. End-capped pivot A prevents the new long shaft 5 from slipping out (of pivot) as it spins freely in the cylidrical hole. Pivot B allows new long shaft 5 to spin freely and at the same time provides support to the new long shaft. Another attachment to new long shaft A is a 3-phase alternating current induction motor 6.


When the starter motor is turned on (just as a regular slide, rocker or push switch works) or starts, the main shaft is excited and spins and causes the extented shaft 1 or which is in union with small diametric pulley 2 to provide rotational energy to belt 3 to spin the large diametric pulley 4 which is in union and spins the new long shaft 5. This new long shaft also spins the 3-phase alternating current induction motor 6. Thus, the rotating 3-phase alternating current induction motor 6 generates electricity. This 3-phase alternating current induction motor has two terminal ends; these two ends are connected by wires 7 to the two terminal ends of the step-up transformer 8 and then connect two wires 7 to the substation transformer 9 and two wires connect the step-down transformer 10. From the step-down transformer 10 low voltage electricity is transferred the distributor or control panel 11 for distribution to all parts or accessories of the vehicle to make the vehicle operative.


When the vehicle stops such as at the traffic light, the main shaft of starter motor ceases to spin as there is no motion for the vehicle. As the main shaft stops spinning, the extension shaft 1 of the main shaft of the starter motor also stops spinning. The belt 3 does not have energy to rotate the pulleys 2 and 4 and the new long shaft 5 ceases to spin or rotate the 3-phase alternating current inducton motor 6. The cessation of spinning of the new long shaft causes the 3-phase alternating current induction motor 6 to cease generating electricity. Thus, the transformer components—step-up transformer 8, substation transformer 9, and step-down transformer 10 do not have elecritity flowing to the distributor or control panel 11.


When the green light of the traffic light is on and when the accelerator is applied, and because the starter motor picks power from the battery, the main shaft of the starter motor spins and shaft extension 1 spins and provides rotational energy to belt 3 which turns belt 2 and belt 4, the new long shaft rotates 5 spins 3-phase alternating current induction motor 6 and the 3-phase alternating current induction motor 6 generates electricity that passes through the step-up transformer 8, substation transformer 9, and step-down transformer 10 for the distributor 11 to send power to all parts of the vehicle to make the vehicle operative.

Claims
  • 1. A 3-phase alternating current induction motor, step-up transformer, substation transformer and step-down transformer for generating electricity for electric vehicle comprising: a shaft extension of the main shaft of the starter motor; a belt; a small diametric pulley; a large diametric pulley; a new long shaft; a 3-phase alternating current induction motor; step-up transformer; a substation transformer; step-down transformer, and wires to a distributor or control panel; a) wherein said shaft extension of the main motor starter located at the opposite side of said starter motor for attaching said belt or said small diametric pulley;b) wherein said small diametric pulley has said belt connected to said large diametric pulley;c) wherein said large diametric pulley is attached to and is in union with said new long shaft;d) wherein said new long shaft has said 3-phase alternating current induction motor as an attachment;e) wherein said 3-phase alternating current induction motor is connected to said step-up transformer by said wires;f) wherein said step-up transformer is connected to said substation transformer by said wires;g) wherein said substation transformer is connected by said wires to said step-down transformer;h) wherein said step-down transformer is connected by said wires to distributor or control panel to transfer power to all needed parts of the vehicle.
  • 2. The shaft extension of the main starter motor of claim 1, wherein said shaft extension of the main shaft allows the attachment of said belt or said small diametric pulley.
  • 3. The shaft extension of the main starter motor of claim 1, wherein said shaft extension is metal having a thickness of at least half of one inch in diameter.
  • 4. The small diametric pulley of claim 1, wherein said small diametric pulley is at least one and half inches in diameter and is connected to said belt.
  • 5. The belt of claim 1 wherein said belt is made of rubber or plastic and reinforced with metal strips.
  • 6. The belt of claim 1, wherein said belt is at least one-quarter of an inch in diameter.
  • 7. The new long shaft of claim 1, wherein said new long shaft is metal having a thickness of at least half of one inch in diameter.
  • 8. The large diametric pulley of claim 1, wherein said large diametric pulley is a least two inches in diameter and is connected to belt of claim 1.
  • 9. The 3-phase alternating current induction motor of claim 1, wherein said 3-phase alternating current induction motor is at least 100 volts in capacity.
  • 10. The step-up transformer of claim 1, wherein the output of said step-up transformer is at least 400 volts in capacity.
  • 11. The substation transformer of claim 1, wherein said substation transformer is robust.
  • 12. The step-down transformer of claim 1, wherein the output of said step-down transformer is at least 100 volts.
  • 13. The 3-phase alternating current induction motor, the step-up transformer, the substation transformer, and step-down transformer of claim 1, wherein said step-up transformer, said substation transformer, and said step-down transformer are connected in series.
  • 14. The 3-phase alternating current induction motor, the step-up transformer, the substation transformer, and step-down transformer of claim 1, wherein said 3-phase alternating current induction motor, said step-up transformer, said substation transformer, and said step-down transformer are connected in parallel.