Integrated Engine-Generator Assembly for Detachable External Power
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional series hybrid vehicles require separate configurations for charging batteries and driving traveling electric motors, leading to complex mounting layouts and increased labor and time in assembly, and there is a need for easy energy supply to external devices in energy-scarce locations.
Innovation Solution
An integrated energy assembly that includes an engine, starter, and an energy converter, controlling circuitry, and detachable energy interface, which integrates an engine, a starter, and an energy converter, and an energy interface, allowing easy energy supply to external devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If separate designs are used for battery charging and electric motor driving configurations, then each component can be optimized independently, but the mounting layout design and assembling procedure require increased time and labor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the engine, starter motor, alternator, and control unit into a single integrated assembly unit. This merging eliminates the need for separate mounting layouts and reduces assembly time while maintaining independent optimization capabilities through modular design elements within the integrated unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated assembly unit serves multiple functions simultaneously: the engine provides mechanical power, the starter motor enables engine starting, the alternator generates electrical power for charging, and the control unit manages all operations. This multi-functionality in a single unit reduces both assembly complexity and time.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional separate mounting configurations are used, then each component can be individually positioned, but the overall assembly complexity and labor requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating all components into one assembly unit, the patent reduces device complexity while maintaining positioning flexibility. The entire unit can be positioned as a single module, and internal component arrangements are optimized for their respective functions without requiring separate mounting procedures.
3Ease of manufacture
If energy sources are distributed separately, then each energy source can be optimized for its specific function, but supplying energy to external devices in areas with insufficient energy sources becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated assembly unit provides multiple energy outputs through different interfaces: mechanical energy from the engine crankshaft, electrical energy from the alternator, and combined control functions. This multi-functional energy supply capability allows the unit to serve various external devices with different energy requirements, enhancing adaptability while maintaining optimized energy sources.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The integrated energy assembly effectively supplies electric, mechanical, and hydraulic energy to external devices, enhancing versatility and versatility, and the energy assembly can be easily attached and detached to operating apparatuses, providing high-output energy and reducing the size and complexity of the assembly.
Implementation Method 1
an energy converter that is connected to the crank shaft of the engine and converts rotational power of the crank shaft into another type of energy
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AI summary
An energy assembly includes: an engine including a crank shaft; a starter that starts the engine; an energy converter that is connected to the crank shaft of the engine and converts rotational power of the crank shaft into another type of energy; controlling circuitry configured to control the engine, the starter, and the energy converter; a supporting body supporting the engine, the starter, the energy converter, and the controlling circuitry; and an energy interface that transmits the energy, generated by the energy converter, to an external device detachably attached to the energy assembly. The engine, the starter, the energy converter, the controlling circuitry, and the energy interface are integrated with each other.