A vehicular propulsion system is described that uses a plurality of direct current (DC) motors operatively attached to a common drive shaft or shafts of an electric vehicle (EV) or boat. Each motor is powered separately by direct current from a battery cassette or trays swappably inserted into the chassis of the vehicle. The battery cassettes are secured in racks, with one or more individual battery cassettes connected to each of individual motors. The individual battery cassettes are sized to have a weight suitable so as to be readily swapped out as needed for recharging, maintenance or replacement, enabling vehicle range to be extended en route by exchanging depleted battery cassettes for new batteries whenever needed. DC motors may be selected to obtain efficiencies greater than obtainable with AC motors, but require no expensive inverter unit.


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    Title :

    Direct current motor combinations for electric vehicles


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    Publication date :

    2021-09-14


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    H02P CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS , Steuern oder Regeln von elektrischen Motoren, elektrischen Generatoren, dynamoelektrischen Umformern / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / H02K Dynamoelektrische Maschinen , DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES



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