An electric hybrid outboard engine for a traditional fuel-based outboard motor of a boat that can be retrofitted. The electric hybrid outboard engine includes a hybrid motor and a control unit. The hybrid motor can be switched between an active mode and a passive mode, the hybrid motor in the active mode acts as a motor to drive the propeller using electrical energy stored in a battery, and in the passive mode act as a generator configured to be driven by rotations of the shaft for charging the battery. The control unit can control the engaging and disengaging of the hybrid motor to the shaft and switching of the hybrid motor between the active mode and the passive mode.
HYBRID BOAT
2022-12-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING |