Computer Simulation of an Advanced Hybrid Electric-Powered Vehicle

The advanced hybrid electric-powered vehicle features a regenerative power system that uses a flywheel that supplements lead-acid battery power during peak power demands for current leveling, and that converts vehicle kinetic energy to retrievable flywheel energy by means of regenerative braking. The process of energy storage and conversion to propulsion power is accomplished by a unique arrangement of the flywheel, generator, motor, and final power drive shaft connected by a differential planetary gear set.