A planar drive system comprises a stator and a rotor. The stator comprises a plurality of energizable stator conductors. The rotor comprises a magnet device having at least one rotor magnet. A magnetic interaction can be produced between energized stator conductors of the stator and the magnet device in order to drive the rotor. The stator is configured to carry out energization of the stator conductors so that an alternating magnetic field can be generated via the energized stator conductors. The rotor comprises at least one rotor coil in which an alternating voltage can be induced due to the alternating magnetic field. The planar drive system is configured to transmit data from the rotor to the stator, and the rotor is configured to temporarily load the at least one rotor coil to temporarily cause increased current consumption of the energized stator conductors of the stator.

A planar drive system comprises a stator and a rotor. The stator comprises a plurality of energizable stator conductors. The rotor comprises a magnet device having at least one rotor magnet. A magnetic interaction can be produced between energized stator conductors of the stator and the magnet device in order to drive the rotor. The stator is configured to carry out energization of the stator conductors so that an alternating magnetic field can be generated via the energized stator conductors. The rotor comprises at least one rotor coil in which an alternating voltage can be induced due to the alternating magnetic field. The planar drive system is configured to transmit data from the rotor to the stator, and the rotor is configured to temporarily load the at least one rotor coil to temporarily cause increased current consumption of the energized stator conductors of the stator.

A power unit structure for a vehicle includes a motor disposed in a power unit room of the vehicle and configured to transmit a driving force to drive wheels of the vehicle, an electric power converter disposed in the power unit room of the vehicle, and an electric power distributor disposed in the power unit room of the vehicle. The electric power converter is configured to convert supplied electric power into electric power to be supplied to the motor and is disposed on an upper side of the motor. The electric power distributor is configured to distribute electric power supplied from a power supply to the electric power converter and is disposed at a position where at least a part of the electric power distributor overlaps the electric power converter in an up-down direction of the vehicle when viewed from a vehicle front-rear direction or a vehicle width direction.

A power unit structure for a vehicle includes a motor disposed in a power unit room of the vehicle and configured to transmit a driving force to drive wheels of the vehicle, an electric power converter disposed in the power unit room of the vehicle, and an electric power distributor disposed in the power unit room of the vehicle. The electric power converter is configured to convert supplied electric power into electric power to be supplied to the motor and is disposed on an upper side of the motor. The electric power distributor is configured to distribute electric power supplied from a power supply to the electric power converter and is disposed at a position where at least a part of the electric power distributor overlaps the electric power converter in an up-down direction of the vehicle when viewed from a vehicle front-rear direction or a vehicle width direction.

A self-powered generator disclosed here includes a stator member, a rotor member, a direct current motor, and an alternating current motor. The rotor member is configured to rotate within the stator member, and the direct current motor is coupled to a rotor shaft of the rotor member, where the direct current motor is configured to rotate the rotor member within the stator member via the rotor shaft to generate electricity. However, the direct current motor is shut off when a predetermined amount of electricity is generated, where a portion of the electricity generated is fed to an alternating current motor coupled to the rotor shaft, where the alternating current motor continuously drives the rotor member within the stator member in a closed loop arrangement to generate a continuous supply of electricity.

A self-powered generator disclosed here includes a stator member, a rotor member, a direct current motor, and an alternating current motor. The rotor member is configured to rotate within the stator member, and the direct current motor is coupled to a rotor shaft of the rotor member, where the direct current motor is configured to rotate the rotor member within the stator member via the rotor shaft to generate electricity. However, the direct current motor is shut off when a predetermined amount of electricity is generated, where a portion of the electricity generated is fed to an alternating current motor coupled to the rotor shaft, where the alternating current motor continuously drives the rotor member within the stator member in a closed loop arrangement to generate a continuous supply of electricity.

An improved hybrid magnetic engine/generator apparatus and method includes a shaft. A pair of oppositely positioned ferrous metal arms is connected to the shaft where the ferrous metal arms include a first end and a second end. Wire is wrapped in non-overlapping fashion around the ferrous metal arms and the wire includes a positive power connection and a negative power connection. A power source is connected with positive power connection and the negative power connection. A stacking magnet is located at the second end of the ferrous metal arms and an opposing magnet is located opposite from and in proximity to the first end of both of the oppositely positioned ferrous metal arms. A device for selectively connecting with the power source is provided such that the wire is intermittently charged such that polarity at the first end of the ferrous metal arms is intermittently changed.

The invention relates to a magnetic generator (1) comprising at least one rotary drive means (2) having an axle associated with an actuator system, the actuator system comprising at least one induction rotor (5) associated with the axle of the rotary drive means (2), the induction rotor (5) comprising magnetic inductor structures (6), the induction rotor (5) being associated with at least one induced rotor (7) comprising induced magnetic structures (8) configured so as to cooperate with the inductive magnetic structures (6) so that the inductive magnetic structures (6) driven by the induction rotor (5) cause the induced structures (7) and the induced rotor (6) to rotate, said induced rotor (6) being associated with an electric power generation means (9).

A vehicle includes an inverter, a first battery, a first power line, a second battery, a second power line, and a voltage converter. Ranges of use with respect to open circuit voltages of the first battery and the second battery do not overlap each other, and ranges of use with respect to closed circuit voltages of the first and the second batteries overlap each other. When a regenerative power output from the inverter to the first power line is supplied to the second power line via the voltage converter, and the second battery is charged, an ECU calculates a maximum regenerative power with respect to the regenerative power output from the inverter to the first power line based on the open circuit voltage of the first battery and controls the inverter and the voltage converter such that the regenerative power does not exceed the maximum regenerative power.

A vehicle includes an inverter, a first battery, a first power line, a second battery, a second power line, and a voltage converter. Ranges of use with respect to open circuit voltages of the first battery and the second battery do not overlap each other, and ranges of use with respect to closed circuit voltages of the first and the second batteries overlap each other. When a regenerative power output from the inverter to the first power line is supplied to the second power line via the voltage converter, and the second battery is charged, an ECU calculates a maximum regenerative power with respect to the regenerative power output from the inverter to the first power line based on the open circuit voltage of the first battery and controls the inverter and the voltage converter such that the regenerative power does not exceed the maximum regenerative power.