ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,528, issued on Sept. 22.
"Capacitor-based on-wheel energy storage for a wheel motor" was invented by Kevin R. Williams (Waller, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel assembly for a vehicle has a rotor housing having a support structure with permanent magnets therein, a stator housing having windings therein, and an energy storage module affixed to the support structure of the stator housing. The energy storage module has a plurality of capacitor banks therein. The plurality of capacitor banks have a plurality of switches therebetween. The energy storage module is enclosed within a housing. The plurality of capacitor banks are...