1. An energy recovery system comprising:
a. A vehicle, including an apparatus creating braking, which apparatus is operatively connected to
b. An electric generator, electrically connected to
c. A non-radiative electrical energy transfer transmitter, operatively connected to
d. A non-radiative energy transfer receiver.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle is selected from the group consisting of: trains, trucks, buses, automobiles, airplanes, lorries, tanks, military vehicles, trams, motorcycles, tricycles, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, and roller skates.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiver is located at sites selected from the group consisting of: fixed ground locations, other vehicles, and movable platforms.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiver is electrically connected to a mechanism selected from the group consisting of: motors, energy storage mechanisms, and electric utility power grids.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein the energy storage mechanism is selected from the group consisting of: mechanical, chemical, and electrical energy storage mechanisms.
6. The system of claim 5, wherein the mechanical energy storage mechanisms are selected from the group consisting of: flywheels, springs, air compressors, steam boilers, and devices to lift a mass against the force of gravity; and wherein the chemical energy storage mechanism is selected from the group consisting of batteries and capacitors; and wherein the electrical energy storage mechanism is selected from the group consisting of capacitors.
7. The system of claim 1 further comprising the system wherein the receiver is operatively connected to a mechanism selected from the group consisting of: a second non-radiative energy transfer transmitter, and a device to transmit electrical energy directly through the earth.
8. The system of claim 3, wherein the locations are selected from the group consisting of railroad tracks, tunnels, roadways, airports, airstrips, walkways, bicycle paths, and construction sites.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein the locations are further selected from the group of locations requiring braking of a vehicle, consisting of railroad stations, rail yards, construction sites, mines, railroad bridges, road intersections, traffic stops, declines, military bases, outposts, staging areas, parking lots, parking decks, places where traffic jams occur.
10. The system of claim 1, further comprising wherein the braking apparatus comprises an additional wheel contacting the surfaces selected from the group consisting of ground, roadway or tracks, wherein said wheel is operatively connected to the electric generator.
11. The system of claim 1, further comprising:
e. A geographic position locator for the vehicles; operatively connected to
f. Means for transmitting and receiving information selected from the group consisting of vehicle location, destination, speed, direction, mass, time of day, traffic density, road conditions, weather conditions, and estimated travel times;
thereby permitting greater recovery of energy of braking of vehicles.
12. The system of claim 1, further comprising the sale of said energy.
13. The system of claim 2, further comprising wherein vehicles are selected from the group consisting of stationary bicycles and exercise machines.
14. The system of claim 3, wherein the vehicles form a caravan, and energy from the braking of one vehicle is transmitted non-radiatively to a second vehicle.
15. A vehicle including a non-radiative energy transmitter and a non-radiative energy receiver.
16. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein the vehicle includes a braking apparatus and an electric motor, wherein the non-radiative energy transmitter is operatively coupled to an electric generator which is operatively coupled to the braking system, and wherein the non-radiative energy receiver is operatively coupled to an electric motor.
17. A vehicle, including an apparatus creating braking, which apparatus is operatively connected to
a. An electric generator, electrically connected to
b. A non-radiative electrical energy transfer transmitter.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A marine propulsion control system for controlling a set of propulsion units carried by a hull of a vessel, wherein the set of propulsion units comprise a first propulsion unit, a second propulsion unit and a third propulsion unit, wherein the second propulsion unit is provided as a center propulsion unit between the first and third propulsion unit, the marine propulsion control system comprising a control unit configured to:
receive an input command from a steering control instrument for operating the vessel;
determine a desired delivered thrust, gear selection and steering angle for the first, second and third propulsion unit respectively, based on the input command, and
provide a set of control commands for controlling the desired delivered thrust, gear selection and steering angle for the first, second and third propulsion unit,
wherein if the input command indicates a sway command the first propulsion unit is set to have a forward gear selection and the third propulsion unit is set to have a reverse gear selection, each with a selected thrust level, and only after the thrust level for at least one of the first and the third propulsion unit exceeds a predetermined thrust level the second propulsion unit is set to have a reverse gear selection with a thrust level depending on the selected thrust level of at least one of the first and the third propulsion unit.
2. The marine propulsion control system according to claim 1, wherein the first and third propulsion units’ steering angles are substantially inverted relative a longitudinal axis.
3. The marine propulsion control system according to claim 1, wherein the second and third propulsion units’ steering angles are substantially the same relative the longitudinal axis.
4. The marine propulsion control system according to claim 1, further comprising three independent Engine Control Unit (ECU) for providing an interface between the control unit and the first, second and third propulsion unit respectively.
5. The marine propulsion control system according to claim 4, wherein the three independent ECU are electrically connected to the control unit.
6. The marine propulsion control system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined thrust level for one of the first or third propulsion unit corresponds to a level less than where a reverse propulsion direction of the first or third propulsion unit causes cavitation.
7. The marine propulsion control system according to claim 1, further comprising a steering control instrument for providing the control unit with an input command.
8. A marine vessel, comprising:
a first propulsion unit;
a second propulsion unit;
a third propulsion unit, wherein the second propulsion unit is provided as a center propulsion unit between the first and second propulsion unit, wherein each propulsion unit are carried by a hull, and
a marine propulsion control system for controlling a set of propulsion units carried by a hull of a vessel, wherein the set of propulsion units comprises the first propulsion unit, the second propulsion unit and the third propulsion unit, the marine propulsion control system comprising a control unit configured to:
receive an input command from a steering control instrument for operating the vessel;
determine a desired delivered thrust, gear selection and steering angle for the first, second and third propulsion unit respectively, based on the input command, and
provide a set of control commands for controlling the desired delivered thrust, gear selection and steering angle for the first, second and third propulsion unit,
wherein if the input command indicates a sway command the first propulsion unit is set to have a forward gear selection and the third propulsion unit is set to have a reverse gear selection, each with a selected thrust level, and only after the thrust level for at least one of the first and the third propulsion unit exceeds a predetermined thrust level the second propulsion unit is set to have a reverse gear selection with a thrust level depending on the selected thrust level of at least one of the first and the third propulsion unit.
9. A method for controlling a set of propulsion units carried by a hull of a vessel, wherein the set of propulsion units comprise a first propulsion unit, a second propulsion unit and a third propulsion unit, wherein the second propulsion unit is provided as a center propulsion unit between the first and second propulsion unit, the method comprising:
receiving an input command from a steering control instrument operating the vessel;
determining a desired delivered thrust, gear selection and steering angle for the first, second and third propulsion unit respectively, based on the input command;
providing a set of control commands for controlling the desired delivered thrust, gear selection and steering angle for the first, second and third propulsion unit, and
setting the second propulsion unit to have a reverse gear selection with a thrust level if the input command indicates a sway command and the first propulsion unit is set to have a forward gear selection and the third propulsion unit is set to have a reverse gear selection, each with a thrust level, and only after the thrust level for one of the first or the third propulsion unit exceeds a predetermined thrust level.
10. The method for controlling a set of propulsion units according to claim 9, further comprising:
providing the predetermined thrust level for one of the first or the third propulsion unit so that it corresponds to a level less than where a reverse propulsion direction of the first or third propulsion unit causes cavitation.
11. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer program means for causing a control unit to control a set of propulsion units carried by a hull of a vessel, wherein the set of propulsion units comprise a first propulsion unit, a second propulsion unit and a third propulsion unit, wherein the second propulsion unit is provided as a center propulsion unit between the first and second propulsion unit, wherein the computer program product comprises:
code for receiving an input command from a steering control instrument operating the vessel;
code for determining a desired delivered thrust, gear selection and steering angle for the first, second and third propulsion unit respectively, based on the input command;
code for providing a set of control commands for controlling the desired delivered thrust, gear selection and steering angle for the first, second and third propulsion unit, and
code for setting the second propulsion unit to have a reverse gear selection with a thrust level if the input command indicates a sway command and the first propulsion unit is set to have a forward gear selection and the third propulsion unit is set to have a reverse gear selection, each with a thrust level, and only after the thrust level for one of the first or the third propulsion unit exceeds a predetermined thrust level.