Review Article
Katsutoshi Ono
Abstract
There has been considerable interest recently in electric vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries. To achieve electric vehicles with an infinite cruising range, a new method of charging the lithium-ion battery has been developed, which is termed “electrostatic-induction potential-superposed electrolytic charge (ESI-PSE)”. In ESI-PSE, the charge can be completed with power that 12% of power required for typical direct voltage application. The power generation unit consists of a pair of the same battery modules, in which the performance can be explained through consecutive cycles of alternate charge and discharge between two batteries; when the charge of one battery with the ESI-PSE mode is terminated, it becomes responsible for both the power to recharge the other battery and the power supplied to a motor. This power generator works with zero energy input, zero matter input and zero emission without violating the laws of thermodynamics. Because of simplicity, effectiveness, cleanliness and self-exiting, this specific propulsion system will offer potential route for automobile in the future.