Assessment of Flywheel System Benefits in Selected Vehicle Applications
Assessment of Flywheel System Benefits in Selected Vehicle Applications
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The performance of vehicle systems incorporating energy storage flywheels was investigated in a recent Aerospace study for the Department of Energy. A synopsis of the study effort and of results obtained to date is presented. The effort involved an in-depth assessment of flywheel system benefits in two vehicle applications: a four-passenger commuter car with electric drive (flywheel range extension application) and a six-passenger family car with conventional heat engine drive (flywheel fuel conservation application). The special case of the six-passenger vehicle as used in taxicab service was also investigated. The study examined a number of possible component design/selection alternatives for flywheel rotors, continuously variable transmissions, batteries, motors, and other propulsion elements. Results of the assessment are provided for the case of a series-configuration heat engine/flywheel drivetrain as used in the passenger car and urban taxi vehicle missions. (ERA citation 06:028931)
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Assessment of Flywheel System Benefits in Selected Vehicle Applications
1981
7 pages
Report
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English
Road Transportation , Miscellaneous Energy Conversion & Storage , Engine Studies, Energy Related , Flywheel-powered vehicles , Hybrid electric-powered vehicles , Internal combustion engines , Automobiles , Energy analysis , Energy losses , Flywheels , Fuel consumption , Fuel economy , Hybrid systems , Performance , ERDA/330400 , ERDA/330500
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