PRELIMINARY ON ROAD FUEL CONSUMPTION DATA FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND PROTOTYPE HYBRID VEHICLE

Hybrid vehicles using both internal combustion engines and electric motors represent one way to significantly reduce liquid fuel consumption. The department of mechanical engineering at the university of queensland has designed and constructed a prototype hybrid vehicle. Our demonstration project envisioned halving the central business district and urban fuel consumption of a large passenger or light commercial vehicle by reducing the capacity of its engine and adding regenerative braking and an all electric range. We aimed to maintain the same acceleration and gradeability by using energy storage, as well as achieve a top speed of 120 km/h. A transmission has been installed in a 1680 kg kerb weight passenger vehicle. It consists of a 1.3 litre gasoline internal combustion engine, two 13 kw separately excited, direct current, electric traction motors, a 38 kg alloy steel flywheel which spins to 7800 rpm and 105 kg of lead acid batteries. Only conventional technology which is readily converted to mass production has been used. The system is microprocessor controlled and has proven its reliability in use on public roadways during 1982. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Mechanical Engineering

  St Lucia
  Brisbane, Queensland 4067,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • GILMORE, D B
• Publication Date: 1982-6

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 9 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 5/82

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric vehicles; Fuel consumption; Hybrid vehicles; Internal combustion engines; Light vehicles
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 1315: Battery; 1243: Car; 1234: Delivery vehicle; 1280: Dual mode vehicle; 5911: Efficiency; 1282: Electric vehicle; 213: Energy; 1324: Flywheel; 232: Fuel consumption; 8643: Microprocessor; 1334: Motor; 9109: Prototype; 6255: Test; 1333: Transmission (veh)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00478689
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 31 1989 12:00AM