ELECTRIC VEHICLE MOTORS AND CONTROLLERS

The goal of DOE's Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Program is to promote and accelerate the development and public use of vehicles that use electricity as the principal source of propulsion energy. Successful achievement of this goal will ultimately result in significant petroleum savings to the nation. However, the design, performance, and cost of propulsion components must be improved before commercially attractive electric vehicles can be built. Improved and advanced components being developed under the NASA-managed propulsion portion of the DOE program include electronically commutated permanent magnet motors of both drum and disk configurations, an unconventional brush-commutated motor, and ac induction motors and various controllers. (ERA citation 06:018931)

Supplemental Notes:
- International workshop on rare earth-cobalt magnets and their applications, Roanoke, VA, USA, 7 Jun 1981.
Corporate Authors:
Department of the Navy

The Pentagon
Washington, DC United States 20350

Department of Energy

1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC United States 20585
Authors:
- Secunde, R R
Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

Pagination: 33 p.

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Commutators; Control devices; Control systems; Costs; Electric vehicles; Electronic equipment; Energy conservation; Hybrid vehicles; Induction motors; Magnets; Motors; Performance; Propulsion; Research projects; Specifications; Technology assessment; Vehicle power plants
Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Energy
Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems; Research programs
Old TRIS Terms: Commutated motors; Magnet motors
Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Finance; Highways; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 00343400
Record Type: Publication
Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-TM-81760, CONF-810632-1
Contract Numbers: AI01-77CS51044
Files: TRIS
Created Date: Oct 28 1982 12:00AM