Flywheel electric motor/generator characterization for hybrid vehicles

In this paper, the power and energy of a passenger vehicle with a typical acceleration profile and several particular drive cycles are examined. Then the power and energy of a flywheel energy storage system (FESS) is studied and the characteristics are compared to the vehicle requirements to see how...

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Published in2003 IEEE 58th Vehicular Technology Conference. VTC 2003-Fall (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37484) Vol. 5; pp. 3321 - 3325 Vol.5
Main Authors Yimin Gao, Gay, S.E., Ehsani, M., Thelen, R.F., Hebner, R.E.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2003
Subjects
Acceleration
Character generation
Design optimization
Electric motors
Energy storage
Flywheels
Hybrid power systems
Kinetic energy
Power electronics
Vehicle driving
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Summary:In this paper, the power and energy of a passenger vehicle with a typical acceleration profile and several particular drive cycles are examined. Then the power and energy of a flywheel energy storage system (FESS) is studied and the characteristics are compared to the vehicle requirements to see how design decisions may be optimized for the FESS-based hybrid vehicle (HV) application. The special characteristics of the major FESS components (power electronics, motor-generator, and flywheel kinetic energy element) offer an opportunity for optimization for hybrid vehicle operation.
ISBN:0780379543
9780780379541
ISSN:1090-3038
2577-2465
DOI:10.1109/VETECF.2003.1286291