Set to turn any car into a hybrid
Students from Middle Tennessee State University, under the guidance of Dr. Charles Perry, have been working on a kit since 2008 that will make it possible to turn almost any car into a hybrid one.
Problems with modern electric or hybrid cars a lot. The design of the drive requires processing, it requires costs that affect the final cost of the car.
Plus, no one offers to convert your car into a hybrid - if you decide to try it, you will have to sell an old horse and buy a new one.
At this rate, it is completely incomprehensible when at least half of the cars will drive with the help of electricity - the novelty is very sluggish in life.
And Charles Perry and his comrades offer a completely different option.
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Of the usual components, without any expensive innovation, they assemble a kit that can be installed on almost any car.
The batteries and the controller of this device with cooling are placed in the trunk.
Innovation is only in the placement of thrust. The three-phase brushless DC electric motors are placed in the rear wheels in a free space, which is already there - around the brakes.
The electromagnets of the stators are placed in a circle, and the rotating disk, to which the wheel is attached, is equipped with permanent magnets. The electromagnets are controlled by the controller, and when the system is turned on, the wheel turns into an electric motor.
Thus, no vehicle units are modified or affected - brakes, suspension, bearings remain unchanged.
The system is created as an auxiliary for the internal combustion engine, and is designed to move around the city - speeds of up to 40-45 mph (up to 60-70 km / h). The controller works completely transparent - if the driver does not know about this installation, he may not feel it. As soon as the driver presses on the gas during acceleration, the system automatically turns on and helps accelerate and drive.
When a high speed is reached, the system also automatically shuts down.
Dr. Perry claims that their tests yield 50% fuel savings, that is, when driving in urban conditions, the same amount of gas can drive twice as much.
On video, batteries with a controller look quite voluminous, but Dr. Perry claims that this is a test setup, so it is a bit larger than what they expect to be as a result.
Perhaps the time will come when anyone can buy such a kit for themselves and upgrade their swallow - just as now you can buy an electric kit for a bicycle.
Problems with modern electric or hybrid cars a lot. The design of the drive requires processing, it requires costs that affect the final cost of the car.
Plus, no one offers to convert your car into a hybrid - if you decide to try it, you will have to sell an old horse and buy a new one.
At this rate, it is completely incomprehensible when at least half of the cars will drive with the help of electricity - the novelty is very sluggish in life.
And Charles Perry and his comrades offer a completely different option.
')
Of the usual components, without any expensive innovation, they assemble a kit that can be installed on almost any car.
The batteries and the controller of this device with cooling are placed in the trunk.
Innovation is only in the placement of thrust. The three-phase brushless DC electric motors are placed in the rear wheels in a free space, which is already there - around the brakes.
The electromagnets of the stators are placed in a circle, and the rotating disk, to which the wheel is attached, is equipped with permanent magnets. The electromagnets are controlled by the controller, and when the system is turned on, the wheel turns into an electric motor.
Thus, no vehicle units are modified or affected - brakes, suspension, bearings remain unchanged.
The system is created as an auxiliary for the internal combustion engine, and is designed to move around the city - speeds of up to 40-45 mph (up to 60-70 km / h). The controller works completely transparent - if the driver does not know about this installation, he may not feel it. As soon as the driver presses on the gas during acceleration, the system automatically turns on and helps accelerate and drive.
When a high speed is reached, the system also automatically shuts down.
Dr. Perry claims that their tests yield 50% fuel savings, that is, when driving in urban conditions, the same amount of gas can drive twice as much.
On video, batteries with a controller look quite voluminous, but Dr. Perry claims that this is a test setup, so it is a bit larger than what they expect to be as a result.
Perhaps the time will come when anyone can buy such a kit for themselves and upgrade their swallow - just as now you can buy an electric kit for a bicycle.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/148622/
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