Students from Ohio are trying to accelerate the electric car VBB-3 to 643.75 km / h
Students at Ohio State University have worked with Venturi electric car makers to create the fastest electric car in the world. They broke up The Venturi Buckeye Bullet-3 (VBB-3) on Bonneville Salt Lake to 482 kilometers per hour in 2015, and plan to set a record of 643.75 km / h in 2016.
The Venturi Buckeye Bullet-3 was equipped with two 1,500 horsepower (1,119 kW) electric motors. Motors receive energy from eight large lithium-ion batteries, which were previously installed on the Dallara IR03 IndyCar.
Electric car without carbon body
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One of two engines with 1500 horsepower
Engine test bench
For each of the axes is responsible its own motor. The team of students continues to develop the power unit, especially the controller-inverter, to achieve a power of 3000 horsepower.
The head of the team, David Cook, notes that there is enough technology to create engines. Power supplies and cooling systems are important. The cooling system in VBB-3 is close to closed. The tank with water is filled with ice, the oil passes through the motors, and before the race the motors and inverters are cooled to about zero Celsius. Only 60 seconds is needed for the temperature to rise to the level required for the start.
Two-speed gearboxes were specially made in the UK by Hewland. For braking using composite disc brakes from Embraer-145 and a parachute.
Electric brakes help parachute
The carbon fiber case was also problematic, because the length of the parts was twelve meters. We needed a lot of equipment. The corps added an extra five hundred thousand - a million dollars to the budget.
In 2015, pilot Roger Shoer accelerated up to 463 kilometers per hour on the Salt Lake Bonneville, and later - up to 482 kilometers per hour. The races ended in the fact that the crimson-colored coolant flowed to the ground: the tank with the refrigerant burst.
VBB-3 Pilot - Roger Schoer
Corrosion on VBB-3 after running on the Salt Lake in 2015
It should be said that for the first time an electric car La Jamais Contente showed a speed record above 100 km / h, driven by a Belgian Camille Zhenattsi. Engine power was 40 horsepower.
Electric "La Jamais Contente"
The whole team, except the driver, is recruited from Ohio State University
Team Leader - David Cooke
Steering wheel
VBB-3 on Bonneville Salt Lake
Another project from students - they won the 2014 EcoCAR competition prize by making the Chevrolet Malibu car a hybrid
Under the hood Malibu - Honda engine instead of GM
Students also work with two-wheeled vehicles.
The Venturi Buckeye Bullet-3 was equipped with two 1,500 horsepower (1,119 kW) electric motors. Motors receive energy from eight large lithium-ion batteries, which were previously installed on the Dallara IR03 IndyCar.
Electric car without carbon body
')
One of two engines with 1500 horsepower
Engine test bench
For each of the axes is responsible its own motor. The team of students continues to develop the power unit, especially the controller-inverter, to achieve a power of 3000 horsepower.
The head of the team, David Cook, notes that there is enough technology to create engines. Power supplies and cooling systems are important. The cooling system in VBB-3 is close to closed. The tank with water is filled with ice, the oil passes through the motors, and before the race the motors and inverters are cooled to about zero Celsius. Only 60 seconds is needed for the temperature to rise to the level required for the start.
Two-speed gearboxes were specially made in the UK by Hewland. For braking using composite disc brakes from Embraer-145 and a parachute.
Electric brakes help parachute
The carbon fiber case was also problematic, because the length of the parts was twelve meters. We needed a lot of equipment. The corps added an extra five hundred thousand - a million dollars to the budget.
In 2015, pilot Roger Shoer accelerated up to 463 kilometers per hour on the Salt Lake Bonneville, and later - up to 482 kilometers per hour. The races ended in the fact that the crimson-colored coolant flowed to the ground: the tank with the refrigerant burst.
VBB-3 Pilot - Roger Schoer
Corrosion on VBB-3 after running on the Salt Lake in 2015
It should be said that for the first time an electric car La Jamais Contente showed a speed record above 100 km / h, driven by a Belgian Camille Zhenattsi. Engine power was 40 horsepower.
Electric "La Jamais Contente"
The whole team, except the driver, is recruited from Ohio State University
Team Leader - David Cooke
Steering wheel
VBB-3 on Bonneville Salt Lake
Another project from students - they won the 2014 EcoCAR competition prize by making the Chevrolet Malibu car a hybrid
Under the hood Malibu - Honda engine instead of GM
Students also work with two-wheeled vehicles.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/390923/
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