Title :
Advanced concepts in electric vehicle design
Author :
Shimizu, Hiroshi ; Harada, Junji ; Bland, Colby ; Kawakami, Kiyomoto ; Chan, Lam
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. for Environ. Studies, Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
2/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In 1994, the Eco-Vehicle Project was begun to develop an electric vehicle (EV) using a ground-up design approach that incorporates unique designs specific to an EV. The Eco-Vehicle will be a high-performance, but ultrasmall, battery-powered vehicle. New designs for the Eco-Vehicle include an in-wheel motor drive system, a hollow load floor which will house the batteries, and a new battery management system. The Eco-Vehicle may also utilize other advanced concepts suitable especially for EVs, including solar panels for battery charging and intelligent crash avoidance and guidance systems
Keywords :
DC motor drives; brushless DC motors; electric vehicles; motor drives; secondary cells; solar cell arrays; solar cells; Eco-Vehicle Project; battery charging; battery management system; battery-powered vehicle; brushless DC motor; electric vehicle design; ground-up design approach; guidance systems; high-performance; hollow load floor; in-wheel motor drive system; intelligent crash avoidance; solar panels; Battery management systems; Battery powered vehicles; Drag; Electric vehicles; Energy consumption; Land vehicles; Motor drives; Torque; Vehicle crash testing; Vehicle safety;
Journal_Title :
Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
