Title :
Auxiliary power units: a role for the TORUS generator?
Author :
Bumby, J.R. ; Brown, N.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Durham Univ., UK
Abstract :
The paper describes the design and control requirements of a permanent magnet TORUS generator for use with an internal combustion engine in the auxiliary power unit (APU) of an hybrid electric vehicle. The axial flux TORUS generator has a short axial length and sufficient inertia that it can be mounted directly on the engine in place of the engine flywheel, thereby providing a very compact APU. The APU is controlled to provide a regulated power output depending on the vehicle design requirements
Keywords :
electric vehicles; alternators; auxiliary power unit; axial flux TORUS generator; axial length; hybrid electric vehicle; inertia; internal combustion engine; permanent magnet TORUS generator; regulated power output; vehicle design requirements;
Conference_Titel :
Electric, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Vehicles (Ref. No. 2000/050), IEE Seminar
Conference_Location :
Durham
DOI :
10.1049/ic:20000267
