Fast battery charging enhances electric transit vehicle operation

Author

Nor, Jiri K. ; Vogt, Janet L.

Author_Institution

Norvikl Traction Inc., Ont., Canada

fYear

1998

fDate

13-16 Jan 1998

Firstpage

191

Lastpage

197

Abstract

The Minit Charger(R) ultra fast battery charging technique has been applied to electric vehicles by Norvik since 1991, with very good results: savings of time, of energy, utilization of full battery capacity, and significantly extended battery life. Efforts have been aimed at further refinements of this technology and on implementation of the concept of total energy management (TEM) leading to high battery energy throughput and long service life. This paper focuses on application of Minit Charger to electric transit bus operation, a demonstration project within the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District

Keywords

battery chargers; electric vehicles; energy conservation; secondary cells; Minit Charger; Norvik; Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District; battery capacity utilisation; battery life extension; electric transit bus operation; electric transit vehicle operation; electric vehicles; energy saving; fast battery charging; time savings; total energy management; Battery management systems; Battery powered vehicles; Electric vehicles; Energy management; Laboratories; Power system management; Testing; Throughput; Vehicle driving; Vehicle safety;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1998., The Thirteenth Annual

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

ISSN

1089-8182

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4098-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BCAA.1998.653865

Filename

653865