Title :
Hybrid-electric vehicle designed for slow, start/stop, low-gear driving in heavy traffic conditions in Manila
Author :
Calasanz, T. ; Tangonan, G. ; Uy, S. ; Villari, J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Sci. & Eng., Ateneo de Manila Univ., Philippines
Abstract :
This HEV is designed to improve the overall thermal efficiencies of passenger utility vehicles that operate under heavy traffic conditions in the streets of Manila. The system is scalable from a small "passenger tricycle" to a passenger bus and may be considered as a retrofit system to existing vehicles.
Keywords :
battery chargers; hybrid electric vehicles; invertors; regenerative braking; Manila; battery charger; hybrid-electric vehicle; low-gear driving; regenerative braking; sinusoidal inverter; thermal efficiency; Automotive engineering; Batteries; Engines; Frequency; Fuels; Hybrid electric vehicles; Inverters; Pollution; Vehicle driving; Voltage; battery charger; charge level; deep discharge; energy; fuel consumption; global climate; heavy traffic; hybrid-electric; kinetic; pollution; potential; regenerative braking; retrofit; sinusoidal inverter; switching; variable frequency; variable voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Power and Propulsion, 2005 IEEE Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9280-9
DOI :
10.1109/VPPC.2005.1554606