This project titled 'Demonstration of the New MorElectric(trademark) Technology as an Idle Reduction Solution' is one of four demonstration projects awarded by the US Department of Energy in 2002. The goal of these demonstration and evaluation projects was to gather objective in-use information on the performance of available idle reduction technologies by characterizing the cost; fuel, maintenance, and engine life savings; payback; and user impressions of various systems and techniques. In brief, the Caterpillar Inc. project involved applying electrically driven accessories for cab comfort during engine-off stops and for reducing fuel consumption during on-highway operation. Caterpillar had equipped and operated five new trucks with the technology in conjunction with International Truck and Engine Corporation and COX Transfer. The most significant result of the project was a demonstrated average idle reduction of 13.8% for the 5 truck MEI fleet over the control fleet. It should be noted that the control fleet trucks were also equipped with an idle reduction device that would start and stop the main engine automatically in order to maintain cab temperature.
Caterpillar MorElectric DOE Idle Reduction Demonstration Program, (Final Report)
2007
16 pages
Report
No indication
English
Idle Reduction Technology Demonstration Plan
NTIS | 2003
|Idle reduction control device, vehicle, idle reduction control method, and computer program
European Patent Office | 2016
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