Limited range, marginal performance and high cost are the major factors impeding potential market acceptance of electric vehicles. Advancing the technology of electric vehicle powertrains-motors, controllers and transmissions, will help reduce these objectionable electric vehicle characteristics. This paper discusses the NASA research contract, DEN 3-238, Advanced Electric Vehicle Powertrain Program, including technical characteristics of the powertrain concept being developed. The powertrain includes an ac induction motor, automatic transmission, final drive and differential integrated into a single unit mounted on the wheel axis, an electric subsystem (the ac motor, dc-ac inverter and inverter/motor controller), and a micro-computer-based vehicle control system. The electric subsystem, which includes an advanced power transistor, is being developed by General Electric, a major subcontractor for the program.


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    Title :

    An advanced electric vehicle powertrain


    Additional title:

    Eine fortschrittliche Leistungsuebertragung fuer Elektrofahrzeuge


    Contributors:
    Bates, B. (author) / Leslie, J.C. (author)


    Publication date :

    1982


    Size :

    5 Seiten, 4 Bilder


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    An Advanced Electric Vehicle Powertrain

    Bates,B. / Leslie,J.C. / Ford Motor,US | Automotive engineering | 1982



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