E3 System A Two speed Accessory Belt Drive System for Reduced Fuel Consumption Gates Corporation, Gates Unitta Korea Company

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Ali, Imtiaz, author.

Conference Name:

2008 SAE International Powertrains, Fuels and Lubricants Congress (2008-06-23 : Shanghai, China)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2008

Summary:

All vehicles have some or all accessories such as alternators, air conditioner compressors, power steering pumps, and water pumps. These devices are mounted on the front of the engine and are powered by a pulley mounted on the front of the crankshaft. This power represents a parasitic loss and this loss is greater at higher engine speeds. To reduce the impact of the accessories on the engine, a two speed transmission that reduces the accessories speed at off-idle conditions was designed, implemented, and tested on several vehicles. The vehicles were tested for fuel economy on the Japanese 10.15 Mode driving cycle, the FTP75 city cycle, and the HWFET Highway Cycle. Results showed an average of 5% reduction in fuel consumption and a corresponding 5% in CO2 with no impact of accessory performance and vehicle drivability. Simulations with GT-Drive software was used to determine the optimum speed reduction and the threshold switching speed that maximizes fuel savings. In this paper we present the system design, its operating characteristics and results of fuel economy testing and drivability assessments

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Vendor supplied data

Publisher Number:

2008-01-1521

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license