A Rationale for Electric Drive Trains for Heavy-Duty Vehicles U.S. Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Center

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Roesler, Dietrich J., author.

Conference Name:

Farm, Construction, Industrial Machinery and Powerplant Meetings (1970-09-14 : Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1970

Summary:

This paper summarizes a study of the applicability of electric drive trains to heavy-duty vehicles, with emphasis on military use. Presently used power transmission systems are compared with electrical systems considering design, performance, and maintenance factors. The comparison is supplemented by a cost-effectiveness analysis using mining, manufacturing, and military vehicle data. It is concluded that feasibility of electric propulsion systems for heavy-duty applications has been well established; that d-c systems are cost effective, and a-c systems are potentially cost effective; further, that the time is ripe for development programs on a-c drives to reach operational availability in the late seventies

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Publisher Number:

700732

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