The design of an engine-flywheel hybrid drive system for a passenger car General Motors Research Laboratories, Warren, Michigan, USA

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

SCHILKE, N A., author.

Conference Name:

International Conference on Fuel Efficient Power Trains and Vehicles (1984-10-22 : London, United Kingdom)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1984

Summary:

AbstractThe quest to improve the fuel economy of General Motors passenger cars has led to the investigation of an engine-flywheel hybrid powertrain at the GM Research Laboratories (GMR). An engine-flywheel system was designed for a compact car and its performance was predicted analytically. The system was estimated to achieve an improvement in EPA Composite fuel economy of 13% over a 1984 production compact car. This margin of improvement was judged insufficient to justify the complex drivetrain, and, therefore, a prototype system was not built. However, the current potential of engine-flywheel hybrids for GM passenger-car applications has been defined, and the technology areas requiring additional research attention have been identified

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Publisher Number:

841306

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