Physical model of a hybrid electric drive train

A motor and flywheel system was designed to simulate the dynamics of the electric drive train and inertial mass of a hybrid electric vehicle. The model will serve as a test bed for students in 2.672 to study the energy losses between the battery, motor, and kinetic energy of the car during acceleration and regenerative braking over a range of realistic driving profiles. The goal is to maintain fidelity to the dynamics of a road-worthy vehicle while making the model lab-safe and simple to operate. The model drive train will be designed on a one-to-one scale with the vehicle to be simulated. A motor and controller from an electric vehicle will be purchased to provide realistic electric drive for the system. The kinetic energy of the car will be simulated by a flywheel of equivalent mass. To keep the total energy in the system low enough to satisfy safety concerns, the system will be limited to simulating the motion of a light car moving up to ten miles per hour, representative of stop-and-go city traffic.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2006

Author dc:creator

• Young, Brady W. (Brady William)

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• C. Forbes Dewey, Jr.

• Mechanical Engineering.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36821

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/36821