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Flywheel electric motor/generator characterization for hybrid vehicles

Yimin Gao, Sébastien E. Gay, M. Ehsani, Robert F. Thelen, Robert Hebner

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In this paper, the power and energy of a passenger vehicle with a typical acceleration profile and several particular drive cycles are examined. Then the power and energy of a flywheel energy storage system (FESS) is studied and the characteristics are compared to the vehicle requirements to see how design decisions may be optimized for the FESS-based hybrid vehicle (HV) application. The special characteristics of the major FESS components (power electronics, motor-generator, and flywheel kinetic energy element) offer an opportunity for optimization for hybrid vehicle operation.

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In this paper, the power and energy of a passenger vehicle with a typical acceleration profile and several particular drive cycles are examined. Then the power and energy of a flywheel energy storage system (FESS) is studied and the characteristics are compared to the vehicle requirements to see how design decisions may be optimized for the FESS-based hybrid vehicle (HV) application. The special characteristics of the major FESS components (power electronics, motor-generator, and flywheel kinetic energy element) offer an opportunity for optimization for hybrid vehicle operation.

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In this paper, the power and energy of a passenger vehicle with a typical acceleration profile and several particular drive cycles are examined. Then the power and energy of a flywheel energy storage system (FESS) is studied and the characteristics are compared to the vehicle requirements to see how design decisions may be optimized for the FESS-based hybrid vehicle (HV) application. The special characteristics of the major FESS components (power electronics, motor-generator, and flywheel kinetic energy element) offer an opportunity for optimization for hybrid vehicle operation.

Key concepts: Flywheel, Automotive engineering, Generator (circuit theory), Hybrid vehicle, Acceleration, Electric generator, Power (physics), Computer science

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