Abstract :
This paper describes the hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) and automotive propulsion technologies. The viability of the hybrid-electric concept and electric propulsion as major ways to improve energy efficiency and reduce the automobile´s environmental effects and energy consumption has been demonstrated. The principal features are multiple power sources, an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, an energy storage system and an intelligent control system. This paper also discusses the design of the propulsion systems for automobiles and other transportation products, which is undergoing major changes. The development of EVs and HEVs provide a technology bridge to the electric propulsion technologies needed for the fuel cars (fuel cell hybrid vehicle) of the future.
Keywords :
electric motors; electric propulsion; energy conservation; energy storage; fuel cell vehicles; hybrid electric vehicles; intelligent control; internal combustion engines; automobile environmental effect; automotive propulsion technology; electric motor; electric propulsion system design; energy consumption; energy efficiency; energy storage system; fuel car; fuel cell hybrid vehicle; hybrid automobile electrifying future; hybrid-electric vehicle; intelligent control system; internal combustion engine; power source; transportation product; Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Electric motors; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Energy storage; Intelligent control; Internal combustion engines; Propulsion; Vehicles;
