Title :
Fuel gauge for the electric car
Author_Institution :
University of Bristol, Department of Electrical Engineering, Bristol, UK
fDate :
6/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The paper describes a simple device for recording the state of charge of the batteries of an electric vehicle. The device monitors the complete duty cycle, and switches off the charger when the batteries are fully charged. The principle of operation is based on integrated charge, rather than on battery terminal voltage. 15 prototype gauges have been fitted to preproduction vehicles, and a limited number have already been fitted to production models.
Keywords :
charge measurement; road vehicles; secondary cells; charge measurement; electric car; fuel gauge; recording; road vehicles; secondary cells;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineers, Proceedings of the Institution of
DOI :
10.1049/piee.1972.0139
