The hybridization of a Formula race car

Author

Benson, Keith W. ; Fraser, Douglas A. ; Hatridge, Sarah L. ; Monaco, Curt A. ; Ring, Raymond J. ; Sullivan, Charles R. ; Taber, Philip C.

Author_Institution

Thayer Sch. of Eng., Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, USA

fYear

2005

fDate

7-9 Sept. 2005

Firstpage

295

Lastpage

299

Abstract

Hybrid electric vehicles are advantageous under formula racing rules, when allowed. A series hybrid drive train was installed in a Formula SAE car, using off-the-shelf engine, generator, ultracapacitors, and AC motor drive. A DC-DC converter was developed to charge the ultracapacitors with constant power at varying voltage. A 75 m acceleration run is completed in 6 seconds. This is slower than the predicted 4.2 seconds in part due to tires slipping.

Keywords

DC-DC power convertors; automobiles; engines; hybrid electric vehicles; power capacitors; power transmission (mechanical); AC motor drive; DC-DC converter; Formula race car hybridization; formula racing rule; generator; hybrid drive train; hybrid electric vehicles; induction machine; installation; off-the-shelf engine; ultracapacitor; AC generators; AC motors; Acceleration; DC-DC power converters; Engines; Hybrid electric vehicles; Hybrid power systems; Supercapacitors; Tires; Voltage; formula racing; hybrid electric vehicle; induction machine; series hybrid; ultracapacitors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicle Power and Propulsion, 2005 IEEE Conference

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9280-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VPPC.2005.1554523

Filename

1554523