Adjustable speed drives transportation industry needs part I: automotive

Author

Miller, John M. ; Schulz, Steven E. ; Conlon, Brendan ; Duvall, Mark ; Kankam, M. David ; Nagel, Nick

Author_Institution

J-N-J Miller Design Services, MI, USA

Volume

5

fYear

2003

fDate

6-9 Oct. 2003

Firstpage

3220

Abstract

Adjustable speed drives for applications in the transportation industry are significantly different and face economic and cost pressures exceeding those of other industries. This and a companion paper are a summary of the present status of adjustable speed drives in the automotive, utility, and aerospace industries, including relevant topics of research and development. Specific topics in part I include the application of ASD´s in hybrid electric vehicles and advanced technology vehicles that rely on x-by-wire technologies. In part II special treatment is given to hybrid vehicle R&D topics and aerospace propulsion needs. Particular emphasis has been given to automotive industry needs, specifically those related to environmental and performance, and how these constraints impact installation costs.

Keywords

automobile industry; costing; economics; hybrid electric vehicles; transportation; variable speed drives; adjustable speed drive; advanced technology vehicle; aerospace industry; automotive; cost pressure; economic pressure; hybrid electric vehicle; transportation industry; utility industry; x-by-wire technology; Aerospace industry; Automotive engineering; Costs; Environmental economics; Hybrid electric vehicles; Industrial economics; Intelligent vehicles; Research and development; Transportation; Variable speed drives;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 2003. VTC 2003-Fall. 2003 IEEE 58th

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7954-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECF.2003.1286240

Filename

1286240