• DocumentCode
    3302272
  • Title

    Electric vehicle components

  • Author

    Gringmuth, Axel

  • Author_Institution
    ETS Electr. Motion Inc., North Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    4-6 Nov 1996
  • Firstpage
    385
  • Abstract
    The author points out that there is now an apparent acceptance by the auto industries in the world of the electric car event and large financial commitments to its developments. What is still prominently missing is the availability and mass production of high performance batteries. The other major components which also require a considerable development effort include: 1) the propulsion system consisting of motor and transmission; 2) speed or power controller of battery power to motor; 3) power storage devices including fly wheels; 4) on board charging system, including the 12 V car system; and 5) instrumentation, power brakes and protection
  • Keywords
    automotive electronics; electric vehicles; electric car; electric vehicle components; fly wheels; high performance batteries; instrumentation; onboard charging system; power brakes; power controller; power storage devices; propulsion system; protection; speed controller; transmission; Availability; Batteries; Business; Electric vehicles; Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques; Industrial pollution; Instruments; Mass production; Power generation; Speech;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Northcon/96
  • Conference_Location
    Seattle, WA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3277-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NORTHC.1996.564966
  • Filename
    564966