Flywheel power systems technology development for electric vehicle applications
Flywheel technology has the potential for improving both the performance and economics of electric vehicles when used to complement the electrical power system. Significant development has take place with regard to flywheel rotors, power transmission devices, and energy storage systems, but work remains to establish the technical and economic feasibility of this application. This paper describes laboratory development programs in the United Kingdom and in the United States. Vehicle power systems are described, and their potential for electric vehicle range improvement is evaluated; this improvement can be as great as 60%. The potential and development status of the Perbury traction-type CVT is noted, and its evaluation in a laboratory test is described.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); Sussex Univ., Brighton (UK)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6076744
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-86567; CONF-810938-2; ON: DE82001676
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 4. international EVDG conference and demonstration, London, UK, 15 Sep 1981
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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