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Title: Advanced Hybrid Propulsion and Energy Management System for High Efficiency, Off Highway, 240 Ton Class, Diesel Electric Haul Trucks

Abstract

The objective of this project is to reduce the fuel consumption of off-highway vehicles, specifically large tonnage mine haul trucks. A hybrid energy storage and management system will be added to a conventional diesel-electric truck that will allow capture of braking energy normally dissipated in grid resistors as heat. The captured energy will be used during acceleration and motoring, reducing the diesel engine load, thus conserving fuel. The project will work towards a system validation of the hybrid system by first selecting an energy storage subsystem and energy management subsystem. Laboratory testing at a subscale level will evaluate these selections and then a full-scale laboratory test will be performed. After the subsystems have been proven at the full-scale lab, equipment will be mounted on a mine haul truck and integrated with the vehicle systems. The integrated hybrid components will be exercised to show functionality, capability, and fuel economy impacts in a mine setting.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
General Electric Co., Boston, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1092149
DOE Contract Number:  
FC26-02AL68080
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS

Citation Formats

Richter, Tim, Slezak, Lee, Johnson, Chris, Young, Henry, and Funcannon, Dan. Advanced Hybrid Propulsion and Energy Management System for High Efficiency, Off Highway, 240 Ton Class, Diesel Electric Haul Trucks. United States: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.2172/1092149.
Richter, Tim, Slezak, Lee, Johnson, Chris, Young, Henry, & Funcannon, Dan. Advanced Hybrid Propulsion and Energy Management System for High Efficiency, Off Highway, 240 Ton Class, Diesel Electric Haul Trucks. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1092149
Richter, Tim, Slezak, Lee, Johnson, Chris, Young, Henry, and Funcannon, Dan. 2008. "Advanced Hybrid Propulsion and Energy Management System for High Efficiency, Off Highway, 240 Ton Class, Diesel Electric Haul Trucks". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1092149. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1092149.
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title = {Advanced Hybrid Propulsion and Energy Management System for High Efficiency, Off Highway, 240 Ton Class, Diesel Electric Haul Trucks},
author = {Richter, Tim and Slezak, Lee and Johnson, Chris and Young, Henry and Funcannon, Dan},
abstractNote = {The objective of this project is to reduce the fuel consumption of off-highway vehicles, specifically large tonnage mine haul trucks. A hybrid energy storage and management system will be added to a conventional diesel-electric truck that will allow capture of braking energy normally dissipated in grid resistors as heat. The captured energy will be used during acceleration and motoring, reducing the diesel engine load, thus conserving fuel. The project will work towards a system validation of the hybrid system by first selecting an energy storage subsystem and energy management subsystem. Laboratory testing at a subscale level will evaluate these selections and then a full-scale laboratory test will be performed. After the subsystems have been proven at the full-scale lab, equipment will be mounted on a mine haul truck and integrated with the vehicle systems. The integrated hybrid components will be exercised to show functionality, capability, and fuel economy impacts in a mine setting.},
doi = {10.2172/1092149},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1092149}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 2008},
month = {Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 2008}
}