Reducing Fuel Consumption on a Heavy-Duty Nonroad Vehicle: Conventional Powertrain Modifications

Goodenough, Bryant; Czarnecki, Alexander; Robinette, Darrell; Worm, Jeremy; Latendresse, Phil; Westman, John

doi:10.4271/2023-01-0466

Reducing Fuel Consumption on a Heavy-Duty Nonroad Vehicle: Conventional Powertrain Modifications

Journal Article · Tue Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · SAE Technical Paper Series

DOI:https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-0466· OSTI ID:2497334

Goodenough, Bryant ^[1]; Czarnecki, Alexander ^[2]; Robinette, Darrell ^[2]; Worm, Jeremy ^[2]; Latendresse, Phil ^[3]; Westman, John ^[3]

Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI (United States); Michigan Technological University APS LABS
Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI (United States)
Pettibone/Traverse Lift LLC, Baraga, MI (United States)

This investigation focuses on conventional powertrain technologies that provide operational synergy based on customer utilization to reduce fuel consumption for a heavy-duty, nonroad (off-road) material handler. The vehicle of interest is a Pettibone Cary-Lift 204i, with a base weight of 50,000 lbs. and a lift capacity of 20,000 lbs. The conventional powertrain consists of a US Tier 4 Final diesel engine, a non-lockup torque converter, a four-speed powershift automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive. The paper will present a base vehicle energy/fuel consumption breakdown of propulsion, hydraulic and idle distribution based on a representative end-user drive cycle. The baseline vehicle test data was then used to develop a correlated lumped parameter model of the vehicle-powertrain-hydraulic system that can be used to explore technology integration that can reduce fuel consumption. Two conventional powertrain modifications are explored that provide potential pathways that significantly alter the base powertrain and include 1.) a torque converter disconnect clutch and 2.) a low voltage stop-start system that have the potential to reduce fuel consumption on the end user representative drive cycle by 10.3% and 9.8%, respectively. Details of how the powertrain modifications would be executed, physical hardware, and application to other heavy-duty nonroad vehicle applications are included in the discussion.

Research Organization:: Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO)

Contributing Organization:: Michigan Technological University, Michigan Technological University APS LABS, Pettibone/Traverse Lift LLC

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0008800

OSTI ID:: 2497334

Journal Information:: SAE Technical Paper Series, Journal Name: SAE Technical Paper Series Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 6; ISSN 0148-7191

Publisher:: SAE InternationalCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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