Flywheel energy-management systems for improving the fuel economy of motor vehicles. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5560091

The development of a second generation flywheel automobile is described. The following topics are covered: specifications, alternate prime movers, study of driveline friction, flywheel safety studies, preliminary investigation of existing automatic transmission for use with continuously variable elements, continuously- variable-transmission (CVT) design incorporating the Van Doorne transmatic and the Chevrolet Citation three-speed automatic transmission design based on the Van Doorne transmatic and the Chevrolet Corvair power-glide planetary unit, a simplified two-range V-belt CVT, V-belt CVT with inverse power-split, slipping clutch continuously variable transmission, hydrostatic power-split studies flywheel automatic propulsion digital simulation program, real-time simulation, control strategy and component sizing studies, and four-square dynamometer and CVT testing. (MHR)

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5560091
• Report Number(s): UCRL-15562; ON: DE84002340
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
291000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Conservation
33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330500* -- Advanced Propulsion Systems-- Flywheel Propulsion
CONTROL
DESIGN
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
FLYWHEEL-POWERED VEHICLES
FUEL ECONOMY
MACHINE PARTS
MANAGEMENT
MECHANICAL TRANSMISSIONS
SAFETY
SIMULATION
SIZE
TESTING
VEHICLES