ac powertrain for an electric vehicle. Phase 2 and Phase 3 final report

Technical Report · Wed Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6070762

Slicker, J M

This report describes work relating to Phases 2 and 3 development and testing of an ac powertrain for a 25 hp four-passenger electric vehicle. The system, which consists of a two-speed automatic mechanical transaxle, 18.6 kW ac induction traction motor, 33.6 kW inverter and overall logic controller, was installed and evaluated in a converted Mercury Lynx rolling test bed vehicle. An on-board charger and an auxiliary dc-to-dc converter were integrated into the inverter/controller package.

• Research Organization: Eaton Corp., Southfield, MI (USA). Engineering and Research Center
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-81NV10320
• OSTI ID: 6070762
• Report Number(s): DOE/NV/10320-2; ON: DE85006655
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330300* -- Advanced Propulsion Systems-- Electric-Powered Systems
AC SYSTEMS
AUTOMOBILES
BATTERY CHARGERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
ELECTRIC MOTORS
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
MACHINE PARTS
MECHANICAL TRANSMISSIONS
MOTORS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
POWER SYSTEMS
TESTING
VEHICLES