Assessment of flywheel system benefits in selected vehicle applications

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6271986

Kubo, L H; Forrest, L

The performance of vehicle systems incorporating energy storage flywheels was investigated in a recent Aerospace study for the Department of Energy. A synopsis of the study effort and of results obtained to date is presented. The effort involved an in-depth assessment of flywheel system benefits in two vehicle applications: a four-passenger commuter car with electric drive (flywheel range extension application) and a six-passenger family car with conventional heat engine drive (flywheel fuel conservation application). The special case of the six-passenger vehicle as used in taxicab service was also investigated. The study examined a number of possible component design/selection alternatives for flywheel rotors, continuously variable transmissions, batteries, motors, and other propulsion elements. Results of the assessment are provided for the case of a series-configuration heat engine/flywheel drivetrain as used in the passenger car and urban taxi vehicle missions.

• Research Organization: Aerospace Corp., Los Angeles, CA (USA); Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-79ET26306
• OSTI ID: 6271986
• Report Number(s): CONF-810812-31; ON: DE81025976
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330400* -- Advanced Propulsion Systems-- Hybrid Systems
330500 -- Advanced Propulsion Systems-- Flywheel Propulsion
AUTOMOBILES
ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
ENERGY ANALYSIS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY LOSSES
ENGINES
FLYWHEEL-POWERED VEHICLES
FLYWHEELS
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL ECONOMY
HEAT ENGINES
HYBRID ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLES
HYBRID SYSTEMS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
LOSSES
MECHANICAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
PERFORMANCE
VEHICLES