Output details
13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
Newcastle University
Article title
Self-Alignment Torque as a Source of Energy Recovery for Hybrid Electric Trucks
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Article number
n/a
Volume number
n/a
Issue number
-
First page of article
1
ISSN of journal
1939-9359
Year of publication
2013
Number of additional authors
2
Additional information
Vehicle fuel efficiency is of the utmost importance for society to reduce carbon emissions. This paper presents a method to recuperate 20% of the energy required to complete steering manoeuvres, resulting in savings of 26 tonnes of CO2 over a truck lifetime of 500kmiles. The project, funded by the TSB and Leyland Trucks (TP/9/LCV/6/I/S0029D £1.4M) utilizes the steering self-alignment torque as a source of energy and was realized in a low-cost brushless dc motor. The demonstrator led to a follow-up RGF funded project (£529k) with Avid (Ryan.Maughan@avidgr.com) that will lead to a downsized drive with a target price of <£20.
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
D - Power Electronics, Drives and Machines (PEDM)
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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