The propulsion system of the Lewis Research Center's electric propulsion system test bed vehicle was tested on the road load simulator under the DOE Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Program. This propulsion system, consisting of a series-wound dc motor controlled by an infinitely variable SCR chopper and an 84-V battery pack, is typical of those used in electric vehicles made in 1976. Steady-state tests were conducted over a wide range of differential output torques and vehicle speeds. Efficiencies of all of the components were determined. Effects of temperature and voltage variations on the motor and the effect of voltage changes on the controller were examined. Energy consumption and energy efficiency for the system were determined over the B and C driving schedules of the SAE J227a test procedure.


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    Title :

    Steady-State and Dynamic Evaluation of the Electric Propulsion System Test Bed Vehicle on a Road Load Simulator


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    Publication date :

    1983


    Size :

    22 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English