Power train proposed for experimental vehicle powered by internal combustion engine and electric motor. Intended for front-wheel drive automobile, power train mass produced using existing technology. System includes internal-combustion engine, electric motor, continuously variable transmission, torque converter, differential, and control and adjustment systems for electric motor and transmission. Continuously variable transmission integrated into hydraulic system that also handles power steering and power brakes. Batteries for electric motor mounted elsewhere in vehicle.
Compact Hybrid Automotive Propulsion System
NASA Tech Briefs ; 9 , 3
1986-01-01
Miscellaneous
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English
Hybrid-electric propulsion for automotive and aviation applications
Online Contents | 2014
|Hybrid-electric propulsion for automotive and aviation applications
Springer Verlag | 2014
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