An electric wheel vehicle propulsion system has several potential advantages in the area of mobility, vehicle-design flexibility, engine operation flexibility, adaptability to a variety of powerplants, and the accomplishment of multiple functions. Such a system, which consists of six wheel-mounted brushless self-synchronous motors powered by an engine-driven alternator, has been applied to an M-35 truck as a testbed vehicle.This paper describes the testing of the electric-wheel testbed; the results of special interest relate to fuel economy, dynamic braking, wheel speed control, stability at low speeds, gradeability, mobility under off-highway conditions, and durability. These results give rise to the possible future application of this type of electric drive to a variety of special military and commercial vehicles.


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    Title :

    Proving Ground Testing of a Brushiess Electric-Wheel System


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    1971 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition ; 1971



    Publication date :

    1971-02-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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