A comprehensive program was initiated in late 1976 by the U.S. Department of Transportation Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) directed toward the demonstration and ultimate production of energy efficient transit buses which overcome the limitations of present transit vehicles. The results of the initial study phase of this program have shown the viability of four flywheel-propulsion configurations that can match or ex-eed the performance and route requirements of typical transit properties. These new flywheel drives are: (1) a pure flywheel system; (2) a flywheel/battery hybrid system; (3) a flywheel/diesel engine hybrid system; and (4) a flywheel-augmented trolles coach. One or more of these concepts appears suitable to provide improved propulsion for a wide sector of urban transit operations. (DePo)
Flywheel propulsion for urban transit buses
Schwungradantrieb fuer Omnibusse im Stadtverkehr
FLYWHEEL TECHNOLOGY SYMP. PROC., U.S. DEP. OF ENERGY ; Mar ; 193-200
1978
8 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 3 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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