There are several motivations, both direct and indirect, for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) for military applications. One of the most important reasons for considering HEVs for military applications is the cost of fuel. Military vehicles can have similar architectures to those of the regular commercial HEV vehicles. A very informative research paper by Ucarol has made a comparison between internal combustion engines (ICE), series HEVs, and parallel HEVs. Military vehicles include non‐automotive applications as well. This chapter presents example applications of non‐propulsion types of ground vehicles such as electromagnetic launchers, hybrid‐powered ships, aircraft, and dismounted soldier. In military applications, devices are generally ruggedized. In a mechanical sense, this means that physical coverings or boxes containing any components are extremely robust compared to their commercial counterparts. Several military standards are applicable in connection with ruggedization, which are applicable in design considerations of the power systems.


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    Title :

    HEV Applications for Military Vehicles


    Contributors:
    Mi, Chris (author) / Masrur, M. Abul (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2017-10-26


    Size :

    13 pages




    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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