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Prognosis for Integrated Starter Alternator Systems in Automotive Applications
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| Author(s) |
E. Levi; J. M. Miller; V. R. Stefanovic |
| Abstract |
The global automotive industry has been investigating alternatives to conventional internal combustion engine vehicle power plants for the past three decades. These initiatives were proposed as a means to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars and light trucks on a global scale starting in the early 1970's. Today, two of the seven global automotive manufacturers have hybrid electric vehicles in the market and all have plans to introduce hybrids. Interim vehicle architectures, or mild hybrid vehicles, consist of integrated starter alternator systems having electric propulsion capability that range from 5% to perhaps 15% of the heat engine peak power. The authors submit that ISA systems or mild hybridization is a bridging action to full electrification of the automobile as exemplified by full hybridization. Eventually, 100% electrification of the propulsion train will be achieved when fuel cell powered vehicles and grid connected hybrids are added to the vehicle mix. |
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| Filename: | EPE-PEMC2002 - T5-001 - Levi.pdf |
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Last modified 2004-05-25 by System |
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