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US Army - NAC Initiates 42V R&D Program
Technical Paper
2003-01-0270
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
Increasing electrical demands in Class-8, Line-Haul trucks have prompted an industry move from 14V to 42V. To effectively leverage R&D being done commercially, Military platforms will need to increase from 28V to 42V, or the Army will risk falling behind. Consequently, the US Army - National Automotive Center (NAC) has initiated its 42V R&D program to promote cooperative research in advanced mobile power technologies like 36V smart-batteries, fuel cells, Integrated Starter-Generators (ISGs) and other 42V components. Military issues like silent-watch and soldier safety are priority. No such R&D capability currently exists at the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC). This research will serve as a springboard for technology insertion of advanced power systems onto 21st-Century Truck demonstrator platforms, thus enabling all TARDEC business groups to perform “proof-of-concept” demonstrations by allowing for pre-transition-to-user validations of Advanced Technology Demonstrations (ATDs) and Science and Technology Objectives (STOs).
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Kolhoff, S., "US Army - NAC Initiates 42V R&D Program," SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-0270, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-0270.Also In
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- 42-Volt Electrical Power System for Military Vehicles Comparison with Commercial Automotive Systems Masrur M. Abul Dr. Patel Rakesh Dr. Monroe John Mr US Army - TACOM AMSTA-TR-R Garg Vijay Mr. Think Technologies, Ford Motor Co. Dearborn, MI, 48124 USA
- Broad Agency Announcement US Army - Tank Automotive Research and Development Center (TARDEC) August 2002
- 42V Vehicle Electrical Systems Kolhoff Steve Mr. Science and Technology, Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) May 2002
- MIT Consortium November 2002 Toulouse, France
- U.S. Army - TARDEC AMPS STO Document #TAR-03