2024-01-3189: A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING APPROACH TO COMPACT AUXILIARY POWER UNITS FOR MILITARY APPLICATIONS - Technical Paper

Features

Event: 2024 NDIA Michigan Chapter Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium

Authors

AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc., Plymouth, MI

AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc., Plymouth, MI

AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc., Plymouth, MI

Abstract

Content: ABSTRACT
AVL is developing a family of modular Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) based on the current gasoline range extender engine/generator developed by AVL for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. These military specific variants will utilize the same basic architecture as the gasoline version while incorporating semi-direct fuel injection that is compatible with diesel fuel as well as kerosene based fuels such as F-44, JP-5, JP-8, Jet-A, etc.

A systems engineering approach to the engine, generator, and power electronics modules enables a wide range of power outputs and packaging options to be easily developed from the base unit.

Meta Tags

Topics: Military vehicles and equipment
Gasoline
Auxiliary power units
Hybrid electric vehicles
Diesel fuels
Systems engineering
Power electronics
Fuel injection
Kerosene
Engines

Affiliated or Co-Author: AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc., Plymouth, MI

Details

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/2024-01-3189

Pages: 8

Citation: Brakora, T., Hennessy, C., and Hunter, G., "A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING APPROACH TO COMPACT AUXILIARY POWER UNITS FOR MILITARY APPLICATIONS," SAE Technical Paper 2024-01-3189, 2024, https://doi.org/10.4271/2024-01-3189.

Additional Details

Publisher: National Defense Industrial Association

Published: Nov 15

Product Code: 2024-01-3189

Content Type: Technical Paper

Language: English