Guidelines for Integration of Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) based on Mechanical Flywheel in an Automotive Vehicle

2010-01-1448

05/05/2010

Event
International Powertrains, Fuels & Lubricants Meeting
Authors Abstract
Content
In order to increase overall energy efficiency of road vehicles, new systems that are able to recover vehicle's kinetic energy usually lost in dissipating process of frictional braking are being developed. This study was done to look at the effects of integrating Mechanical Flywheel-based Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) into an automotive vehicle. Possible system architectures, due to different connection point of the KERS into the vehicle driveline, were proposed and investigated. Interaction of the system main components (IC engine, vehicle Gearbox, KERS subsystems) was analyzed and explained. In particular, three plots are proposed to introduce a graphical representation that can help the project manager to understand the effect of different parameter values related to the main system components on the overall system behavior during energy transfer from the vehicle to KERS and back.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2010-01-1448
Pages
11
Citation
Moro, D., Cavina, N., Trivić, I., and Ravaglioli, V., "Guidelines for Integration of Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) based on Mechanical Flywheel in an Automotive Vehicle," SAE Technical Paper 2010-01-1448, 2010, https://doi.org/10.4271/2010-01-1448.
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Published
May 5, 2010
Product Code
2010-01-1448
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English