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This paper will present a system still in development that can be used both to generate electric energy and to start combustion engines. What's more, this system functions as multiband damper and takes over the complete flywheel function. Conventional technology as we know it today is briefly reviewed and subjected to a comparison with ISAD® technology. This paper contains system descriptions, readings and diagrams for various functions and a presentation of the whole system in a select trial vehicle. The results show that a system of this kind is not only capable of replacing current technology but can also cover all the (presently known) future requirements - noiseless start operation, low-vibration idle, acceleration boosting and an extremely powerful alternator (>6-10 kW at η > 80%), which allows, for example, for the electrification of all the vehicle's auxiliary aggregates. Significant fuel savings and emissions reductions are also achieved.

The demands expected of a modern state-of-the-art car with regard to optimum quality are constantly increasing. In addition to safety and travelling convenience, the noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) characteristics are increasingly important considerations when purchasing a car. This has been confirmed in the past by the steady growth of the market share held by Japanese cars, also as a result of this aspect, for instance the LEXUS top model from Toyota which incorporates dampers (rubber-metal vibration absorbing elements) for utmost travelling smoothness and acknowledged luxurious riding comfort. However, be warned in this context: The Japanese designer eliminates vibrations in a slightly different manner. The problem is recognized beforehand and tackled by ensuring that vibration damping, through corresponding car internal masses, forms an integral part of the car during the design stage.