Design and Optimization of the University of Wisconsin's Parallel Hybrid-Electric Sport Utility Vehicle 2002-01-1211
The University of Wisconsin - Madison FutureTruck Team has designed and built a four-wheel drive, charge sustaining, parallel hybrid-electric sport utility vehicle for entry into the FutureTruck 2001 competition. The base vehicle is a 2000 Chevrolet Suburban. Our FutureTruck is nicknamed the “Moollennium” and weighs approximately 2427 kg. The vehicle uses a high efficiency, 2.5 liter, turbo-charged, compression ignition common rail, direct-injection engine supplying approximately 104 kW of peak power and a three phase AC induction motor that provides an additional 68.5 kW of peak power. This hybrid drivetrain is an attractive alternative to the large displacement V8 drivetrain, as it provides comparable performance with lower emissions and fuel consumption. The PNGV Systems Analysis Toolkit (PSAT) model predicts a Federal Testing Procedure (FTP) urban driving cycle fuel economy of 11.24 km/L (26.43 mpg) with California Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) emissions levels. These goals will be met while maintaining the full passenger/cargo capacity, appearance, and towing capacity of 3175 kg.
Citation: Rowe, R., Topinka, J., Brodsky, E., Marshaus, J. et al., "Design and Optimization of the University of Wisconsin's Parallel Hybrid-Electric Sport Utility Vehicle," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-1211, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-1211. Download Citation
Author(s):
Ryan F. Rowe, Jennifer A. Topinka, Ethan K. Brodsky, Julie G. Marshaus, Glenn R. Bower
Affiliated:
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Pages: 20
Event:
SAE 2002 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
FutureTruck 2001-SP-1701, Electric and Hybrid-Electric Vehicles-PT-85, SAE 2002 Transactions Journal of Engines-V111-3
Related Topics:
Low emission vehicles (LEV) and zero emission vehicles (ZEV)
Fuel consumption
Fuel economy
Four wheel drive
Test procedures
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