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POWER SPLIT HYBRID VEHICLE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
CONT

Combined hybrid. Combined hybrid systems have features of both series and parallel hybrids. They incorporate power-split devices allowing for power paths from the engine to the wheels that can be either mechanical or electrical. The main principle behind this system is the decoupling of the power supplied by the engine ... from the power demanded by the driver.

CONT

In a series hybrid-electric vehicle all energy supplied by the non-reversible source (combustion engine or fuel cell) is converted into electricity. The wheels are always driven by the electric motor ... In a parallel hybrid-electric vehicle most of the mechanical energy supplied by the combustion engine is transferred to the wheels by a mechanical transmission. In addition or alternatively ... the wheels are also driven by the electric motor ... A combined hybrid combines characteristics of the two configurations described above.

Key term(s)
  • power split hybrid vehicle
  • power split hybrid
  • series parallel hybrid
  • series parallel hybrid vehicle
  • series parallel combined hybrid vehicle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
CONT

Hybride à dérivation de puissance : [...] La puissance délivrée par le moteur thermique suit deux chemins distincts : l'un mécanique, l'autre électrique [...] Comme dans le cas de l'hybride parallèle, cette architecture offre la possibilité d'un mode de fonctionnement 100 % électrique.

OBS

hybride série/parallèle : Ce terme est plus ou moins approprié pour désigner la notion dont il est question, car l'élément «série/parallèle» devrait qualifier le type de configuration des moteurs et non le véhicule lui-même.

Key term(s)
  • hybride série-parallèle
  • hybride série parallèle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de vehículos automotores y bicicletas
OBS

Según la configuración del motor, los vehículos híbridos pueden subdividirse en vehículos híbridos en serie, vehículos híbridos en paralelo y vehículos híbridos en serie-paralelo.

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