Siemens ELFA Drive System for Hybrid Electric （西门子爱儿坊为混合动力驱动系统）.pdf

2011-01-2195 Siemens ELFA Drive System for Hybrid Electric Vehicles Copyright © 2011 SAE International ABSTRACT Concerned with fuel consumption and emissions, especially public transportation in urban areas, the ELFA electric drive system has been developed for hybrid bus applications. This modular system provides bus manufactures a cost effective solution with a maximum degree of design flexibility. The system is adaptable to buses with a wide variety of energy storage devices, power sources, and hybrid configurations. This paper introduces the characteristics of the ELFA hybrid system and presents performance results of buses which have been equipped with the system. INTRODUCTION As a result of increasing fuel prices, the operation of individual motor vehicles will become increasingly less economical, especially in urban areas. At the same time, in booming major cities with large populations, the desire to be mobile is increasing and the amount of traffic is continually on the rise despite a growing concern about pollution from road transportation sources. As a consequence, city buses are becoming more and more significant as a form of public transport. In addition, government legislation on emissions and fuel economy is intended to substantially improve the air quality in cities through reduction in regulated pollutants. Battery powered electric vehicles (EV) promise a zero emission solution and help solve the energy crisis. However, public acceptance of EVs is limited by the high initial cost, short driving range, and long recharge time. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCV) have also been considered as an ideal candidate for future vehicles due to their high efficiency and near-zero emissions. However, a FCV is thought to be more of a far-term reality because of the hig