Conceptual Design and Performance Evaluation of a National Compressed Air Driven Hybride Car

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Hayeri, Reza; Taghavi, Alireza | 2010

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: English
Document No: 41190 (58)
University: Sharif University of Technology, International Campus, Kish Island
Department: Science and Engineering
Advisor(s): Durali, Mohammad
Abstract:
The need for service passenger cars, like taxies and governmental vehicles, to work in central Tehran that can produce less emission has been the main drive behind this research. A series and a parallel hybrid pneumatic vehicle based on Iran manufactured Samand Passenger car and different driving cycles were developed using commercially available components. The idea is to use as many standard parts as possible to reduce the development and manufacturing costs. The vehicle space, weight limitations and the fixed geometry have been the main constraints in components adoption. In addition, the dynamic performance of both series and parallel designed vehicles were evaluated with chosen components and different air tank capacities. The calculations show that the series designed vehicle succeeds to satisfy the requirements set by the driving cycle, but requires further component development to become competitive from the view point of maximum speed and gradeability. The parallel system calculations show that the vehicle satisfies the driving cycle requirements and unlike the series system it can be competitive with conventional internal combustion engines
Keywords:
Hybrid Car ; Hybrid Pneumatic Vehicle ; Series Hybrid System ; Parallel Hybrid System ; Driving Cycle

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