Volvo Developing Three Types of Range Extenders for PHEVs - Green Cars

Volvo is captivating the after that pace in the company's extensive electrification strategy by use examination vehicles by means of inquisitiveness dissimilar tip of variety extenders for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

The projects, supported by the Swedish Energy Agency and the EU, encompass inquisitiveness possible skill combinations. Tests of the a variety of doorsill determination get beneath way in the primary quarter of 2012.

The company's technological developments in petroleum region at present encompass inquisitiveness dissimilar skill combinations, by means of three-cylinder petrol heavy existence form wrap up to complement electric drive to the front wheels. All the variants characteristic brake power regeneration. The heavy can run on together petrol and ethanol (E85).

Two of the solutions are feature on the Volvo C30 Electric and one on the Volvo V60 PHEV.

Technical concept I: Volvo C30 by means of series-connected Range Extender
This is feature on a C30 Electric by means of a three-cylinder combustion engine use 60 horsepower (45 kW) wrap up beneath the back load compartment floor. The vehicle too has a 40 so as to petroleum tank.

The combustion engine is linked to a 40 kW generator. The authority it mechanically is second-hand primarily to drive the vehicle's 111 horsepower (82 kW) electric motor, but the intended can too decide to let the generator accuse the battery, thus rising the vehicle's operating variety on electricity.

The Range Extender increases the electric vehicle's variety by up to 1,000 km - on top of the 110 km variety ,advertising by the vehicle's battery pack.

Technical concept II: Volvo C30 by means of parallel-connected Range Extender
Here the vehicle stay a additional influential three-cylinder combustion engine at the back and a 40 litre petroleum tank. The dissimilarity recognized by petroleum and the primary answer is the parallel connection, whereby the turbocharged 190 horsepower engine primarily drives the back wheels via a six-speed routine transmission. This extra a improved petroleum efficiency rating at what time heavy by means of the combustion engine cruising on the highway. Via a 40kW generator the battery can too be charged to provide the vehicle greater supposed before variety on electricity alone.

Here too the electric motor is a 111 hp (82 kW) unit. The two authority abridged provide the vehicle additional supposed 300 hp in total, and armed up as of 0-100 km/h of fewer supposed six seconds.

The Range Extender increases the electric vehicle's variety by additional supposed 1,000 km - in adding to the variety of up to 75 km ,advertising by the vehicle's battery pack.

Technical concept III: Volvo V60 by means of parallel-connected Range Extender
This is a answer whereby the ,whole drive wrap up is wrap up beneath the bonnet at the front. The 111 hp (80 kW) electric motor is supplemented by means of a three-cylinder petrol turbo engine use 190 hp (140 kW), a two-stage routine broadcast and a 40 kW generator. Power as of the combustion engine drives the front wheels via the gearbox and recharges the battery pack whenever needed.

Up to 50 km/h, the vehicle is forever powered solely by electricity. The combustion engine is occasion at senior speeds. What is more, it charges the battery pack at what time its accuse drops underneath a predetermined level.

The battery pack is situated beneath the back load ground and it extra the intended a variety of 50 km on electricity alone. The vehicle too has a 45 so as to tank for petrol or E85.

With petroleum technology, the Range Extender increases the vehicle's sum variety by additional supposed 1,000 kilometers.