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The Land Rover hybrid drive system (by Ricardo) launched at last years DVD
The hybrid system incorporated in the demonstrator provides significant practical and operational advantages in defence roles. Independent electric hub motors provide improved traction control and stability, survivability and increased ground clearance, resulting in enhanced vehicle mobility. Moreover using energy stored in the vehicles on-board batteries gives the option of a quiet mode for stealth operations. The hybrid system also delivers significant improvements in fuel economy, vehicle capability, maintainability and whole life costs. It can also provide practical advantages in avoiding the need for trailer based generators for communications etc as the on-board generator, capable of delivering more than 100kW of electrical power, can be used to provide auxiliary power requirements.
The benefits of the Ricardo Series Hybrid vehicle to the defence sector can be summarised as follows:
Improved fuel economy over most terrain (hence cost and logistics savings)
Significantly improved vehicle stability (lower rollover likelihood) via electronic stability control using Ricardo Torque VectoringTM technology
"Electric only" quite mode for 8 to 10km or over (depending on battery options
Over 100kW on-board power generation available (potentially replacing a towed gen set)
Survivability and reliability (four independent hub motors and two power sources)
Excellent off-road traction and speed control
Good gradeability and general performance (to 120km/h)
Easier to operate and maintain than conventional powertrain systems.
Anyone fancy one?
The hybrid system incorporated in the demonstrator provides significant practical and operational advantages in defence roles. Independent electric hub motors provide improved traction control and stability, survivability and increased ground clearance, resulting in enhanced vehicle mobility. Moreover using energy stored in the vehicles on-board batteries gives the option of a quiet mode for stealth operations. The hybrid system also delivers significant improvements in fuel economy, vehicle capability, maintainability and whole life costs. It can also provide practical advantages in avoiding the need for trailer based generators for communications etc as the on-board generator, capable of delivering more than 100kW of electrical power, can be used to provide auxiliary power requirements.
The benefits of the Ricardo Series Hybrid vehicle to the defence sector can be summarised as follows:
Improved fuel economy over most terrain (hence cost and logistics savings)
Significantly improved vehicle stability (lower rollover likelihood) via electronic stability control using Ricardo Torque VectoringTM technology
"Electric only" quite mode for 8 to 10km or over (depending on battery options
Over 100kW on-board power generation available (potentially replacing a towed gen set)
Survivability and reliability (four independent hub motors and two power sources)
Excellent off-road traction and speed control
Good gradeability and general performance (to 120km/h)
Easier to operate and maintain than conventional powertrain systems.
Anyone fancy one?
