Sentences with phrase «engine drives a generator»

The powertrain operates by shifting between three distinct drive operations: EV Drive (all - electric), Hybrid Drive (electric motor and gasoline engine driving the generator motor), and Engine Drive (gasoline engine), utilizing power from the ICE and electric motors.

The engine drives a generator that produces power as required while driving to maintain a constant level of charge in the high - voltage battery.

Battery power level is constantly managed via an engine driven generator to obviate any requirement to recharge the system from an external source.

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The gas turbine operates like a jet engine but drives a generator instead of fan blades.

For KERS to work, a combined motor / generator is fixed to an engine's drive shaft.

Singer says it could be potentially tapped to drive a tiny electrical generator, although the amount involved — about 10 - 24 joules per cycle — is so tiny that billions of single - ion engines would be needed to generate useful power.

For example, photonic crystals could funnel excess heat from a power plant's generator and release it over a much smaller band of frequencies to drive engines — such as those in electric - powered cars that can absorb energy only within a small range — much more efficiently.

Also, because the internal combustion engine is started by motor - generators driven by the high - voltage traction battery, the 12V cabling from under the trunk to under the hood doesn't need to be so thick.

For example, under the hood of an average car or truck, how long have water pumps, alternators (or magnetos and generators), air conditioning compressors, and power - steering pumps been powered by a belt driven by the engine's crankshaft?

The engine continues providing the power to spin the generator, which in turn supplies the drive motor with electric current.

A clutch connects the gas engine to the smaller electric generator, which provides electricity to the main electric - drive motor.

EV Drive mode uses only the two electric motors to power the crossover, while Series Hybrid mode allows the gas engine and battery pack to act as a generator and provide additional power to the electric motors and Parallel Hybrid mode where the car primarily uses the 2.0 - liter gas engine with the electric motors only coming into the picture when extra power is needed.

As well as supporting fuel - saving technology such as engine - off coasting and an integrated starter - motor and generator, the 48V system will also allow VW to develop electrically driven turbochargers to improve performance on models such as the GTI and R. Unlike a number of its rivals, Volkswagen will offer its next Golf as both three - and five - door options, as well as an estate, while the GTI's classic red design clues and understated looks should also remain intact.

In a special off - road mode, the gas engine drives the front electric motor as a generator to power the rear motor and turn all four wheels.

A turbocharged 1.5 - liter inline - three engine develops 170 hp and drives the rear wheels by way of a six - speed automatic transmission, while a separate 131 - hp electric motor generator draws power from a lithium - ion battery pack and feeds the front wheels through a two - speed transmission.

But my idea is to keep the existing engine (at its place, if possible), disconnect it from the drive shaft and convert it into a generator.

On sale: May Price: $ 23,000 (est.) Engine: 1.8 L I - 4, 98 hp, 105 lb - ft Batteries: Nickel - metal - hydride, 1.31 kW - h motor / generators: Two AC, 56 and 80 hp Total power: 134 hp Drive: Front - wheel

The engine is started (and stopped) using a water - cooled belt - driven starter generator, and the system allows engine - off coasting for up to 45 seconds at a time.

Kick the i8 into Sport mode, and the engine also acts as a generator while you drive.

While driving, after the Volt battery has dropped to a predetermined threshold from full charge, a small naturally aspirated 1.4 L 4 - cylinder gasoline fueled internal combustion engine (Opel's Family 0 [70]-RRB- with approximately 80 hp (60 kW), powers a 55 kW generator to extend the Volt's range.

Its time - tested Hybrid Synergy Drive system combines the output of a 1.8 - liter 4 - cylinder gasoline engine and two motor / generators through an electronically controlled planetary - type continuously variable transmission.

The motor generator unit works with a 48 - volt battery pack to enable quick and seamless start / stop function, short - duration torque addition to the engine crankshaft in certain driving situations and brake energy regeneration, which improves responsiveness and efficiency.

Beyond the engine, two high - torque electric drive motor - generators deliver strong acceleration and passing performance.

As with the LaCrosse with eAssist and other GM mild hybrids, the electric induction motor - generator replaces the alternator and provides both motor assist and electric - generating functions through a unique engine belt - drive system.

The engine is used as a generator to power an electric motor directly or charge the vehicle's battery, which also can drive the electric motor.

The gasoline engine also drives a generator that recharges special batteries that power the electric motor.

The Outlander PHEV's powertrain comprises a four - cylinder petrol engine, two electric motors (one at the front and one at the rear), a generator that transforms the engine power into electricity, front power drive unit, rear electric motor control unit and a battery placed under the floor.

In many situations, the electric motor in front acts as a generator — driven by the engine, it charges the battery, and this extends the car's effective electric driving range.

And the first hybrid - drive automobile was created by Ferdinand Porsche, who placed a small motor in the hub of each drive wheel that was fed by electricity from a generator spun by a gasoline engine under the hood.

In Hybrid Drive, the petrol engine supplies power to the electric generator which in turn delivers power to the electric motor.

As the vehicle picks up speed, the ring gear will be clutched to the engine - generator / motor2 complex, allowing the engine to drive the vehicle using direct mechanical torque connection, with some supplemental torque from the traction motor.

Then, there's the Hybrid Drive mode, wherein the engine helps the smaller motor (the generator) to feed electricity to the larger motor, which in turn moves the car forward.

The 2017 Outlander PHEV has three drive modes: EV (full electric mode), series hybrid (electric power with generator operation), and parallel hybrid (engine power and electric motor assistance).

However, the front - wheel - drive sedan's 1.6 - liter four - cylinder engine and AC motor / generator spin a conventional dual - clutch six - speed automatic transmission rather than a braying belt - and - pulley CVT.

This a modular concept that allows three models with different drive configurations: the BlueZERO E-CELL with battery - electric drive and a range of up to 200 kilometres using electric drive alone, the BlueZERO F - CELL (fuel cell) with a range of 250 miles using electric drive and the BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS with electric drive and additional internal combustion engine as power generator (range extender).

The diesel engine is connected directly to the drive wheels, the EVO motor can provide extra drive power and recapture braking energy, while the EVO generator can recharge the batteries.

The engine is paired with two Honda - developed electric motors — a propulsion motor and a generator / starter motor — that are the first drive motors in the world to use permanent magnets containing no heavy rare - earth metals.

When cruising at medium to high speeds, the high - efficiency Atkinson - cycle i - VTEC gasoline engine provides propulsion via a high capacity lock - up clutch, which connects the generator motor (always linked to the engine) and the electric drive motor, effectively sending motive power directly from the engine to the drive wheels.

The TSI engine uses the front electric motor as a generator to power the rear motor when the battery is low, to make up this all - wheel - drive system, hence the «electric propshaft» name.

To ensure that the crossover runs as smoothly as possible, Lexus fitted the RX 450h FWD with two motor - generators: an engine - drive generator called MG1 and a front - drive motor called MG2.

The electric motor - generator is mounted to the engine in place of the alternator to provide both motor assist and electric - generating functions through an engine belt - drive system.

As the car's speed increases, the Hybrid Starter motor / Generator (HSG) starts the petrol engine and the clutch is closed, allowing the engine to drive the car.

For the first time at Volkswagen, the Group's TDI four - cylinder engines will also be available in conjunction with hybrid systems; the EA288 Evo will start as a mild hybrid drive with 12V belt starter generator in its first use.

The Highlander Hybrid model's Hybrid Synergy Drive system pairs the 3.5 - liter V6 gasoline engine with a high - torque electric drive motor - generator for additional power and fuel efficiDrive system pairs the 3.5 - liter V6 gasoline engine with a high - torque electric drive motor - generator for additional power and fuel efficidrive motor - generator for additional power and fuel efficiency.

Unlike the «peppier» 1.8 - litre in the bigger Prius, a 1.5 - litre, 73 - horsepower four - cylinder engine drives the C, in conjunction with a pair of electric motor / generators, which supply an additional 60 horsepower.

Capable of driving up to 40 miles on battery - only power — using zero gasoline and producing zero tailpipe emissions — the 200C EV uses a small gasoline engine and integrated electric generator that produces electricity to extend the driving range to 400 miles.

Honda says that in most driving conditions the Insight will operate using its electric motor, using the 1.5 - liter engine as a generator or drawing juice from the battery.

It is a true «series» hybrid (similar to the Chevrolet Volt) in which the internal - combustion engine is used only to drive the motor - generator.

As you may recall, the 2ZR - FXE engine gets help from an 80 - hp front - drive electric motor drawing juice from the NiMH batteries, while a second electric motor acts as a generator.

The four - wheel drive consist of the combustion engine equipped with one of the two electric motors — a belt - driven starter - generator (BSG) and the second electric motor on the rear axle, powered by a 48 - volt lithium - ion battery system.