#CHEVY VOLT RANGE ELECTRIC SERIES#

A123/Hymotion Prius (Virginia installer: Advanced Vehicle Research Center, Danville)( Author's car).The big advantages of the Volt over the Prius are:Ī 2005-2009 Prius can be converted to a plug-in Prius: ICE = internal combustion engine (connected to the center carrier gear set), MG1 = small generator/motor (connected to the inner sun gear) and MG2 = large motor/generator the wheels and MG2 are both connected to the outer ring gear (R).Ĭomparing the planetary-gear-set connections for the Prius and for the Volt:Īn operating difference between the Prius and the Volt series/parallel hybrids is that the Volt cannot drive the wheels solely by the ICE, whereas the Prius can. The Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive used in the Prius also uses a planetary gear set, but with a different way the components are connected: Comparison with Prius Hybrid Synergy Drive The connections to the three components of the planetary gear set are different, as shown below. This is similar to the Prius series/parallel Hybrid Synergy Drive.

The battery powers the traction motor and on to the inner sun gear and then to the wheels through the reduction gears. The engine both powers the wheels through the outer ring gear and on to the center carrier gear set and powers the motor/generator to charge the battery. Mode 4: High-speed series/parallel hybrid (engine on) The engine drives the small motor/generator to charge the battery, which powers the large traction motor, which passes the power on to the inner sun gear and then on to the center carrier gear set and on to the wheels through the reduction gears. The outer ring gear is clutched to the chassis.

#CHEVY VOLT RANGE ELECTRIC SERIES#

Mode 3: Low-speed series hybrid (engine on) Mode 2: High-speed EV (engine off)īoth the large traction motor, through the inner sun gear, and the small motor, through the outer ring gear, are powered by the battery, which power is passed to the center carrier gear set and then on to the wheels through the reduction gears. The battery powers the large traction motor which passes power to the center carrier gear set and then on to the wheels through the reduction gears. The center carrier gear set of 5 gears connects to the wheels through reduction gears.

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