Electrical Vehicle Design and Modeling Erik Schaltz Aalborg University Denmark 1.Introduction Electric vehicles are by many seen as the cars of the future as they are high ef cient, produce s no local pollution, are silent, and can be used for power regulation by the grid operato r. Vehicle Design.pdf (Lightweight Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Design - Ron Hadkinson & John Fenton) Modern Vibration Fundamentals.pdf (Root Cause Failure Analysis - R. Keith Mobely) Foseco Ferrous Foundrymans Handbook.pdf (Foseco Ferrous Foundrymans Handbook - John R. Power fundamentals are changing faster than ever. The Future of the Electric Car. There are now over two dozen all-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on the market and at least.
Design Principles
After moving to Toronto from Belgrade in the 1970s, sculptor Georgi Georgievfound inspiration in a Popular Mechanics article he read about the Human-Powered Speed Championship, a competition that pitted the fastest pedal-powered vehicles against each other. Since then he's been trying to design his own version, taking cues from the world around him to shape the aerodynamic carbon fiber and Kevlar shell built around a low-profile recumbent bicycle. 'I looked at nature and the shapes of the things that moved efficiently through fluids, air or water, with a dolphin being a good example,' he says.
Each year Georgiev takes the latest version of his Varna human-powered vehicle to Nevada, where Canadian cyclist Sam Whittingham squeezes himself into the shell to make an attempt on the speed record. In September, Whittingham broke his own mark, pedaling the Varna Tempest to a top speed of 82.819 mph. Underscoring the effectiveness of his aerodynamic bicycle design, Georgiev says, 'we're using a half horsepower to move over 80 mph.'
Each year Georgiev takes the latest version of his Varna human-powered vehicle to Nevada, where Canadian cyclist Sam Whittingham squeezes himself into the shell to make an attempt on the speed record. In September, Whittingham broke his own mark, pedaling the Varna Tempest to a top speed of 82.819 mph. Underscoring the effectiveness of his aerodynamic bicycle design, Georgiev says, 'we're using a half horsepower to move over 80 mph.'