The beauty of the Electromotive Strategic Power Assist Hybrid System is that it is mechanically relatively simple. The shaft of the electric motor is connected in parallel with the internal combustion engine (ICE) crankshaft, and the electric motor is controlled to balance the load of the ICE. It is this precise `load leveling' method that allows the Electromotive system to realize a level of performance not found in previous hybrid systems.
Parts and manufacturing materials needed to produce your version of the Electromotive Hybrid System are readily available in today's marketplace.
UQM Power Products DC Brushless Electric Motors were used in Electromotive Hybrid prototype vehicles with great success. These compact, lightweight, highly efficient motors are available in a variety of power ranges to fit your hybrid application
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Here is a picture of the UQM motor installed on a Honda Civic.
You can see the nonslip serpentine belt drive that connects the motor
to the Civic's crank shaft via a pulley. You may connect your motor at a
1 to 1 ratio, or another ratio to suit your application.
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Controlling a hybrid's engine, electric motor and charging functions has always been the biggest challenge of any hybrid developer. Not only must you monitor these systems, but you must control and adjust the system within milliseconds. The Electromotive family of sophisticated computers have been do just that for many years. The same technology we have mastered and sold to the racing and performance aftermarket community worldwide, is found inside our Hybrid Computers. But instead of 2,000 horsepower vehicles getting 1 mile to the gallon, our engineers have raised the bar on the hybrid market, striving to achieve the most fuel efficient, least polluting power trains available that, what the heck, still have peppy performance. Our Patented Ignition systems developed by Electromotive are licensed by some of Detroit's OEM's, and is powering your new vehicle today!
The Electromotive Electronic Engine Management Computer provides the hybrid builder with total control over your vehicles engine operation as well as control over your electric motor and charging functions. It is software configurable to operate almost any internal combustion engine making it ideal for `Retrofitting' any power plant you choose. Universal color coded wiring harness is available for error free installation for most applications, while custom harnesses can be built to your specifications
Plug in a laptop to the Electromotive computer and real-time monitoring and adjustment of engine, motor and charging functions are at your fingertips. Once initially tuned, unplug the laptop and the system is self adjusting for optimum performance, fuel economy and emission control.
For a more in-depth technical information on how the Electromotive system works, click Next
This is a
simple, yet highly efficient way of coupling the vehicles power plants.
The transfer of power between engine and motor is super smooth
and seamless.