Delta Electric – The first Taiwanese Hybrid Propulsion System
One of the leading electronics companies in Taiwan has demonstrated a new petrol-electric hybrid propulsion system. It all started with stripping an unnamed German car of all parts and replacing them with Delta’s own components. When talking about hybrids, I must mention that Delta is closer to Chevy Volt than it is to Toyota Prius. Green activists will love the fact that the small petrol engine is used to charge the 18 kWh battery pack. No petrol for propulsion. So it is really more like an electric car only more autonomous than the electric-only ones. The engine is quite economical – one litre of petrol translates into extra 20 km of travelling range.
Delta’s hybrid propulsion system includes:
battery management system
vehicle control unit
traction motor
integrated stator and generator system
power control unit
battery charger
batteries
power inverter and other clever devices
As far as the car is concerned, there is no fixed concept available at the moment but the basis for a great car is there. Running the test vehicle it was discovered that it has power equivalent to X BHP and 830 Nm torque (this is huge). It is good enough to power a car up to 1660 kg in weight.
What does it mean for us? No more stupid, little crammed vehicles that scream safety issues. Delta’s system is potentially capable of powering a decent-size electric car.
Other fields of activity explored by Delta include solar cells but we’ll talk about it later.
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