Whole-vehicle modelling of exhaust energy recovery on a diesel-electric hybrid bus

Ian Briggs, Geoffrey McCullough, Stephen Spence and Roy Douglas

Energy, 2014, vol. 65, issue C, 172-181

Abstract: Hybrid vehicles can use energy storage systems to disconnect the engine from the driving wheels of the vehicle. This enables the engine to be run closer to its optimum operating condition, but fuel energy is still wasted through the exhaust system as heat. The use of a turbogenerator on the exhaust line addresses this problem by capturing some of the otherwise wasted heat and converting it into useful electrical energy.

Keywords: Diesel engine; Turbogenerator; Waste heat recovery; Hybrid; Bus (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.11.075

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