The Design and Development of Small Light Hybrid Electric Vehicles in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Universitas Indonesia

Abstract

In order to execute the global issue mandated for an environmentally friendly vehicle, research on the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) has been developed in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Universitas Indonesia (MED-UI). The ultimate goal of this research is simply to develop a low-cost HEV which uses energy most efficiently. A small-sized HEV seating one to two passengers has been the main focus towards completing this ultimate goal. Five prototypes in ten years have been developed, and Prototype III is one of the most inventive. The major features of this prototype are the power take-off system, frame design and the control system.

Design and Development of Simple Control System for Small Hybrid Electric Vehicle

“…The system is able to control the power, maintain an adequate energy reservation in the storage devices (batteries) and enable all of the electrical and mechanical components to work together automatically [1]. Since 2001, Mechanical Engineering Department Universitas Indonesia has built five Hybrid Electric Vehicles, but none of these vehicles uses automatic transmission and fully hybrid automatic controller system [2]. This paper explains about the development of a real small hybrid electric vehicle using its smart control.…”