Open AccessAspects of electric transmission implementation on a battle tank
Author(s) -
C O Ilie,
Laszlo Barothi,
Marin Marinescu,
I T Giurgiu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1220/1/012017
Subject(s) - automotive engineering , generator (circuit theory) , torque , electrical engineering , turbine , engineering , electric generator , inverter , diesel fuel , sprocket , transmission (telecommunications) , power (physics) , voltage , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
In the paper, a high performance electric transmission designed for heavy military vehicles is presented. The power source is a 1300 hp gas turbine and a 200 hp supercharged diesel engine. Both engines drive a synchronous generator. The electric current supplied by the generator is rectified. Each sprocket is mounted on the output shaft of a gearbox driven by an asynchronous electric motor. An Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) inverter control AC motors in a separate way to achieve dynamic performance. Diesel engine alone is used for driving on paved roads with speeds of up to 15 km/h with low fuel consumption. Gas turbine and diesel engine are automatically coupled to the generator to reach the maximum torque and dynamic performances. The tank can thus reach a maximum speed of 70 km/h.