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Professional Project (IPRO)
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| What is HEV? | Hybrid
electric vehicles (HEV) combine the internal combustion engine
(ICE) of a conventional vehicle with the battery and electric
motor of an electric vehicle.
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| What are the benefits? | Hybrid
electric propulsion, currently available in a limited
selection of automobiles, improves fuel economy while
enhancing torque at low speeds.
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| How is it driven? | Onboard
computers control the utilization of the ICE and electric
motor, by selecting one or both power sources to drive the
vehicle.
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| How is it powered? | A battery
delivers power to the electric motor and is recharged by a
generator driven by the ICE and by regenerative braking.
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| Our purpose: | We will seek
benefits for a bicycle equipped with an electric motor and
rechargeable battery by substituting the cyclist in the place
of the hybrid electric’s ICE.
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| Research: | Regenerative
braking will be investigated as a method to recharge
the battery.
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